Michael R. Rosen (Former Employee)
Science and Products
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The influence of hydrology on lacustrine sediment contaminant records
The way water flows to a lake, through streams, as runoff, or as groundwater, can control the distribution and mass of sediment and contaminants deposited. Whether a lake is large or small, deep or shallow, open or closed, the movement of water to a lake and the circulation patterns of water within a lake control how and where sediment and contaminants are deposited. Particle-associated contaminan
Authors
Michael R. Rosen
Using natural archives to track sources and long-term trends of pollution: some final thoughts and suggestions for future directions
Newly produced, as well as some so-called legacy contaminants, continue to be released into the environment at an accelerated rate. Given the general lack of integrated, direct monitoring programs, the use of natural archival records of contaminants will almost certainly continue to increase. We conclude this volume with a short chapter highlighting some of our final thoughts, with a focus on a ca
Authors
Jules M. Blais, Michael R. Rosen, John P. Smol
Are endocrine and reproductive biomarkers altered in contaminant-exposed wild male Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) of Lake Mead, Nevada/Arizona, USA?
Male Largemouth Bass were sampled from two locations in Lake Mead (USA), a site influenced by treated municipal wastewater effluent and urban runoff (Las Vegas Bay), and a reference site (Overton Arm). Samples were collected in summer (July '07) and spring (March '08) to assess general health, endocrine and reproductive biomarkers, and compare contaminant body burdens by analyzing 252 organic chem
Authors
Steven L. Goodbred, Reynaldo Patiño, Leticia Torres, Kathy R. Echols, Jill A. Jenkins, Michael R. Rosen, Erik Orsak
Hydroecological condition and potential for aquaculture in lakes of the arid region of Khorezm, Uzbekistan
With >400 small (<1 ha) lakes, the arid Khorezm Province in Uzbekistan may be well-suited for aquaculture production. Developing water resources to provide a local food supply could increase fish consumption while improving the rural economy. Hydroecological (biological and physical) and chemical characteristics (including legacy pesticides ΣDDT and ΣHCH) of four representative drainage lakes in K
Authors
Africa Crootof, Nodirbek Mullabaev, Laurel Saito, Lisa Atwell, Michael R. Rosen, Marhabo Bekchonova, Elena Ginatullina, Julian Scott, Sudeep Chandra, Bakhriddin Nishonov, John P.A. Lamers, Dilorom Fayzieva
The quality of our Nation's waters: Water quality in principal aquifers of the United States, 1991-2010
About 130 million people in the United States rely on groundwater for drinking water, and the need for high-quality drinking-water supplies becomes more urgent as our population grows. Although groundwater is a safe, reliable source of drinking water for millions of people nationwide, high concentrations of some chemical constituents can pose potential human-health concerns. Some of these contamin
Authors
Leslie A. DeSimone, Peter B. McMahon, Michael R. Rosen
Limnogeology, news in brief
We've invited Michael R. Rosen, water quality specialist within the USGS Water Science Field Team in Carson City and Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, professor of geology at Ohio University, to take a look at the intriguing new developments that are emerging in limnogeologic studies. These studies are increasing our understanding of how climate and movements of the Earth's surface influence terrestr
Authors
Michael R. Rosen, Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch
Hydrogeologic framework and occurrence, movement, and chemical characterization of groundwater in Dixie Valley, west-central Nevada
Dixie Valley, a primarily undeveloped basin in west-central Nevada, is being considered for groundwater exportation. Proposed pumping would occur from the basin-fill aquifer. In response to proposed exportation, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and Churchill County, conducted a study to improve the understanding of groundwater resources in Dixie Valley. The
Authors
Jena M. Huntington, C. Amanda Garcia, Michael R. Rosen
The distribution and modeling of nitrate transport in the Carson Valley alluvial aquifer, Douglas County, Nevada
Residents of Carson Valley in Douglas County, Nevada, rely on groundwater from an alluvial aquifer for domestic use and agricultural irrigation. Since the 1970s, there has been a rapid increase in population in several parts of the valley that rely on domestic wells for drinking water and septic systems for treatment of household waste. As a result, the density of septic systems in the developed a
Authors
Ramon C. Naranjo, Toby L. Welborn, Michael R. Rosen
Prioritization of constituents for national- and regional-scale ambient monitoring of water and sediment in the United States
A total of 2,541 constituents were evaluated and prioritized for national- and regional-scale ambient monitoring of water and sediment in the United States. This prioritization was done by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in preparation for the upcoming third decade (Cycle 3; 2013–23) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. This report provides the methods used to prioritize the
Authors
Lisa D. Olsen, Joshua F. Valder, Janet M. Carter, John S. Zogorski
Lake Mead--clear and vital
“Lake Mead – Clear and Vital” is a 13 minute documentary relating the crucial role of science in maintaining high water quality in Lake Mead. The program was produced coincident with release of the Lakes Mead and Mohave Circular a USGS publication covering past and on-going research in the lakes and tributaries of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Authors
Stephen M. Wessells, Michael Rosen
Bottom sediment as a source of organic contaminants in Lake Mead, Nevada, USA
Treated wastewater effluent from Las Vegas, Nevada and surrounding communities' flow through Las Vegas Wash (LVW) into the Lake Mead National Recreational Area at Las Vegas Bay (LVB). Lake sediment is a likely sink for many hydrophobic synthetic organic compounds (SOCs); however, partitioning between the sediment and the overlying water could result in the sediment acting as a secondary contaminan
Authors
David A. Alvarez, Michael R. Rosen, Stephanie D. Perkins, Walter L. Cranor, Vickie L. Schroeder, Tammy L. Jones-Lepp
Wildlife and biological resources: Chapter 5 in A synthesis of aquatic science for management of Lakes Mead and Mohave
The creation of Lakes Mead and Mohave drastically changed habitats originally found along their region of the historical Colorado River. While still continuing to provide habitat conditions that support a rich diversity of species within the water, along shorelines, and in adjacent drainage areas, the reservoirs contain organisms that are both native and non-native to the Colorado River drainage (
Authors
Sudeep Chandra, Scott R. Abella, Brandon A. Albrecht, Joseph G. Barnes, E. Cayenne Engel, Steven L. Goodbred, Paul B. Holden, Ron B. Kegerries, Jef R. Jaeger, Erik Orsak, Michael R. Rosen, Jon Sjöberg, Wai Hing Wong
Non-USGS Publications**
Rosen, M.R., Miser, D.E. & Warren, J.K., 1988, Sedimentology, mineralogy, and isotopic analysis of Pellet Lake, Coorong Region, South Australia. Sedimentology, 35, 105-122.
Rosen, M.R., Miser, D.E., Starcher, M.A., & Warren, J.K., 1989, Formation of dolomite in the Coorong Region, South Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 53, 661-669.
Rosen, M.R. & Warren, J.K., 1990, The origin and significance of groundwater seepage gypsum from Bristol Dry Lake Ca., USA. Sedimentology, 37, 983-996.
Rosen, M.R., 1991, Sedimentologic and geochemical constraints on the hydrologic evolution of Bristol Dry Lake, California, USA. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 84, 229-257.
Brown, W.J., & Rosen, M.R., 1995, Was there a Pliocene-Pleistocene fluvial-lacustrine connection between Death Valley and the Colorado River? Quaternary Research, 43, 286-296.
Jones, B., Renaut, R.W., & Rosen, M.R., 2004, Taxonomic fidelity of silicified filamentous microbes from hot spring systems in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 94, 475-483.
Pasvanoglu, S. Canik, B. & Rosen, M.R., 2004, Hydrogeology and possible effects of the Mw. 7.4 Marmara Earthquake (17 August 1999) on the spring waters in the Orhangazi-Bursa Area, Turkey. Journal Geological Society of India, 63, 313-322.
Rosen, M.R, 1994, The importance of groundwater in playas: A review of playa classifications and the sedimentology and hydrology of playas. In Rosen, M.R., (ed), Paleoclimate and Basin Evolution of Playa Systems, Geological Society of America Special Paper No. 289, 1-18.
Rosen, M.R., Turner, J.V., Coshell, L. & Gailitis, V., 1995, The effect of water temperature, stratification, and biological activity on the stable isotopic composition and timing of carbonate precipitation in a hypersaline lake. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 59, 979-990.
Coshell, L., Rosen, M.R., & McNamara, K., 1998, Hydromagnesite replacement of biomineralised aragonite in a new location of Holocene stromatolites, Lake Walyungup, Western Australia, Sedimentology, 45, 1005-1018.
Rosen, M.R. & Jones, S. 1998, Controls on the groundwater composition of the Wanaka and Wakatipu basins, Central Otago, New Zealand. Hydrogeology Journal, 6, 264-281
**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.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 81
The influence of hydrology on lacustrine sediment contaminant records
The way water flows to a lake, through streams, as runoff, or as groundwater, can control the distribution and mass of sediment and contaminants deposited. Whether a lake is large or small, deep or shallow, open or closed, the movement of water to a lake and the circulation patterns of water within a lake control how and where sediment and contaminants are deposited. Particle-associated contaminan
Authors
Michael R. Rosen
Using natural archives to track sources and long-term trends of pollution: some final thoughts and suggestions for future directions
Newly produced, as well as some so-called legacy contaminants, continue to be released into the environment at an accelerated rate. Given the general lack of integrated, direct monitoring programs, the use of natural archival records of contaminants will almost certainly continue to increase. We conclude this volume with a short chapter highlighting some of our final thoughts, with a focus on a ca
Authors
Jules M. Blais, Michael R. Rosen, John P. Smol
Are endocrine and reproductive biomarkers altered in contaminant-exposed wild male Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) of Lake Mead, Nevada/Arizona, USA?
Male Largemouth Bass were sampled from two locations in Lake Mead (USA), a site influenced by treated municipal wastewater effluent and urban runoff (Las Vegas Bay), and a reference site (Overton Arm). Samples were collected in summer (July '07) and spring (March '08) to assess general health, endocrine and reproductive biomarkers, and compare contaminant body burdens by analyzing 252 organic chem
Authors
Steven L. Goodbred, Reynaldo Patiño, Leticia Torres, Kathy R. Echols, Jill A. Jenkins, Michael R. Rosen, Erik Orsak
Hydroecological condition and potential for aquaculture in lakes of the arid region of Khorezm, Uzbekistan
With >400 small (<1 ha) lakes, the arid Khorezm Province in Uzbekistan may be well-suited for aquaculture production. Developing water resources to provide a local food supply could increase fish consumption while improving the rural economy. Hydroecological (biological and physical) and chemical characteristics (including legacy pesticides ΣDDT and ΣHCH) of four representative drainage lakes in K
Authors
Africa Crootof, Nodirbek Mullabaev, Laurel Saito, Lisa Atwell, Michael R. Rosen, Marhabo Bekchonova, Elena Ginatullina, Julian Scott, Sudeep Chandra, Bakhriddin Nishonov, John P.A. Lamers, Dilorom Fayzieva
The quality of our Nation's waters: Water quality in principal aquifers of the United States, 1991-2010
About 130 million people in the United States rely on groundwater for drinking water, and the need for high-quality drinking-water supplies becomes more urgent as our population grows. Although groundwater is a safe, reliable source of drinking water for millions of people nationwide, high concentrations of some chemical constituents can pose potential human-health concerns. Some of these contamin
Authors
Leslie A. DeSimone, Peter B. McMahon, Michael R. Rosen
Limnogeology, news in brief
We've invited Michael R. Rosen, water quality specialist within the USGS Water Science Field Team in Carson City and Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch, professor of geology at Ohio University, to take a look at the intriguing new developments that are emerging in limnogeologic studies. These studies are increasing our understanding of how climate and movements of the Earth's surface influence terrestr
Authors
Michael R. Rosen, Elizabeth Gierlowski-Kordesch
Hydrogeologic framework and occurrence, movement, and chemical characterization of groundwater in Dixie Valley, west-central Nevada
Dixie Valley, a primarily undeveloped basin in west-central Nevada, is being considered for groundwater exportation. Proposed pumping would occur from the basin-fill aquifer. In response to proposed exportation, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and Churchill County, conducted a study to improve the understanding of groundwater resources in Dixie Valley. The
Authors
Jena M. Huntington, C. Amanda Garcia, Michael R. Rosen
The distribution and modeling of nitrate transport in the Carson Valley alluvial aquifer, Douglas County, Nevada
Residents of Carson Valley in Douglas County, Nevada, rely on groundwater from an alluvial aquifer for domestic use and agricultural irrigation. Since the 1970s, there has been a rapid increase in population in several parts of the valley that rely on domestic wells for drinking water and septic systems for treatment of household waste. As a result, the density of septic systems in the developed a
Authors
Ramon C. Naranjo, Toby L. Welborn, Michael R. Rosen
Prioritization of constituents for national- and regional-scale ambient monitoring of water and sediment in the United States
A total of 2,541 constituents were evaluated and prioritized for national- and regional-scale ambient monitoring of water and sediment in the United States. This prioritization was done by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in preparation for the upcoming third decade (Cycle 3; 2013–23) of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. This report provides the methods used to prioritize the
Authors
Lisa D. Olsen, Joshua F. Valder, Janet M. Carter, John S. Zogorski
Lake Mead--clear and vital
“Lake Mead – Clear and Vital” is a 13 minute documentary relating the crucial role of science in maintaining high water quality in Lake Mead. The program was produced coincident with release of the Lakes Mead and Mohave Circular a USGS publication covering past and on-going research in the lakes and tributaries of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area.
Authors
Stephen M. Wessells, Michael Rosen
Bottom sediment as a source of organic contaminants in Lake Mead, Nevada, USA
Treated wastewater effluent from Las Vegas, Nevada and surrounding communities' flow through Las Vegas Wash (LVW) into the Lake Mead National Recreational Area at Las Vegas Bay (LVB). Lake sediment is a likely sink for many hydrophobic synthetic organic compounds (SOCs); however, partitioning between the sediment and the overlying water could result in the sediment acting as a secondary contaminan
Authors
David A. Alvarez, Michael R. Rosen, Stephanie D. Perkins, Walter L. Cranor, Vickie L. Schroeder, Tammy L. Jones-Lepp
Wildlife and biological resources: Chapter 5 in A synthesis of aquatic science for management of Lakes Mead and Mohave
The creation of Lakes Mead and Mohave drastically changed habitats originally found along their region of the historical Colorado River. While still continuing to provide habitat conditions that support a rich diversity of species within the water, along shorelines, and in adjacent drainage areas, the reservoirs contain organisms that are both native and non-native to the Colorado River drainage (
Authors
Sudeep Chandra, Scott R. Abella, Brandon A. Albrecht, Joseph G. Barnes, E. Cayenne Engel, Steven L. Goodbred, Paul B. Holden, Ron B. Kegerries, Jef R. Jaeger, Erik Orsak, Michael R. Rosen, Jon Sjöberg, Wai Hing Wong
Non-USGS Publications**
Rosen, M.R., Miser, D.E. & Warren, J.K., 1988, Sedimentology, mineralogy, and isotopic analysis of Pellet Lake, Coorong Region, South Australia. Sedimentology, 35, 105-122.
Rosen, M.R., Miser, D.E., Starcher, M.A., & Warren, J.K., 1989, Formation of dolomite in the Coorong Region, South Australia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 53, 661-669.
Rosen, M.R. & Warren, J.K., 1990, The origin and significance of groundwater seepage gypsum from Bristol Dry Lake Ca., USA. Sedimentology, 37, 983-996.
Rosen, M.R., 1991, Sedimentologic and geochemical constraints on the hydrologic evolution of Bristol Dry Lake, California, USA. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 84, 229-257.
Brown, W.J., & Rosen, M.R., 1995, Was there a Pliocene-Pleistocene fluvial-lacustrine connection between Death Valley and the Colorado River? Quaternary Research, 43, 286-296.
Jones, B., Renaut, R.W., & Rosen, M.R., 2004, Taxonomic fidelity of silicified filamentous microbes from hot spring systems in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 94, 475-483.
Pasvanoglu, S. Canik, B. & Rosen, M.R., 2004, Hydrogeology and possible effects of the Mw. 7.4 Marmara Earthquake (17 August 1999) on the spring waters in the Orhangazi-Bursa Area, Turkey. Journal Geological Society of India, 63, 313-322.
Rosen, M.R, 1994, The importance of groundwater in playas: A review of playa classifications and the sedimentology and hydrology of playas. In Rosen, M.R., (ed), Paleoclimate and Basin Evolution of Playa Systems, Geological Society of America Special Paper No. 289, 1-18.
Rosen, M.R., Turner, J.V., Coshell, L. & Gailitis, V., 1995, The effect of water temperature, stratification, and biological activity on the stable isotopic composition and timing of carbonate precipitation in a hypersaline lake. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 59, 979-990.
Coshell, L., Rosen, M.R., & McNamara, K., 1998, Hydromagnesite replacement of biomineralised aragonite in a new location of Holocene stromatolites, Lake Walyungup, Western Australia, Sedimentology, 45, 1005-1018.
Rosen, M.R. & Jones, S. 1998, Controls on the groundwater composition of the Wanaka and Wakatipu basins, Central Otago, New Zealand. Hydrogeology Journal, 6, 264-281
**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.