Unless otherwise specified, all data produced by the U.S EPA is by default in the
public domain and is not subject to domestic copyright protection under
17 U.S.C. ยง 105
. More details on the U.S. Public Domain license are available here:
http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/
Additionally, please be advised that although these data have been processed
successfully on a computer system at the U.S. EPA, no warranty expressed or implied is
made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for
general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such
warranty.
The data were generated as part of work covered by an approved Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) or equivalent quality controls. It is strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use. The U.S. EPA shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data.
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