Publications
This list of Water Resources Mission Area publications includes both official USGS publications and journal articles authored by our scientists. A searchable database of all USGS publications can be accessed at the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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A summary of the San Francisco tidal wetlands restoration series
The four topical articles of the Tidal Wetlands Restoration Series summarized and synthesized much of what is known about tidal wetlands and tidal wetland restoration in the San Francisco Estuary (hereafter “Estuary”). Despite a substantial amount of available information, major uncertainties remain. A major uncertainty with regard to fishes is the net benefit of restored tidal wetlands relative t
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Larry R. Brown
Potential for increased mercury accumulation in the estuary food web
Present concentrations of mercury in large portions of San Francisco Bay (Bay), the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta), and the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers are high enough to warrant concern for the health of humans and wildlife. Large scale tidal wetland restoration is currently under consideration as a means of increasing populations of fish species of concern. Tidal wetland restoration
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Jay A. Davis, Donald Yee, Joshua N. Collins, Steven E. Schwarzbach, Samuel N. Luoma
Extreme acid mine drainage from a pyritic massive sulfide deposit, the Iron Mountain end-member
No abstract available.
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Charles N. Alpers, D. Kirk Nordstrom, J. Spitzley
Use of field-scale experiments and reactive transport modeling to evaluate remediation alternatives in streams affected by acid mine drainage
No abstract available.
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B. A. Kimball, R.L. Runkel, Katherine Walton-Day
Potential effects of organic carbon production on ecosystems and drinking water quality
Restoration of tidal wetlands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Delta) is an important component of the Ecosystem Restoration Program of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program (CALFED). CALFED is a collaborative effort among state and federal agencies to restore the ecological health and improve water management of the Delta and San Francisco Bay (Bay). Tidal wetland restoration is intended to provide va
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Larry R. Brown
An introduction to the San Francisco Estuary tidal wetlands restoration series
Restoration of tidal wetlands may provide an important tool for improving ecological health and water management for beneficial uses of the San Francisco Estuary (hereafter “Estuary”). Given the large losses of tidal wetlands from San Francisco Bay and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in the last 150 years, it seems logical to assume that restoring tidal wetlands will have benefits for a variety o
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Larry R. Brown
Deep fluids in the continents: I. Sedimentary basins
No abstract available.
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Yousif K. Kharaka, J.S. Hanor
In situ arsenic remediation in a fractured, alkaline aquifer
No abstract available.
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A. H. Welch, Kenneth G. Stollenwerk, D. K. Maurer, Lawrence S. Feinson
The groundwater geochemistry of waste disposal facilities
No abstract available.
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P.L. Bjerg, H.-J. Albrechtsen, P. Kjeldsen, T. Christensen, Isabelle M. Cozzarelli
Mass balance approach to interpreting weathering reactions in watershed systems
No abstract available.
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O.P. Bricker, Blair F. Jones, C.J. Bowser
Occurrence of arsenic in ground water of the Middle Rio Grande Basin, central New Mexico
Chemical data from more than 400 ground-water sites in the Middle Rio Grande Basin of central New Mexico indicate that arsenic concentrations exceed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drinking-water standard of 10 micrograms per liter across broad areas of the Santa Fe Group aquifer system, which is currently the almost exclusive source of drinking-water supply for residents of the basin. Id
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L.N. Plummer
How fast does water flow in an unsaturated macropore? Evidence from field and lab experiments
A wide range of available field and lab evidence can lead to useful generalizations about the speed of macropore flow, which often dominates the transport of water and contaminants. In 36 published field tests, the values of maximum transport speed in macropores and other preferential channels vary surprisingly little. The available tests vary widely in type of medium, including fractured rock and
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John R. Nimmo