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Environmental assessment

The evaluation of the status of a specific ecosystem or geographic area and how a proposed change in management or a proposed project will affect that status.

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Mercury in the environment [More info]: Fact sheet on mercury and the environment, including toxic effects, risk to people and wildlife, sources of mercury, environments where methylmercury is a problem, and mercury contamination.
Multielement geochemical dataset of surficial materials for the northern Great Basin [More info]: This report presents geochemical data generated during mineral and environmental assessments for the Bureau of Land Management in northern Nevada, northeastern California, southeastern Oregon, and southwestern Idaho, along with metadata and maps.
Presettlement and contemporary vegetation patterns along two navigation reaches of the Upper Mississippi River [More info]: Study to reconstruct presettlement vegetation patterns along two navigation reaches of the Upper Mississippi.
Science In Your Watershed [More info]: Enables you to identify and locate a specific watershed, find scientific publications or research work going on there, and begin to integrate observations of your watershed with other data.
The Baltimore-Washington Regional Collaboratory Land-Use History Research Program [More info]: A description of research activities of the Baltimore-Washington Regional Collaboratory urban growth in the Chesapeake region.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Region Coastal and Ocean Science [More info]: Overview of USGS research addressing a broad range of coastal and marine issues in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Region: Alaska Coastal and Ocean Science [More info]: Overview of USGS research addressing a broad range of coastal and marine issues in Alaska.
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Region: Santa Barbara Channel Coastal and Ocean Science [More info]: Overview of USGS research addressing a broad range of coastal and marine issues in the Santa Barbara Channel and vicinity, California.
Understanding beach health throughout the Great Lakes -- Continuing research [More info]: Outlines tactical problems that make it difficult for beach managers to use scientific information to make beach closure and advisory decisions. Explains methodologies we are using to address those problems and better prepare local decision makers.
Urban development results in stressors that degrade stream ecosystems [More info]: Explains which aspects of stream ecosystems are harmed by urban development and how, along with implications for those who manage urban ecosystems.

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