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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Detecting change in water quality from implementation of limestone treatment systems in a coal-minded watershed
During 1996-97, a variety of limestone-based treatment systems were implemented to neutralize acidic mine drainage and reduce the transport of dissolved metals in the northern part of the Swatara Creek watershed, which drains a 43-mi2 (112-km2) area in the Southern Anthracite Field upstream from Ravine, Pa. Since 1996, the current project has monitored water quality upstream and downstream of each
Authors
Charles A. Cravotta, Jeffrey B. Weitzel
Diversity of anaerobic halophilic microorganisms
Life in the presence of high salt concentrations is compatible with life in the absence of oxygen. Halophilic and halotolerant anaerobic prokaryotes are found both in the archaeal and in the bacterial domain, and they display a great metabolic diversity. Many of the representatives of the Halobacteriales (Archaea), which are generally considered aerobes, have the potential of anaerobic growth. Som
Authors
Aharon Oren, Ronald S. Oremland
Sediment oxygen demand rates in the Mangrove Lagoon, Benner Bay, and Vessup Bay in southeastern St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
No abstract available.
Authors
Orlando Ramos-Gines
Organophosphorus pesticide occurrence and distribution in surface and ground water of the United States, 1992-97
No abstract available.
Authors
Evelyn H. Hopkins, Daniel J. Hippe, Elizabeth A. Frick, Gary R. Buell
Effects of animal feeding operations on water resources and the environment; proceedings of the technical meeting, Fort Collins, Colorado, August 30-September 1, 1999
No abstract available.
Authors
Franceska D. Wilde, L. J. Britton, C.V. Miller, D.W. Kolpin
Soil erosion from two small construction sites, Dane County, Wisconsin
Soil erosion from construction sites has long been identified as a significant source of sediment and other suspended solids in runoff in many parts of the United States (Hagman and others, 1980; Yorke and Herb, 1976: Becker and others, 1974). In some states, such as Wisconsin, sediment has been identified as the number one pollutant (by volume) of surface waters (Wisconsin Depart- ment of Natural
Authors
David W. Owens, Peter Jopke, David W. Hall, Jeremy Balousek, Aicardo Roa
Chemical composition of surficial sediment in Geneva Lake, Wisconsin
Intense recreational use of Geneva Lake and extensive residential and other development in its watershed (fig. 1) has created concern over a possible decline in water quality of the lake. Because of this concern, a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Wiscon- sin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), and the Geneva Lake Environmental Agency was begun to document the pr
Authors
John F. Elder, Dale M. Robertson, Paul J. Garrison
Ground Water in Hawaii
Ground water is one of Hawaii's most important natural resources. It is used for drinking water, irrigation, and domestic, commercial, and industrial needs. Ground water provides about 99 percent of Hawaii's domestic water and about 50 percent of all freshwater used in the State. Total ground water pumped in Hawaii was about 500 million gallons per day during 1995, which is less than 3 percent of
Authors
Stephen B. Gingerich, Delwyn S. Oki
Water quality in southern Florida: Florida, 1996-98
Major influences and findings for water quality and biology in southern Florida, including the Everglades, are described and illustrated. Samples were collected to determine total phosphorus, dissolved organic carbon, pesticides, mercury, nitrate, volatile organic carbon compounds, and radon-222. Water-management, agricultural, and land-use practices are discussed. Sixty-three species of fish in 2
Authors
Benjamin F. McPherson, Ronald L. Miller, Kim H. Haag, Anne Bradner
Nutrients and pesticides in the Mississippi River Basin, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1971-94
No abstract available.
Authors
J. R. Stark, J. D. Fallon, S. E. Kroening
Ground-water conditions in Georgia, 1999
Ground-water conditions in Georgia during 1999 and for the period of record were evaluated using data from U.S. Geological Survey ground-water-level and ground-water-quality monitoring networks. Data for 1999 included in this report are from continuous water-level records from 130 wells and chloride analyses from 14 wells. Data from one well is incomplete because data collection was discontinued.
Authors
Alan M. Cressler