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Hallway with people adding supplies to sample boxes.
Initial Package Assembly
Initial Package Assembly
Initial Package Assembly

The Logistics Team packs dozens of sample boxes to send to the field teams at multiple Science Centers across the country.

The Logistics Team packs dozens of sample boxes to send to the field teams at multiple Science Centers across the country.

Bags containing safety goggles and yellow gloves, and boxes of face masks.
Safety First
Safety First
Safety First

Initial PPE kits sent to field crews for wastewater sampling to ensure proper safety protocols are followed for all waste sampling.

Initial PPE kits sent to field crews for wastewater sampling to ensure proper safety protocols are followed for all waste sampling.

Short dock on a gathering pond
Sample Collecting at a Gathering Pond
Sample Collecting at a Gathering Pond
Sample Collecting at a Gathering Pond

USGS Hydrotechs sample collecting in the early morning at the Gathering Pond below Milford Lake.

USGS Hydrotechs sample collecting in the early morning at the Gathering Pond below Milford Lake.

Edge of Gathering Pond
Algal growth on the shore
Algal growth on the shore
Algal growth on the shore

Algal accumulation near the shore of the Gathering Pond below Milford Lake.

Algal accumulation near the shore of the Gathering Pond below Milford Lake.

Large algal accumulation, Perry Lake
Algal Accumulation at Ferguson Marsh
Algal Accumulation at Ferguson Marsh
Algal Accumulation at Ferguson Marsh

Algal accumulation at Ferguson Marsh in the Perry Lake Wetland Complex.

Algal accumulation at Ferguson Marsh in the Perry Lake Wetland Complex.

Hydrotechs Kayaking
Identifying Sampling Locations
Identifying Sampling Locations
Identifying Sampling Locations

Photo taken from a bridge over Ferguson Marsh. Hydrologic technicians Ryan and Justin kayaking through Ferguson Marsh to identify sampling locations for potential CyanoHABs.

Photo taken from a bridge over Ferguson Marsh. Hydrologic technicians Ryan and Justin kayaking through Ferguson Marsh to identify sampling locations for potential CyanoHABs.

Early morning at WaterOne
Dawn at WaterOne
Dawn at WaterOne
Dawn at WaterOne

The view from the WaterOne sampling location in Olathe, Kansas along the Kansas River on a late April morning. The sun is just starting to shred light over the hills in the background.

The view from the WaterOne sampling location in Olathe, Kansas along the Kansas River on a late April morning. The sun is just starting to shred light over the hills in the background.

USGS scientist collecting reading
Collecting florescence field reading
Collecting florescence field reading
Collecting florescence field reading

USGS scientist, Kyle Puls, collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS.

USGS scientist, Kyle Puls, collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS.

collecting a reading
Collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS
Collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS
Collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS

USGS scientist, Kyle Puls, collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS from a closer view.

USGS scientist, Kyle Puls, collecting a florescence field reading at DeSoto, KS from a closer view.

Daytime WaterOne
Daytime sampling at WaterOne
Daytime sampling at WaterOne
Daytime sampling at WaterOne

USGS scientist, Talia Klein, sampling at the WaterOne monitor location on a sunny April afternoon.

USGS scientist, Talia Klein, sampling at the WaterOne monitor location on a sunny April afternoon.

March sampling at WaterOne
Water sampling at WaterOne
Water sampling at WaterOne
Water sampling at WaterOne

USGS scientist, Talia Klein, sampling at the WaterOne monitor location on a cold day in March.

USGS scientist, Talia Klein, sampling at the WaterOne monitor location on a cold day in March.

USGS scientist Chantelle Davis prepares to collect a red-dye sample
USGS scientist prepares to collect a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
USGS scientist prepares to collect a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
USGS scientist prepares to collect a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas

USGS scientist Chantelle Davis prepares to collect a red-dye sample, at sunrise, for the Time of Travel study in Olathe, Kansas. 

USGS scientist Chantelle Davis prepares to collect a red-dye sample, at sunrise, for the Time of Travel study in Olathe, Kansas. 

USGS scientist uses a weighted basket sampler to collect a Time of Travel red-dye sample
Collecting a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
Collecting a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas
Collecting a red-dye sample in Olathe, Kansas

USGS scientist uses a weighted basket sampler to collect a Time of Travel red-dye sample at WaterOne in Olathe, Kansas. 

USGS scientist uses a weighted basket sampler to collect a Time of Travel red-dye sample at WaterOne in Olathe, Kansas. 

USGS scientist watches over the many samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas.
Samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas
Samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas
Samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas

USGS scientist watches over the many samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas while he awaits the next sample.

USGS scientist watches over the many samples collected during the red-dye study trial run in Desoto, Kansas while he awaits the next sample.

USGS scientist gets a field fluorometer reading from a recently collected red-dye study sample from the Kansas River in DeSoto.
Getting a field fluorometer reading from a red-dye study sample
Getting a field fluorometer reading from a red-dye study sample
Getting a field fluorometer reading from a red-dye study sample

USGS scientist Ian Gambill gets a field fluorometer reading from a recently collected red-dye study sample from the Kansas River in DeSoto, Kansas.

USGS scientist Ian Gambill gets a field fluorometer reading from a recently collected red-dye study sample from the Kansas River in DeSoto, Kansas.

Image shows laboratory instrumentation
View of Instrument Lab at the Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory at the KS WSC
View of Instrument Lab at the Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory at the KS WSC
View of Instrument Lab at the Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory at the KS WSC

Lab Instrumentation used for target analyses at the OGRL at the KS WSC. Image is of part of the Instrument Laboratory. 

Big Blue River with riverbank
Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kansas
Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kansas
Big Blue River near Manhattan, Kansas

Photograph of Big Blue River downstream of Tuttle Creek Reservoir showing the opposite riverbank covered in various foliage.

Photograph of Big Blue River downstream of Tuttle Creek Reservoir showing the opposite riverbank covered in various foliage.

Photo of the Kansas River at Wamego
ToT Kansas River At Wamego
ToT Kansas River At Wamego
ToT Kansas River At Wamego

Photo from the bridge overlooking the Kansas River at Wamego for the Time of Travel study.

Photo from the bridge overlooking the Kansas River at Wamego for the Time of Travel study.

Sunrise over the Kansas River at Topeka
Kansas River at Topeka
Kansas River at Topeka
Kansas River at Topeka

View of the sunrise from the Topeka water plant site (0688990) on the Kansas River.

View of the sunrise from the Topeka water plant site (0688990) on the Kansas River.

Photo of the Kansas River at Topeka
ToT Kansas River at Topeka
ToT Kansas River at Topeka
ToT Kansas River at Topeka

Photo from the bank of the Kansas River at Topeka for the Time of Travel study.

Photo from the bank of the Kansas River at Topeka for the Time of Travel study.

Students trying on field gear
Students with Equipment
Students with Equipment
Students with Equipment

A group of 7th grade girls trying on USGS field equipment gear including waders, HI VIS and inflatable PFDs at Washburn University.

A group of 7th grade girls trying on USGS field equipment gear including waders, HI VIS and inflatable PFDs at Washburn University.

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