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picture of water running off an agricultural field through a weir
Sampling rain induced runoff from wastewater effluent-irrigated agricultural runoff site on August 30, 2019, at the Oklahoma State University South Central Research Station in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Photograph by Jason Masoner, U.S. Geological Survey.
Sampling rain induced runoff from wastewater effluent-irrigated agricultural runoff site on August 30, 2019, at the Oklahoma State University South Central Research Station in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Photograph by Jason Masoner, U.S. Geological Survey.
Sampling rain induced runoff from wastewater effluent-irrigated agricultural runoff site on August 30, 2019, at the Oklahoma State University South Central Research Station in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Photograph by Jason Masoner, U.S. Geological Survey.

This photo show runoff from an experimental plot through a weir.  Scientists carried out the study at the Oklahoma State University South Central Research Station in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Its a good example of rain induced runoff. 

Sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis
Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis

Row of lab bubblers sample purging prior to analysis at the Mercury Research Laboratory in Middleton, WI.

Graphical depiction of three sources of variation in methylmercury accumulation
Graphical depiction of three sources of variation in methylmercury
Graphical depiction of three sources of variation in methylmercury
Graphical depiction of three sources of variation in methylmercury

Graphical depiction of three sources of variation that can affect accumulation of methylmercury in black rails: habitat (sediment) biogeochemistry, food web structure and biomagnification, and diet composition. Methylmercury moves from the sediment into the wetland food web and accumulates in rail tissues.

Graphical depiction of three sources of variation that can affect accumulation of methylmercury in black rails: habitat (sediment) biogeochemistry, food web structure and biomagnification, and diet composition. Methylmercury moves from the sediment into the wetland food web and accumulates in rail tissues.

The cyanobacteria Gleotrichia shown under a microscope from a water sample collected at Ek Lake Trail
The cyanobacteria Gleotrichia shown under a microscope
The cyanobacteria Gleotrichia shown under a microscope
The cyanobacteria Gleotrichia shown under a microscope

The cyanobacteria Gleotrichia shown under a microscope from a water sample collected at Ek Lake Trail, a popular recreational area in Kabetogama Lake where algal blooms frequently occur. Gleotrichia  can produce microcystin.

The cyanobacteria Gleotrichia shown under a microscope from a water sample collected at Ek Lake Trail, a popular recreational area in Kabetogama Lake where algal blooms frequently occur. Gleotrichia  can produce microcystin.

Cyanobacterial bloom
Cyanobacterial bloom at Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center
Cyanobacterial bloom at Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center
Cyanobacterial bloom at Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center

An algal bloom forming in Kabetogama Lake near Kabetogama Visitor Center, Voyageurs National Park

Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site
Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site
Groundwater sampling along the north well transect at the Bemidji site
Collecting sediment core with freezing drive shoe technology on hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site
Collecting sediment core freezing drive shoe technology hollow auger
Collecting sediment core freezing drive shoe technology hollow auger
Collecting sediment core freezing drive shoe technology hollow auger

Collecting a sediment core with the freezing drive shoe technology on a hollow stem auger drill rig at Bemidji oil spill site.

USGS group photo of Bemidji oil spill research project team
Bemidji oil spill research team group photo
Bemidji oil spill research team group photo
Bemidji oil spill research team group photo

Group photo of USGS Bemidi oil spill research team meeting in June of 2019 at Ruttgers Birchmont Lodge in Bemidji, MN.

Group photo of USGS Bemidi oil spill research team meeting in June of 2019 at Ruttgers Birchmont Lodge in Bemidji, MN.

Scientist in field assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant site
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant
Assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant

Scientist in field assessing soil sampling locations at the Badger Army Ammunition Plant site in Sauk County, WI.

Skin lesion on smallmouth bass
Skin lesion on smallmouth bass from Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Skin lesion on smallmouth bass from Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Skin lesion on smallmouth bass from Chesapeake Bay watershed.

A hyperpigmented melanistic skin lesion on a Smallmouth Bass from the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

River, sky, clouds and foliage
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA
Delaware River at Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA

Photo of the Deleware River near Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA.

Two scientists viewing data on a computer screen
Scientists reviewing instrument performance
Scientists reviewing instrument performance
Scientists reviewing instrument performance

Scientists reviewing data to determine instrument performance at the Algal Toxins Laboratory in Lawrence Kansas.

Scientists reviewing data to determine instrument performance at the Algal Toxins Laboratory in Lawrence Kansas.

Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), and wheat seeds with (brown) and without (cream) pesticide coatings used to treat insect pests. 

Captive Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica), and wheat seeds with (brown) and without (cream) pesticide coatings used to treat insect pests. 

American kestrel
American kestrel
American kestrel
American kestrel

American kestrel  (Falco sparverius

American kestrel
American kestrel
American kestrel
American kestrel

American kestrel (Falco sparverius)