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A diagram of PFAS fate and transport
PFAS Fate Transport Diagram
PFAS Fate Transport Diagram
PFAS Fate Transport Diagram

Environmental fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS can be from direct and indirect releases or emissions of PFAS from producers or industrial facilities manufacturing PFAS (outlined in red). Primary sources (outlined in orange) include consumer goods, PFAS-containing firefighting foams, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants.

Environmental fate and transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS can be from direct and indirect releases or emissions of PFAS from producers or industrial facilities manufacturing PFAS (outlined in red). Primary sources (outlined in orange) include consumer goods, PFAS-containing firefighting foams, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants.

USGS employees working in a stream
Mussel Restoration Field Work
Mussel Restoration Field Work
Mussel Restoration Field Work

This is an image of USGS employees working at a field site for a mussel restoration project.

This is an image of USGS employees working at a field site for a mussel restoration project.

Two USGS scientists working in a stream
Restoration Fieldwork
Restoration Fieldwork
Restoration Fieldwork

This is a photo of two USGS scientists working in the Clinton Watershed for a Fatmucket mussel reintroduction effort.

This is a photo of two USGS scientists working in the Clinton Watershed for a Fatmucket mussel reintroduction effort.

Mussel silo sitting on the stream bed
Mussel Silo
Mussel Silo
Mussel Silo

This is an image of a mussel silo that has been deployed in the Clinton watershed.

This is an image of a mussel silo that has been deployed in the Clinton watershed.

USGS employee Doug Hardesty holds Fatmucket mussels
Doug Hardesty Holds Mussels
Doug Hardesty Holds Mussels
Doug Hardesty Holds Mussels

Douglas Hardesty, a USGS employee, holds a handful of juvenile Fatmucket mussels which are intended for reintroduction.

Douglas Hardesty, a USGS employee, holds a handful of juvenile Fatmucket mussels which are intended for reintroduction.

Photo of a mussel silo used in USGS restoration efforts
Mussel Silo
Mussel Silo
Mussel Silo

This is an image of a mussel silo used for CERC-USGS mussel restoration efforts. The mussel silo is a bunker that houses mussels while they grow.

This is an image of a mussel silo used for CERC-USGS mussel restoration efforts. The mussel silo is a bunker that houses mussels while they grow.

Videos

USGS Missouri River Dye Tracing Assessment
USGS Missouri River Dye Tracing Assessment
USGS Missouri River Dye Tracing Assessment

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a dye-trace assessment on May 5, 2021 along the Missouri River near Huntsdale, Missouri. The assessment helped scientists understand how larvae from the critically endangered pallid sturgeon drift downstream after hatching and how they find supportive habitat in the complex Missouri River.
 

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey conducted a dye-trace assessment on May 5, 2021 along the Missouri River near Huntsdale, Missouri. The assessment helped scientists understand how larvae from the critically endangered pallid sturgeon drift downstream after hatching and how they find supportive habitat in the complex Missouri River.
 

Communicating NRDAR Science: Translating Contaminant Data to Art
Communicating NRDAR Science: Translating Contaminant Data to Art
Communicating NRDAR Science: Translating Contaminant Data to Art

The NRDAR science webinar series highlights expertise, data, and information developed for NRDAR cases or for potential new methods application. In this presentation, Mallery Quetawki describes her work turning contaminant data into art for communicating science to Native American communities.
 

The NRDAR science webinar series highlights expertise, data, and information developed for NRDAR cases or for potential new methods application. In this presentation, Mallery Quetawki describes her work turning contaminant data into art for communicating science to Native American communities.
 

Shovelnose Spawning
Shovelnose Spawning
Shovelnose Spawning

Video of ARIS Sonar imagery showing a female and two male shovelnose sturgeon over an egg deposition location recorded during controlled experiments to study spawning behavior.
 

Video of ARIS Sonar imagery showing a female and two male shovelnose sturgeon over an egg deposition location recorded during controlled experiments to study spawning behavior.