Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Surface-water quality at fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages, Wisconsin and Michigan, and the effects of natural and human factors, 1993-95
Streamwater samples were collected from April 1993 through July 1995 at 11 fixed sites in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages Study Unit of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Water samples were collected monthly at all Fixed Sites, and an additional two to four samples were collected each year during periods of high flow. Streamflow was monitored continuously a
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K.D. Richards, D. J. Sullivan, J.S. Stewart
Water quality assessment of the Sacramento River Basin, California: Environmental setting and study design
This report describes the environmental setting and investigative activities of the Sacramento River Basin study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The Sacramento River Basin is one of 60 study units located throughout the United States that has been scheduled for study as part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The Sacramento River Basin is the most important so
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Joseph L. Domagalski, Donna L. Knifong, Dorene E. MacCoy, Peter D. Dileanis, Barbara J. Dawson, Michael S. Majewski
Water-quality assessment of part of the upper Mississippi River basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin— Ground-water quality in an urban part of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area, Minnesota, 1996
In the spring of 1996, the Upper Mississippi River Basin Study Unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program drilled 30 shallow monitoring wells in a study area characterized by urban residential and commercial land uses. The monitoring wells were installed in sandy river-terrace deposits adjacent to the Mississippi River in Anoka and Hennepin Counties, Minnesota, in areas where urban deve
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W. J. Andrews, A. L. Fong, Leigh Harrod, M. E. Dittes
Water-quality data and methods of analysis for samples collected near a plume of sewage-contaminated ground water, Ashumet Valley, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1993-94
No abstract available.
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Jennifer G. Savoie, Denis R. LeBlanc
Anaerobic oxidation of [1,2-14C]dichloroethene under Mn(IV)-reducing conditions
Anaerobic oxidation of [1,2-14C]dichloroethene to14CO2 under Mn(IV)-reducing conditions was demonstrated. The results indicate that oxidative degradation of partially chlorinated solvents like dichloroethene can be significant even under anoxic conditions and demonstrate the potential importance of Mn(IV) reduction for remediation of chlorinated groundwater contaminants.
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Paul Bradley, James Landmeyer, Richard S. Dinicola
Chemical study of regional ground-water flow and ground-water/surface-water interaction in the Upper Deschutes Basin, Oregon
No abstract available.
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R. R. Caldwell
Trace elements and organic chemicals in stream-bottom sediments and fish tissues, Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1992-95
Stream-bottom sediment and fish-tissue samples from the Red River of the North Basin, were analyzed for a large suite of chemical elements and organic chemicals. Cadmium, lead, and mercury were widespread in sediments, at concentrations not indicative of acute contamination. Mercury, the element of greatest health concern in the region, was detected at low concentrations in 38 of 43 sediment sampl
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M. E. Brigham, R. M. Goldstein, L. H. Tornes
Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of 86 volatile organic compounds in water by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, including detections less than reporting limits
This report presents precision and accuracy data for volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) in the nanogram-per-liter range, including aromatic hydrocarbons, reformulated
fuel components, and halogenated hydrocarbons using purge and trap capillary-column
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. One-hundred-four VOCs were initially tested.
Of these, 86 are suitable for determination by this method. Sel
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Brooke F. Connor, Donna L. Rose, Mary C. Noriega, Lucinda K. Murtaugh, Sonja R. Abney
Evaluation of geophysical logs, phase I, for Crossley Farms Superfund Site, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Twenty-one wells were drilled at Crossley Farms Superfund Site between December 15, 1987, and May 1, 1988, to define and monitor the horizontal and vertical distribution of ground-water contamination emanating from a suspected contaminant source area (Blackhead Hill). Eight well clusters were drilled on or near the Crossley Site and three well clusters were drilled at locations hydrologically down
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Randall W. Conger
Hydrology of the Bonneville Salt Flats, northwestern Utah, and simulation of ground-water flow and solute transport in the shallow-brine aquifer
This report describes the hydrologic system of the Bonneville Salt Flats with emphasis on the mechanisms of solute transport. Variable-density, three-dimensional computer simulations of the near-surface part of the ground-water system were done to quantify both the transport of salt dissolved in subsurface brine that leaves the salt-crust area and the salt dissolved and precipitated on the land su
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James L. Mason, Kenneth L. Kipp
Estimated use of water in the United States in 1995
The purpose of this report is to present consistent and current water-use estimates by state and water-resources region for the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia. Estimates of water withdrawn from surface- and ground-water sources, estimates of consumptive use, and estimates of instream use and wastewater releases during 1995 are presented in this re
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Wayne B. Solley, Robert R. Pierce, Howard A. Perlman
Participation in performance-evaluation studies by U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory
Performance-evaluation studies provide customers of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory (NWQL) with data needed to evaluate performance and to compare of select laboratories for analytical work. The NWQL participates in national and international performance-evaluation (PE) studies that consist of samples of water, sediment, and aquatic biological materials for the analysi
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Stephen R. Glodt, Kimberly D. Pirkey