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Glass bottle collect water from wastewater facility.
Composite Wastewater Sample
Composite Wastewater Sample
Composite Wastewater Sample

Image of a  flow-based composite sample being collected at one of the wastewater facilities to represent a 24-hour sample. 

Image of a  flow-based composite sample being collected at one of the wastewater facilities to represent a 24-hour sample. 

Man in personal protective gear fills out paperwork in a van.
Paperwork
Paperwork
Paperwork

Picture of Travis Smith at a wastewater facility filling out paperwork for samples collected that day in the lab van before shipping the same samples to the Leetown, WV lab.

Picture of Travis Smith at a wastewater facility filling out paperwork for samples collected that day in the lab van before shipping the same samples to the Leetown, WV lab.

Woman working under a vacuum hood in a lab.
ddPCR Lab
ddPCR Lab
ddPCR Lab

Caitlin Beaver (WARC) setting up plates to run ddPCR in the Biosafety-level 3 lab in Leetown, WV. 

Caitlin Beaver (WARC) setting up plates to run ddPCR in the Biosafety-level 3 lab in Leetown, WV. 

Man in personal protective gear collects a wastewater sample at night.
Retrieving a Sample
Retrieving a Sample
Retrieving a Sample

A USGS field team member retrieving the sample bottle from a time-based sampler onsite at a wastewater treatment facility.

A USGS field team member retrieving the sample bottle from a time-based sampler onsite at a wastewater treatment facility.

Man in personal protective gear runs water through a wastewater sampling machine.
Cleaning Ohio Autosampler
Cleaning Ohio Autosampler
Cleaning Ohio Autosampler

USGS field team member runs cleaning solution through the autosampler installed at one of the wastewater facilities in Ohio as part of a QA test to see if cleaning procedures affect sample results. 

USGS field team member runs cleaning solution through the autosampler installed at one of the wastewater facilities in Ohio as part of a QA test to see if cleaning procedures affect sample results. 

Red biohazard bag, sealed bags with samples in bottles and a sample box on the ground
Early Morning Sample Collection
Early Morning Sample Collection
Man and a woman in masks play 'rock, paper, scissors.'
RPS
RPS
RPS

Julie Dietze vs. Jonathon Cohl in a Rock/Paper/Scissors showdown that you'd have to see to believe!

Julie Dietze vs. Jonathon Cohl in a Rock/Paper/Scissors showdown that you'd have to see to believe!

A small temperature recording tag being surgically implanted into the celomic cavity of an adult brook trout
Temperature recording tag being surgically implanted into brook trout
Temperature recording tag being surgically implanted into brook trout
Temperature recording tag being surgically implanted into brook trout

Anthropogenic factors coupled with increased stochastic weather events (e.g., flood and drought) has caused stream temperatures to increase. Due largely to increased stream temperature, brook trout currently occupy only 70% of their historical distribution and regional models predict further range contraction as stream temperatures continue to increase.

Anthropogenic factors coupled with increased stochastic weather events (e.g., flood and drought) has caused stream temperatures to increase. Due largely to increased stream temperature, brook trout currently occupy only 70% of their historical distribution and regional models predict further range contraction as stream temperatures continue to increase.

adult male brook trout laying on wet grass and leaves
brook trout
brook trout
brook trout

Anthropogenic factors coupled with increased stochastic weather events (e.g., flood and drought) has caused stream temperatures to increase. Due largely to increased stream temperature, brook trout currently occupy only 70% of their historical distribution and regional models predict further range contraction as stream temperatures continue to increase.

Anthropogenic factors coupled with increased stochastic weather events (e.g., flood and drought) has caused stream temperatures to increase. Due largely to increased stream temperature, brook trout currently occupy only 70% of their historical distribution and regional models predict further range contraction as stream temperatures continue to increase.

From the banks of a drained 500 ft wide canal with substation in the background and a 4 foot trap sitting in 10 foot wide riv
Juvenile lamprey collection in the power canal
Juvenile lamprey collection in the power canal
Juvenile lamprey collection in the power canal

The de-watered Turners Falls power canal taken from the S.O. Conte Lab intakes.  Juvenile lamprey were collected in the drained water canal via fyke-type traps seen in the lower left. 

The de-watered Turners Falls power canal taken from the S.O. Conte Lab intakes.  Juvenile lamprey were collected in the drained water canal via fyke-type traps seen in the lower left. 

Man in full protective gear works on samples in a lab.
Samples in the Manifold
Samples in the Manifold
Samples in the Manifold

 Luke Iwanowicz putting samples into manifold inside the Biosafety Level-3 lab at the Leetown, WV facility.

 Luke Iwanowicz putting samples into manifold inside the Biosafety Level-3 lab at the Leetown, WV facility.

Two men in full protective gear work on samples in a lab.
Zymo Columns are Slow
Zymo Columns are Slow
Zymo Columns are Slow

Luke Iwanowicz and Clay Raines patiently watching samples filter through zymo columns  inside the Biosafety Level-3 lab at the Leetown, WV facility..

Luke Iwanowicz and Clay Raines patiently watching samples filter through zymo columns  inside the Biosafety Level-3 lab at the Leetown, WV facility..

four people stand among cardboard boxes in an office building.
Logistics Team Members
Logistics Team Members
Logistics Team Members

Justin Krahulik, Logan Neal, Moussu Guira & Julie Dietze finish packing the last shipments for the field.

Justin Krahulik, Logan Neal, Moussu Guira & Julie Dietze finish packing the last shipments for the field.

Woman carrying two boxes across a large warehouse room.
Boxes from Fed Ex
Boxes from Fed Ex
Boxes from Fed Ex

Unloading sample boxes from Fed Ex Truck into the receiving area at the Leetown Lab, Christine Densmore 

Unloading sample boxes from Fed Ex Truck into the receiving area at the Leetown Lab, Christine Densmore 

Man donning protective shoe covers for the lab.
PPE donning 1
PPE donning 1
PPE donning 1

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Man donning protective coat for the lab.
PPE donning 2
PPE donning 2
PPE donning 2

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Luke Iwanowicz dons multiple layers of PPE for safety prior to entering the BSL-3 lab

Woman in full protective gear at a sink in the lab.
RNA Extraction 2
RNA Extraction 2
RNA Extraction 2

Robin Johnson conducts RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab at  Leetown, WV

Robin Johnson conducts RNA extractions in the Biosafety Level-3 lab at  Leetown, WV

Woman in a mask holding a sample box.
Frequent Flyer Miles
Frequent Flyer Miles
Frequent Flyer Miles

Rachel Atkins brings collected samples to specific FedEx facilites to ship the precious cargo to West Virginia for processing.

Rachel Atkins brings collected samples to specific FedEx facilites to ship the precious cargo to West Virginia for processing.

Smiling scientist next to a van full of sample boxes.
Prepping boxes for sampling
Prepping boxes for sampling
Prepping boxes for sampling

Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.

Rachel Atkins organizes boxes and PPE in preparation for sampling at several facilities in Utah using an oversized cargo van.

Woman in protective gear placing ice packs into a sample cooler.
Sample Pickup
Sample Pickup
Sample Pickup

Rachel Atkins retrieving and packaging samples from each facility, which must be stored on ice during shipment to the Leetown, WV lab

Rachel Atkins retrieving and packaging samples from each facility, which must be stored on ice during shipment to the Leetown, WV lab

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