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Kansas Water Science Center
The Kansas Water Science Center provides data and research on water availability and ecosystem health in support of Federal, State, and local agencies in Kansas and across the U.S.
New Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms
New Science Challenges Old Assumptions about Harmful Algal Blooms
First-of-its-kind survey shows that algal toxins are found nationwide
News
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter - May 2024
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter - May 2024
Kansas Water Science Center Presents: Science Seminar Series - July 2024
Kansas Water Science Center Presents: Science Seminar Series - July 2024
Kansas Water Science Center Presents: Science Seminar Series - April 2024
Kansas Water Science Center Presents: Science Seminar Series - April 2024
Publications
Computation of bromide concentrations at the Kansas River at De Soto, Kansas, January 2021 through October 2023
The Kansas River is an essential water resource that provides drinking water to more than 950,000 people in northeastern Kansas. Water suppliers that rely on the Kansas River as a water-supply source use physical and chemical water-treatment strategies to remove contaminants before distribution. Water District No. 1 of Johnson County, Kansas (WaterOne), is the largest water supplier in the State a
Water-quality constituent concentrations and loads computed using real-time water-quality data for the Republican River, Clay Center, Kansas, August 2018 through July 2023
Milford Lake, the largest reservoir by surface area in Kansas, has had confirmed harmful algal blooms every summer since reporting began in 2011, except 2018–19. Milford Lake has been listed as impaired and designated hypereutrophic under section 303(d) of the 1972 Clean Water Act. In 2014, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment established a total maximum daily load for eutrophication an
Methods for computing water-quality concentrations and loads at sites operated by the U.S. Geological Survey Kansas Water Science Center
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Kansas Water Science Center (KSWSC) has published time-series computations of water-quality concentrations and loads based on in situ sensor data since 1995. Water-quality constituent concentrations or densities are computed using regression models that relate in situ sensor values to laboratory analyses of periodically collected samples. These regression models c
Science
Effect of Water-Injection Dredging (WID) Operations on Water Quality Downstream from Tuttle Creek Reservoir
USGS continuous water-quality monitoring and discrete sampling is an integral component for understanding pre-, during, and post-WID water-quality conditions and the impacts on the surrounding ecosystems.
6PPD-Quinone
6PPD-Q is a compound used to make tires more durable and is also linked to toxicity for Coho Salmon and other aquatic species.
Water-Quality Monitoring in the Lower Kansas River Basin
The Kansas River provides recreational and industrial uses, food procurement, groundwater recharge, irrigation, livestock water use, and drinking water to more than 950,000 people in northeastern Kansas. Water-quality concerns related to excessive chloride, bromide, nutrient, sediment, and bacteria concentrations have been identified by the State, several water suppliers that use the Kansas River...