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NOAA N-SPECT Comparison Tool

Keywords / Description:

Use the Nonpoint-Source Pollution and Erosion Comparison Tool (N-SPECT) to investigate potential water quality impacts from development, other land uses, and climate change. N-SPECT was designed to be broadly applicable, but the tool operates most accurately in medium-to-large watersheds having moderate topographic relief. Training and live technical assistance are available for this tool.

Toolkit:

Climate Change Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Adaptation, Assessment, Climate, Community Environmental Health Assessment (CEHA), Data, Environmental Health, Health Promotion and Health Education, Water Quality

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

NOAA Coastal Services Center

Submitted:

04/27/2012

Modified:

10/18/2012

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Five most recent user comments

toolkit review
By Mona Mena
This tool is GIS based and provides data on water quality impacts for watersheds. This tool would likely not be used by public health departments, but more appropriately by local water districts.