Missouri {CensSpatial}

TCDD concentrations in Missouri (1971).

Description

Contents the data of TCDD concentrations used for Zirschky et al. in his geostatistical analysis of Hazardous waste data in Missouri.

Usage

data("Missouri")

Format

A data frame with 127 observations on the following 5 variables.

V1

x coordinate of start of each transect (ft).

V2

y coordinate of start of each transect (ft).

V3

TCDD Concentrations (mg/m^3).

V4

transect length (ft).

V5

indicator of censure (left censure in all data).

Source

The data was collected in November 1983 by U.S. EPA in several areas of a highway from Missouri. Only the locations used in the geostatistical analysis by the autors are showed.

References

Zirschky, J. H. & Harris, D. J. (1986). Geostatistical analysis of hazardous waste site data. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 112(4), 770-784.

Examples

data(Missouri)
summary(Missouri$V3)