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You’re Standing on It! Health Risks of Coal-Tar Pavement Sealcoat

Added: Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Filed under: Energy and Minerals, Environmental Health, Featured
By: Spencer Williams (Sp_Williams@baylor.edu), Barbara Mahler (bjmahler@usgs.gov), Pete Van Metre (pcvanmet@usgs.gov), Jennifer LaVista (jlavista@usgs.gov)
Living by pavement with coal-tar-based sealant increases estimated cancer risk. Read more
Measuring the Flow: The Importance of Streamgages

Added: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Filed under: Featured, Water
By: Pixie Hamilton <pahamilt@usgs.gov>, Jon Campbell <joncampbell@usgs.gov>
Reliable streamflow information is needed for many purposes-USGS streamgages provide it. Read more
Measuring the Flow: Uses of Streamflow Information

Added: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Filed under: Featured, Water
By: Pixie Hamilton, Jon Campbell
How streamflow information is used in expected and extraordinary ways. Read more
Tick-Tock, Nature’s Clock Out of Sync?

Added: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Filed under: Ecosystems, Featured, Global Change
Catherine Puckett and Theresa Crimmins
Join citizens and scientists in tracking The Pulse of Our Planet!
The Science of Sinkholes

Added: Monday, March 11th, 2013
Filed under: Featured, Natural Hazards
By: Jessica Robertson (jrobertson@usgs.gov) and Randall Orndorff (rorndorff@usgs.gov)
A recent devastating sinkhole in Florida has raised questions and concerns about this phenomenon. Read more
National Groundwater Awareness Week

Added: Sunday, March 10th, 2013
Filed under: Featured, Water
Kara Capelli and Fawn-Marie Golden
USGS studies the quantity and quality of groundwater to provide consistent and integrated information needed by decision-makers.
USGS Marks 134 years of Science for America: A Most Unusual Birthday

Added: Monday, March 4th, 2013
Filed under: Core Science Systems, Ecosystems, Energy and Minerals, Environmental Health, Featured, Global Change, Natural Hazards, Water
Jon Campbell
On March 3, the U.S. Geological Survey turned 134. Established by Congress in 1879 and built on a legacy of impartial science, the bureau faces unusual challenges in the near term.