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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Composition of precipitation, bulk deposition, and runoff at a granitic bedrock catchment in the Loch Vale watershed, Colorado, USA
The chemical composition of precipitation, bulk deposition, and runoff from a 30-m2 granitic bedrock catchment in the Loch Vale Watershed in Rocky Mountain National Park was monitored over a 6-week period in the summer of 1994 to determine the importance of dry deposition in the alpine zone. Concentrations of acid anions and base cations were 1.1 to 4 times higher in bulk deposition than in precip
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David W. Clow, M. Alisa Mast
Detection of bedrock fractures and lithologic changes using borehole radar at selected sites
No abstract available.
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John W. Lane, F. P. Haeni, John H. Williams
Contamination of ground water with trichloroethylene at the Building 24 site at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
No abstract available.
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Mary Martin, Thomas E. Imbrigiotta
Ground-water contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons: Natural biodegradation in a dynamic hydrologic and geochemical system
No abstract available.
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Isabelle M. Cozzarelli, Mary Jo Baedecker, Jeffrey Fischer, C.S. Phinney
Effects of selective handling of pyritic, acid-forming materials on the chemistry of pore gas and ground water at a reclaimed surface coal mine in Clarion County, PA, USA
A change from dragline to “selective handling” mining methods at a reclaimed surface coal mine in western Pennsylvania did not significantly affect concentrations of metals in ground water because oxidation of pyrite and dissolution of siderite were not abated. Throughout the mine, placement of pyritic material near the land surface facilitated the oxidation of pyrite, causing the consumption of o
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Charles A. Cravotta, Diana L. Dugas, Keith Brady, Thomas E. Kovalchuck
Geochemical and geohydrological characteristics of bedrock and spol from two methods of mining at a reclaimed surface coal mine, Clarion County, PA, USA
Two methods of mining caused subtle differences in geochemical and geohydrological characteristics of spoil at a reclaimed surface coal mine in western Pennsylvania. A dragline was used in the southern area of the mine, and bulldozers and front-end loaders were used in the northern area. Mining methods used in the intervening, middle area are uncertain. In general, overburden at the mine consisted
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Charles A. Cravotta, Keith Brady, Linda C. Gustafson-Minnich, Michael R. DiMatteo
Biogeochemical processes and migration of aqueous constituents in ground water contaminated with crude oil
No abstract available.
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Mary Jo Baedecker, Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
Suspended sediment and stream discharge in Bloody Run and Sny Magill watershed, water year 1992
Hydrologic data were collected in the Bloody Run and Sny Magill watersheds in Clayton County, Iowa during the 1992 Water Year (October 1, 1991 to September 30, 1992) to provide data on suspended sediment and stream discharge from these watersheds. Suspended-sediment samples were collected daily during normal flow and several times during rainstorms. Stream stage was recorded continuously and str
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Stephen J. Kalkhoff, David A. Eash
Heterogeneous hydrofrac ture development and accretionary fault dynamics: Reply
No abstract available
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Mark P. Fischer, Terry Engelder, Kevin M. Brown, Barbara Bekins, Ben Clennell, David Dewhurst, Graham K. Westbrook
Alternative tissue analysis method developed for organochlorine contaminants in aquatic organisms
The exposure of aquatic life to organochlorine contaminants has been investigated during the past two decades because of human and ecosystem health concerns related to the bioaccumulation of hazardous, lipophilic substances. The toxic effects of polychlorodibenzo-12-dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are well known, and recent evidence also suggests that low level exposure to lipophilic
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T. H. Shan, Jessica A. Hopple, Graham D. Foster
Variations in water balance and recharge potential at three western desert sites
Radioactive and hazardous waste landfills exist at numerous desert locations in the USA. At these locations, annual precipitation is low and soils are generally dry, yet little is known about recharge of water and transport of contaminants to the water table. Recent water balance measurements made at three desert locations, Las Cruces, NM, Beatty, NV, and the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford Si
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G.W. Gee, P.J. Wierenga, Brian J. Andraski, M.H. Young, M.J. Fayer, M.L. Rockhold
Notes on a Mesodinium rubrum red tide in San Francisco Bay (California, USA)
Discrete red patches of water were observed in South San Francisco Bay (USA) on 30 April 1993, and examination of live samples showed that this red tide was caused by surface accumulations of the pigmented ciliate Mesodinium rubrum . Vertical profiles showed strong salinity and temperature stratification in the upper 5 m, peak chlorophyll fluorescence in the upper meter, and differences in the sma
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James E. Cloern, Brian E. Cole, Stephen W. Hager