Gregory Granato (Former Employee)
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Method for Examination and Documentation of Basic Information and Metadata from Published Reports Relevant to the Study of Stormwater Runoff Quality
A readily accessible archive of information that is valid, current, and technically defensible is needed to make informed highway-planning, design, and management decisions. The National Highway Runoff Water-Quality Data and Methodology Synthesis (NDAMS) is a cataloging and assessment of the documentation of information relevant to highway-runoff water quality available in published reports. The r
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Shannon G. Dionne, Gregory E. Granato, Cameron K. Tana
Assessing biological effects from highway-runoff constituents
Increased emphasis on evaluation of nonpoint-source pollution has intensified the need for techniques that can be used to discern the toxicological effects of complex chemical mixtures. In response, the use of biological assessment techniques is receiving increased regulatory emphasis. When applied with documented habitat assessment and chemical analysis, these techniques can increase our understa
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Denny R. Buckler, Gregory E. Granato
Estimating Concentrations of Road-Salt Constituents in Highway-Runoff from Measurements of Specific Conductance
Discrete or composite samples of highway runoff may not adequately represent in-storm water-quality fluctuations because continuous records of water stage, specific conductance, pH, and temperature of the runoff indicate that these properties fluctuate substantially during a storm. Continuous records of water-quality properties can be used to maximize the information obtained about the stormwater
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Gregory E. Granato, Kirk P. Smith
Basic Requirements for Collecting, Documenting, and Reporting Precipitation and Stormwater-Flow Measurements
Accurate and representative precipitation and stormwater-flow data are crucial for use of highway- or urban-runoff study results, either individually or in a regional or national synthesis of stormwater-runoff data. Equally important is information on the level of accuracy and representativeness of this precipitation and stormwaterflow data. Accurate and representative measurements of precipitatio
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Peter E. Church, Gregory E. Granato, David W. Owens
Technology Transfer Opportunities: Automated Ground-Water Monitoring, A Proven Technology
Introduction
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed and tested an automated ground-water monitoring system that measures and records values of selected water-quality properties and constituents using protocols approved for manual sampling. Prototypes using the automated process have demonstrated the ability to increase the quantity and quality of data collected and have shown the poten
Authors
Kirk P. Smith, Gregory E. Granato
Data Quality Objectives and Criteria for Basic Information, Acceptable Uncertainty, and Quality-Assurance and Quality-Control Documentation
The Federal Highway Administration and State transportation agencies have the responsibility of determining and minimizing the effects of highway runoff on water quality; therefore, they have been conducting an extensive program of water-quality monitoring and research during the last 25 years. The objectives and monitoring goals of highway runoff studies have been diverse, because the highway com
Authors
Gregory E. Granato, Fred G. Bank, Patricia A. Cazenas
Technology Transfer Opportunities: Automated Ground-Water Monitoring
Introduction
A new automated ground-water monitoring system developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) measures and records values of selected water-quality properties and constituents using protocols approved for manual sampling. Prototypes using the automated process have demonstrated the ability to increase the quantity and quality of data collected and have shown the potential for reduc
Authors
Kirk P. Smith, Gregory E. Granato
Mobilization of major and trace constituents of highway runoff in groundwater potentially caused by deicing chemical migration
The quality of water in unsaturated zones and groundwater is affected by the major ions in deicing chemicals applied to roads and highways. The assessment of the environmental effects of highway runoff requires investigations to determine whether other major and trace constituents are mobilized during deicing chemical migration through the unsaturated zone and groundwater. In this regard, groundwa
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Gregory E. Granato, Peter E. Church, Victoria J. Stone
Non-USGS Publications**
Granato, G.E., Church, P.E., and Stone V.J., 1995, Mobilization of Major and Trace Constituents of Highway Runoff in Groundwater Potentially Caused by Deicing-Chemical Migration, Transportation Research Record 1483: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., p. 92-104
Church, P.E., and Granato, G.E., 1996, Bias in groundwater data caused by well-bore flow in long-screen wells: Groundwater, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 262-273. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1996.tb01886.x
Granato, G.E., 1996, Deicing chemicals as a source of constituents in highway runoff: Transportation Research Record 1533, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., p. 50-58. https://doi.org/10.3141/1533-08
Bank, F.G., Cazenas P.A., Cutshall, C.D., Granato, G.E., Iyer B., Jongedyk, H., Palumbo, V.J., Prendergast G., Salter, J., Storey B., Young, G.K., 1997, Water Quality and Hydrology: in Environmental Research Needs in Transportation, Transportation Research Circular 469, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C. p. 73-80.
Granato, G.E., and Smith, K.P., 1999, Robowell An automated process for monitoring groundwater quality using established sampling protocols. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, v. 19, no. 4, p. 81-89. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6592.1999.tb00243.x
Buckler, D.R., and Granato, G.E., 1999, Assessing biological effects from highway-runoff constituents: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 99-240, 45 p. https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/ofr99-240/
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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Method for Examination and Documentation of Basic Information and Metadata from Published Reports Relevant to the Study of Stormwater Runoff Quality
A readily accessible archive of information that is valid, current, and technically defensible is needed to make informed highway-planning, design, and management decisions. The National Highway Runoff Water-Quality Data and Methodology Synthesis (NDAMS) is a cataloging and assessment of the documentation of information relevant to highway-runoff water quality available in published reports. The r
Authors
Shannon G. Dionne, Gregory E. Granato, Cameron K. Tana
Assessing biological effects from highway-runoff constituents
Increased emphasis on evaluation of nonpoint-source pollution has intensified the need for techniques that can be used to discern the toxicological effects of complex chemical mixtures. In response, the use of biological assessment techniques is receiving increased regulatory emphasis. When applied with documented habitat assessment and chemical analysis, these techniques can increase our understa
Authors
Denny R. Buckler, Gregory E. Granato
Estimating Concentrations of Road-Salt Constituents in Highway-Runoff from Measurements of Specific Conductance
Discrete or composite samples of highway runoff may not adequately represent in-storm water-quality fluctuations because continuous records of water stage, specific conductance, pH, and temperature of the runoff indicate that these properties fluctuate substantially during a storm. Continuous records of water-quality properties can be used to maximize the information obtained about the stormwater
Authors
Gregory E. Granato, Kirk P. Smith
Basic Requirements for Collecting, Documenting, and Reporting Precipitation and Stormwater-Flow Measurements
Accurate and representative precipitation and stormwater-flow data are crucial for use of highway- or urban-runoff study results, either individually or in a regional or national synthesis of stormwater-runoff data. Equally important is information on the level of accuracy and representativeness of this precipitation and stormwaterflow data. Accurate and representative measurements of precipitatio
Authors
Peter E. Church, Gregory E. Granato, David W. Owens
Technology Transfer Opportunities: Automated Ground-Water Monitoring, A Proven Technology
Introduction
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed and tested an automated ground-water monitoring system that measures and records values of selected water-quality properties and constituents using protocols approved for manual sampling. Prototypes using the automated process have demonstrated the ability to increase the quantity and quality of data collected and have shown the poten
Authors
Kirk P. Smith, Gregory E. Granato
Data Quality Objectives and Criteria for Basic Information, Acceptable Uncertainty, and Quality-Assurance and Quality-Control Documentation
The Federal Highway Administration and State transportation agencies have the responsibility of determining and minimizing the effects of highway runoff on water quality; therefore, they have been conducting an extensive program of water-quality monitoring and research during the last 25 years. The objectives and monitoring goals of highway runoff studies have been diverse, because the highway com
Authors
Gregory E. Granato, Fred G. Bank, Patricia A. Cazenas
Technology Transfer Opportunities: Automated Ground-Water Monitoring
Introduction
A new automated ground-water monitoring system developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) measures and records values of selected water-quality properties and constituents using protocols approved for manual sampling. Prototypes using the automated process have demonstrated the ability to increase the quantity and quality of data collected and have shown the potential for reduc
Authors
Kirk P. Smith, Gregory E. Granato
Mobilization of major and trace constituents of highway runoff in groundwater potentially caused by deicing chemical migration
The quality of water in unsaturated zones and groundwater is affected by the major ions in deicing chemicals applied to roads and highways. The assessment of the environmental effects of highway runoff requires investigations to determine whether other major and trace constituents are mobilized during deicing chemical migration through the unsaturated zone and groundwater. In this regard, groundwa
Authors
Gregory E. Granato, Peter E. Church, Victoria J. Stone
Non-USGS Publications**
Granato, G.E., Church, P.E., and Stone V.J., 1995, Mobilization of Major and Trace Constituents of Highway Runoff in Groundwater Potentially Caused by Deicing-Chemical Migration, Transportation Research Record 1483: Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., p. 92-104
Church, P.E., and Granato, G.E., 1996, Bias in groundwater data caused by well-bore flow in long-screen wells: Groundwater, Vol. 34, No. 2, p. 262-273. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.1996.tb01886.x
Granato, G.E., 1996, Deicing chemicals as a source of constituents in highway runoff: Transportation Research Record 1533, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C., p. 50-58. https://doi.org/10.3141/1533-08
Bank, F.G., Cazenas P.A., Cutshall, C.D., Granato, G.E., Iyer B., Jongedyk, H., Palumbo, V.J., Prendergast G., Salter, J., Storey B., Young, G.K., 1997, Water Quality and Hydrology: in Environmental Research Needs in Transportation, Transportation Research Circular 469, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington D.C. p. 73-80.
Granato, G.E., and Smith, K.P., 1999, Robowell An automated process for monitoring groundwater quality using established sampling protocols. Groundwater Monitoring and Remediation, v. 19, no. 4, p. 81-89. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6592.1999.tb00243.x
Buckler, D.R., and Granato, G.E., 1999, Assessing biological effects from highway-runoff constituents: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 99-240, 45 p. https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1999/ofr99-240/
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
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