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Common insecticide mixtures cause greater than expected effects in stream ecosystems

Common insecticide mixtures cause greater than expected effects in stream ecosystems

A new USGS study clarifies the relation between neonicotinoid mixtures in Coastal California surface waters and the health of the aquatic life in...

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History of Lake Powell Written in Sediment

History of Lake Powell Written in Sediment

Declining water levels in Lake Powell since 2000 provide a unique opportunity to study the sediments along previous shorelines. Researchers from the...

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Joint Study of Harney Basin will Guide Future Groundwater Planning and Management

Joint Study of Harney Basin will Guide Future Groundwater Planning and Management

The Oregon Department of Water Resources and USGS have published a new groundwater-flow study for the southwestern Oregon’s Harney Basin aquifer...

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Media Alert: USGS Dye Tracing Study on the Kansas River to Aid in Protecting Water Supplies

Media Alert: USGS Dye Tracing Study on the Kansas River to Aid in Protecting Water Supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Kansas River at numerous locations...

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Lake Powell’s storage capacity updated for first time since 1986

Lake Powell’s storage capacity updated for first time since 1986

SALT LAKE CITY – A new report released today and compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)...

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New study highlights correlations among cyanobacteria and understudied toxins in recurring blooms

New study highlights correlations among cyanobacteria and understudied toxins in recurring blooms

USGS and academic scientists examined cyanotoxins and cyanobacterial communities from recurring algae blooms in Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National...

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USGS Selects Willamette River Basin as Fourth Integrated Water Science Basin

USGS Selects Willamette River Basin as Fourth Integrated Water Science Basin

The U.S. Geological Survey selected the Willamette River Basin in the Pacific Northwest as the latest location for an in-depth examination of factors...

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Media Alert: USGS Dye-Tracing Study of the Kansas River to Aid in Protecting Water Supplies

Media Alert: USGS Dye-Tracing Study of the Kansas River to Aid in Protecting Water Supplies

U.S. Geological Survey scientists and partners will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the Kansas River at numerous locations...

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Media Alert: Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Southern Wisconsin for Geologic, Water Studies

Media Alert: Low-flying Helicopter Will Survey Southern Wisconsin for Geologic, Water Studies

Note to Editors: In the public interest and in accordance with FAA regulations, the USGS is announcing this low-level airborne project. Your...

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Increasing radium concentrations in low-pH aquifer potentially related to road salt application

Increasing radium concentrations in low-pH aquifer potentially related to road salt application

A new report connects road salt application (and related increasing salinity in aquifers) to increasing radium concentrations in groundwater through...

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USGS Finds PFAS in Untreated Well Water Across Delaware

USGS Finds PFAS in Untreated Well Water Across Delaware

Contaminants known as per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances, or PFAS, were found to be widely distributed in untreated well water throughout...

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Future Peak Flow Along Rio Grande May Arrive Early Due to Climate Change

Future Peak Flow Along Rio Grande May Arrive Early Due to Climate Change

A new study finds that peak runoff on the Rio Grande could arrive earlier in the season by the end of the century, negatively impacting a watershed...

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