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National Release: PFAS in groundwater

USGS national estimates of the probability for PFAS in groundwater at the depth of public drinking water supply.
Read about the first national estimates study
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New England WSC Products in the Third Quarter of 2022

New England WSC Products in the Third Quarter of 2022

List of products from the New England Water Science Center released in the third quarter of 2022.

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Scituate Reservoir Watershed Sees Rise in Chloride and Sodium

Scituate Reservoir Watershed Sees Rise in Chloride and Sodium

An increase in chloride and sodium concentrations were detected throughout the Scituate Reservoir watershed, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey...

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New Map Identifies Optimal Stream Reaches for Endangered Atlantic Salmon

New Map Identifies Optimal Stream Reaches for Endangered Atlantic Salmon

The new web application uses certain environmental parameters to show which stream reaches in Maine may have deeper, colder waters that are ideal...

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Provisional Data Detects Record-Low Streamflows from Drought

Provisional Data Detects Record-Low Streamflows from Drought

Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts had the second, tenth, and 16th driest Julys, respectively, since 1895, according to the National Centers...

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Extreme Fluctuations in Dissolved Oxygen Measured in Norwalk River

Extreme Fluctuations in Dissolved Oxygen Measured in Norwalk River

Sustained high temperatures and continued drought this summer have led to below-normal streamflows in the Northeast, which can adversely affect water...

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Drought Conditions Continue in Parts of New England

Drought Conditions Continue in Parts of New England

Portions of New England are dealing with the consequences of drought from a warm and dry spring, and the conditions are persisting or worsening as...

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Data Collection Effort Looks at Groundwater Nitrogen Inputs into Long Island Sound

Data Collection Effort Looks at Groundwater Nitrogen Inputs into Long Island Sound

The New England Water Science Center has launched a new project in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Long Island Sound...

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Tribal and First Nation Partners from New England and New York Participate in a Clean Water Act Training

Tribal and First Nation Partners from New England and New York Participate in a Clean Water Act Training

All U.S. government agencies must fulfill the Federal trust responsibility of protecting and supporting the people, property, and self-government of...

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Buoy Platforms Monitoring Water Quality Deployed in Southport and Saugatuck Harbors

Buoy Platforms Monitoring Water Quality Deployed in Southport and Saugatuck Harbors

This past May, the USGS New England Water Science Center launched two marked buoy platforms containing water quality instruments at the mouth of...

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New England WSC Expands Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

New England WSC Expands Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

The New England Water Science Center (New England WSC) is conducting multiple research projects on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class...

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New England Water Science Center Deputy Director Selection

New England Water Science Center Deputy Director Selection

The New England Water Science Center is happy to announce the selection of Marcel Belaval as Deputy Director.

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