A professional applicator applies coal-tar-based sealcoat to a test plot used to measure emission of polycyclic aromatic carbons (PAHs) into the air.
Jennifer LaVista
Communicating USGS science throughout the Southwest and Midwest regions
Over the last decade, Jennifer has worked on a number of USGS large-scale communication efforts including the Glen Canyon High Flow Experiment, the Coast Salish Tribal Journey, the 2011 Japan earthquake and has been on-site at numerous historic floods. Her favorite topics to cover include natural hazards and water-quality issues.
Jennifer has a Masters in Health Science Communications from the University of Florida (2006), as well as a Masters Certificate in Legislative Studies from Georgetown University. She is a former ABC affiliate news producer.
When she's not working, you can find Jennifer hiking, skiing, climbing or camping. She is an avid traveler and also enjoys practicing aerial arts.
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Testing Coal-Tar Sealcoats for Toxic PAH Emissions
A professional applicator applies coal-tar-based sealcoat to a test plot used to measure emission of polycyclic aromatic carbons (PAHs) into the air.
Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
Mercury contamination was detected in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country. About a quarter of these fish were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the protection of people who consume average amounts of fish, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Mercury contamination was detected in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country. About a quarter of these fish were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the protection of people who consume average amounts of fish, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Used to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements.
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
Flooding damage in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Flooding damage in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Sandbagging efforts in Fargo, ND
Volunteer sandbagging efforts, used to build levees in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. The height of these levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information.
Volunteer sandbagging efforts, used to build levees in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. The height of these levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Used to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 164
Testing Coal-Tar Sealcoats for Toxic PAH Emissions
A professional applicator applies coal-tar-based sealcoat to a test plot used to measure emission of polycyclic aromatic carbons (PAHs) into the air.
A professional applicator applies coal-tar-based sealcoat to a test plot used to measure emission of polycyclic aromatic carbons (PAHs) into the air.
Mercury Contamination in Fish Nationwide
Mercury contamination was detected in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country. About a quarter of these fish were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the protection of people who consume average amounts of fish, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Mercury contamination was detected in every fish sampled in 291 streams across the country. About a quarter of these fish were found to contain mercury at levels exceeding the criterion for the protection of people who consume average amounts of fish, established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists break up ice and prepare equpiment to conduct streamflow measurements during historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
Media Interview about USGS Flooding Efforts
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway are interviewed about historic flooding in Fargo, ND.
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Used to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements.
USGS scientist Chris Laveau breaks up ice to prepare for the boat to go in the water to conduct streamflow measurements.
USGS Scientists Prepare to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS scientists prepare the boat before taking measurements during historical flooding in Fargo, ND.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS scientists monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
Flooding damage in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Flooding damage in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Damage during historical flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Sandbagging efforts in Fargo, ND
Volunteer sandbagging efforts, used to build levees in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. The height of these levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information.
Volunteer sandbagging efforts, used to build levees in Fargo, ND during historic flooding. The height of these levees are built based on flood predictions, made by the National Weather Service using USGS streamflow information.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Chris Laveau measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientists Chris Laveau and Joel Galloway measure streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, ND
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
USGS scientist Joel Galloway measures streamflow during historical flooding in Fargo, ND. This information is critical for developing flood forecasts to help protect lives and property.
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Used to Measure Historic Flooding
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.
USGS scientists use an acoustic doppler current profiler to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding in Fargo, ND. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.