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GeoHEALTH-USGS Newsletter
GeoHEALTH-USGS Newsletter
The GeoHEALTH–USGS Newsletter—published since 2004—provides information on USGS science activities pertinent to safeguarding the health of fish, wildlife, domesticated animals, and people from environmental exposures to contaminants and pathogens.
Featured Science Activities
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Integrated science and interdisciplinary research for parks and protected areas
This paper summarizes presentations and discussion that focused on integrated science
and the use of interdisciplinary research during a panel session held at the George Wright Society
Meeting in New Orleans, March 14, 2011. The panel brought together nationally recognized
members from the social and biological scientific communities, along with decision-makers and
managers of parks and protected
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Charles van Riper, Robert Powell, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, Gary Machlis, Russell Galipeau, Carena J. van Riper, Eick von Ruschkowski
Population dynamics of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in mesohaline and oligohaline habitats: Invasion success in a Southern Europe estuary
Due to its range expansion and potential ecological effects, Corbicula fluminea is considered one of the most important non-indigenous species (NIS) in aquatic ecosystems. Its presence since 2003 in the upstream area of Mondego estuary (oligohaline and mesohaline sectors) was studied during thirteen months, from December 2007 to December 2008. Monthly mean abundance and biomass ranged from 542 to
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J.N. Franco, F.R. Ceia, J. Patricio, Janet K. Thompson, J.C. Marques, J.M. Neto
Introduction to phytoremediation of contaminated groundwater
This book provides the reader with the comprehensive view necessary to understand and critically evaluate the design, implementation, and monitoring of phytoremediation at sites characterized by contaminated groundwater. Part I presents the historical foundation of the interaction between plants and groundwater, introduces fundamental groundwater concepts for plant physiologists, and introduces ba
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James E. Landmeyer
Use of electromagnetic induction methods to monitor remediation at the University of Connecticut landfill: 2004–2011
Time‐lapse geophysical surveys using frequency‐domain electromagnetics (FDEM) can indirectly measure time‐varying hydrologic parameters such as fluid saturation or solute concentration. Monitoring of these processes provides insight into aquifer properties and the effectiveness of constructed controls (such as leachate interceptor trenches), as well as aquifer responses to natural or induced stres
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Carole D. Johnson, Eric A. White, Peter K. Joesten
Advancing electrical geophysical characterization of DNAPL-contaminated fractured rock aquifers
No abstract available.
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Judith Robinson, Timothy Johnosn, Lee Slater, Dimitrios Ntarlagiannis, Pierre Lacombe, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, John W. Lane, Carole D. Johnson, Allen M. Shapiro, Claire R. Tiedeman, Daniel J. Goode
Wildlife toxicology: environmental contaminants and their national and international regulation
No abstract available.
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K. Christiana Grim, Anne Fairbrother, Barnett A. Rattner
In-ground disposal of human sewage can contaminate nearshore waters and reefs with bacteria and viruses
No abstract available.
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Erin K. Lipp, Dale W. Griffin, J.C. Futch
Guidance manual for forensic analysis of perchlorate in groundwater using chlorine and oxygen isotopic analyses
Increased health concerns about perchlorate (ClO4-) during the past decade and subsequent regulatory considerations have generated appreciable interest in source identification. The key objective of the isotopic techniques described in this guidance manual is to provide evidence concerning the origin of ClO4- in soils and groundwater and, more specifically, whether that ClO4- is synthetic or natur
Toxicity of nickel-spiked freshwater sediments to benthic invertebrates-Spiking methodology, species sensitivity, and nickel bioavailability
This report summarizes data from studies of the toxicity and bioavailability of nickel in nickel-spiked freshwater sediments. The goal of these studies was to generate toxicity and chemistry data to support development of broadly applicable sediment quality guidelines for nickel. The studies were conducted as three tasks, which are presented here as three chapters: Task 1, Development of methods f
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John M. Besser, William G. Brumbaugh, Nile E. Kemble, Chris D. Ivey, James L. Kunz, Christopher G. Ingersoll, David Rudel
Teratogenic efects of injected methylmercury on avian embryos
Controlled laboratory studies with game farm mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and chickens (Gallus gallus) have demonstrated that methylmercury can cause teratogenic effects in birds, but studies with wild species of birds are lacking. To address this need, doses of methylmercury chloride were injected into the eggs of 25 species of birds, and the dead embryos and hatched chicks were examined for ext
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Gary Heinz, David J. Hoffman, Jon D. Klimstra, Katherine R. Stebbins, Shannon L. Kondrad, Carol A. Erwin
Mineralogy, morphology, and textural relationships in coatings on quartz grains in sediments in a quartz-sand aquifer
Mineralogical studies of coatings on quartz grains and bulk sediments from an aquifer on Western Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA were carried out using a variety of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. Previous studies demonstrated that coatings on quartz grains control the adsorption properties of these sediments. Samples for TEM characterization were made by a gentle mechanical grindi
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Shouliang Zhang, Douglas B. Kent, David C. Elbert, Zhi Shi, James A. Davis, David R. Veblen
Selenium concentrations and enzyme activities of glutathione metabolism in wild long-tailed ducks and common eiders
The relationships of selenium (Se) concentrations in whole blood with plasma activities of total glutathione peroxidase, Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase were studied in long-tailed ducks (Clangula hyemalis) and common eiders (Somateria mollissima) sampled along the Beaufort Sea coast of Alaska, USA. Blood Se concentrations were >8 μg/g wet weight in both species. Lin
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J. Christian Franson, David J. Hoffman, Paul L. Flint