Chesapeake Bay coast at St. Michaels, Maryland
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Chesapeake Bay coast at St. Michaels, Maryland
Chesapeake Bay coast at St. Michaels, Maryland
Driveway with black sealcoat
Many homeowners have their driveway sealcoat to protect and beautify the underlying asphalt. Coal-tar-based sealcoat, predominantly used east of the Continental Divide, is a potent source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Read more about coal-tar-based sealcoat and PAHs here.
Many homeowners have their driveway sealcoat to protect and beautify the underlying asphalt. Coal-tar-based sealcoat, predominantly used east of the Continental Divide, is a potent source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Read more about coal-tar-based sealcoat and PAHs here.
Dust swept from coal-tar-sealed parking lot pavement
Dust swept from parking lots sealed with coal-tar-based sealant contains concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) about 1,000 higher than dust from parking lots with other surface types (concrete, unsealed asphalt, asphalt-based sealcoat).
Dust swept from parking lots sealed with coal-tar-based sealant contains concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) about 1,000 higher than dust from parking lots with other surface types (concrete, unsealed asphalt, asphalt-based sealcoat).
Glacier Peak volcano, WA, viewed from the east.
Glacier Peak volcano, Washington, viewed from the east.
Glacier Peak volcano, Washington, viewed from the east.
Great Egret Fishing
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Solar-Powered Streamgage
Solar-powered streamage on Lackawaxen River, PA supports Lake Wallenpaupack hydropower facility.
Solar-powered streamage on Lackawaxen River, PA supports Lake Wallenpaupack hydropower facility.
Wood Storks
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Wood Storks
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Wood Storks
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Palila opens māmane pods with its strong bill
Palila possess large, strong bills which help them crush open māmane seed pods, their diet of choice. One of the many threats to palila was loss of habitat and their number one food source, māmane.
Palila possess large, strong bills which help them crush open māmane seed pods, their diet of choice. One of the many threats to palila was loss of habitat and their number one food source, māmane.
Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona
Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona
Center pivot irrigation system watering a cornfield in Arizona
Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast
Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast. Note light permafrost in bluff face, below top few feet of soil and vegetation.
Eroding bluffs along Alaska’s Arctic coast. Note light permafrost in bluff face, below top few feet of soil and vegetation.
Black Skimmer
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Black Skimmer
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Rice Field Sediment Sampling
USGS researcher sampling sediment from flooded rice fields after 1 month of growth. The caged fish 'Hg bioaccumulation' experiment can be seen in the foreground.
USGS researcher sampling sediment from flooded rice fields after 1 month of growth. The caged fish 'Hg bioaccumulation' experiment can be seen in the foreground.
Whaling boat in Lonely, Alaska
This nearly century-old whaling boat rests along the Beaufort Sea coast near Lonely, Alaska in July, 2007. The boat was washed away to sea just a few months later.
This nearly century-old whaling boat rests along the Beaufort Sea coast near Lonely, Alaska in July, 2007. The boat was washed away to sea just a few months later.
Wind turbine on farm land next to a dilapidated barn
Wind turbine next to a dilapidated barn
Wind turbine next to a dilapidated barn
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
Grey hairstreak butterfly on a shasta daisy leaf
A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.
A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.