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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Water resources data Texas, water year 1997, volume 1. Arkansas River basin, Red River basin, Sabine River basin, Neches River basin, Trinity River Basin, and intervening coastal basins
No abstract available.
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S. C. Gandara, W.J. Gibbons, F.L. Andrews, R. E. Jones, D.L. Barbie
Water Resources Data, New Mexico, Water Year 1997
Water resources data for the 1997 water year for New Mexico consist of records of discharge and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality in wells and springs. This report contains discharge records for 171 gaging stations; stage and contents for 27 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 46 gaging stations and 19 wells
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David Ortiz, Kathy Lange, Linda Beal
Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 1997. Volume 1. Surface-water records
No abstract available.
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B.C. Ragland, D.G. Smith, R.G. Barker, J. B. Robinson
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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P. M. Bradley, J. E. Landmeyer, R.S. Dinicola
Relation between irrigation method, sediment yields, and losses of pesticides and nitrogen
Yields of suspended sediment from watersheds in the Quincy and Pasco Basins of Washington State have been reduced by the use of sprinkler irrigation on cropland previously in furrow irrigation. Mean daily yields of suspended sediment from nine watersheds sampled during April and May 1994 ranged from 0.4 kg/ha of irrigated cropland in a watershed with no furrow irrigation to 19 kg/ha in a watershed
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J. C. Ebbert, M. H. Kim
Dioxins and furans in bed sediment and fish tissue of the Willamette Basin, Oregon, 1992-95
Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) are related compounds that are of interest primarily because of their potential toxicity. They are considered carcinogens and have been implicated as hormone disrupters. An occurrence and distribution study of these compounds in the Willamette Basin, Oregon, was done by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1992- 1995. Bed sediment samples were
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B. A. Bonn
Water quality in the central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, 1992-95
Water quality in the Central Columbia Plateau of eastern Washington and western Idaho has been adversely affected by agriculture, especially in irrigated areas, according to the results of a five-year investigation by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). Some improvements, however, are noticeable, such as less sediment being washed into streams. These improvements may be the result of increased use
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Alex K. Williamson, Mark D. Munn, Sarah J. Ryker, Richard J. Wagner, James C. Ebbert, Ann M. Vanderpool
Herbicides in ground water of the Midwest: A regional study of shallow aquifers, 1991-94
The intensive herbicide use associated with the 'Corn Belt' marks the Midwestern United States as a region where herbicide contamination of ground water could be a problem. To better understand the regional occurrence of herbicides in shallow aquifers of the Midwest, a sampling network of 303 wells across 12 States was developed. The results documented relatively widespread, low-level concentratio
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Dana W. Kolpin, J. K. Stamer, D. A. Goolsby, E.M. Thurman
Source and transport of desethylatrazine and desisopropylatrazine to groundwater of the midwestern United States
Based on usage of the parent compounds and studies of their dissipation in corn fields, atrazine (6-chloro-N-ethyl-N'-(1-methylethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine)), cyanazine (2-[[4-chloro-6-(ethylamino)-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]amino]-2-methylpropionitrile), and simazine (6-chloro-N,N'diethyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine) are thought to be the important contributors of desethylatrazine (6-chloro-N-(1-methy
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E.M. Thurman, D.W. Kolpin, D. A. Goolsby, M. T. Meyer
The environmental occurrence of herbicides: The importance of degradates in ground water
Numerous studies are being conducted to investigate the occurrence, fate, and effects on human health and the environment from the extensive worldwide use of herbicides to control weeds. Few studies, however, are considering the degradates of these herbicides in their investigations. Our study of herbicides in aquifers across Iowa found herbicide degradates to be prevalent in ground water, being d
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D.W. Kolpin, E.M. Thurman, S. M. Linhart
Degradation of chloroacetanilide herbicides: The prevalence of sulfonic and oxanilic acid metabolites in Iowa groundwaters and surface waters
Water samples were collected from 88 municipal wells throughout Iowa during the summer and were collected monthly at 12 stream sites in eastern Iowa from March to December 1996 to study the occurrence of the sulfonic and oxanilic metabolites of acetochlor, alachlor, and metolachlor. The sulfonic and oxanilic metabolites were present in almost 75% of the groundwater samples and were generally prese
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Stephen J. Kalkhoff, Dana W. Kolpin, E.M. Thurman, I. Ferrer, D. Barcelo
Water resources data, South Carolina, water year 1997
No abstract available.
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T.W. Cooney, P.A. Drewes, K.H. Jones, J.W. Gissendanner, B.W. Church