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A USGS scientist analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.
Analyzing dragonfly larvae samples as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.
Analyzing dragonfly larvae samples as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.
Analyzing dragonfly larvae samples as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.

A USGS scientist analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project. 

USGS scientist Tylor Rosera analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.
USGS scientist Tylor Rosera analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.
USGS scientist Tylor Rosera analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.
USGS scientist Tylor Rosera analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project.

USGS scientist Tylor Rosera analyzes dragonfly larvae samples for mercury as part of the Dragonfly Mercury Project. 

Group of seven people standing on grassy hill smiling for camera
Mercury Research Laboratory team June 2023
Mercury Research Laboratory team June 2023
Mercury Research Laboratory team June 2023

Mercury Research Laboratory team at the Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wisconsin

USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer for mercury isotope measurements.
USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer to measure mercury
USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer to measure mercury
USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer to measure mercury

USGS scientist Mike Tate sets up the mass spectrometer for mercury isotope measurements. 

Man at edge of lake crouched over collecting water sample
Collecting water sample at edge of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)
Collecting water sample at edge of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)
Collecting water sample at edge of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)

Scientist Emeritus Dave Krabbenhoft collecting water sample at edge of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County).

Close up photo of zebra mussels washed up on shore of small inland lake in Minnesota
Zebra Mussels on shore of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)
Zebra Mussels on shore of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)
Zebra Mussels on shore of Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County)

Close up of the Green Lake, Minnesota (Kandiyohi County) shoreline showing zebra mussels washed up on shore, October 2021

Entrance of USDA Forest Products Lab building in Madison, Wisconsin
Upper Midwest Water Science Center Forest Products Lab Wisconsin
Upper Midwest Water Science Center Forest Products Lab Wisconsin
Upper Midwest Water Science Center Forest Products Lab Wisconsin

Entrance to the USDA Forest Products Laboratory building in Madison, Wisconsin, home of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center Wisconsin office and the Mercury Research Laboratory.

Entrance to the USDA Forest Products Laboratory building in Madison, Wisconsin, home of the Upper Midwest Water Science Center Wisconsin office and the Mercury Research Laboratory.

Female scientist working in laboratory
Graduate student performing mercury uptake studies in plankton
Graduate student performing mercury uptake studies in plankton
Graduate student performing mercury uptake studies in plankton

Graduate student, Grace Armstrong, performing mercury uptake studies in plankton at Mercury Research Laboratory, Middleton, Wisconsin.

Panoramic view of sampling site in Everglades
Panoramic view of sampling site in Everglades
Panoramic view of sampling site in Everglades
Panoramic view of sampling site in Everglades

Panoramic view of USGS employees at a sampling site in Florida Everglades.

Sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis

Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis at the Mercury Research Laboratory in Middleton, WI.

Scientist in field assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant site
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant

Scientist in field assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant site in Sauk County, WI.

Scientist collecting water for isotope analysis on the shore of river with forest surrounding
Mobile water isotope collection on shore of Mobile River, Alabama
Mobile water isotope collection on shore of Mobile River, Alabama
Mobile water isotope collection on shore of Mobile River, Alabama

Scientists collecting water samples for mercury isotope analysis in the Mobile River, Alabama.