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The list below includes official USGS publications and journal articles authored by New England Water Science Center scientists. The USGS Pubs Warehouse link provides access to all USSG publications.

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Walden Pond, Massachusetts: Environmental setting and current investigations Walden Pond, Massachusetts: Environmental setting and current investigations

Introduction Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, is famous among lakes because of its unique social history. Walden was the setting for American naturalist Henry David Thoreau's well-known essay 'Walden; or, Life in the Woods,' first published in 1854. Thoreau lived and wrote at Walden Pond from July 1845 to September 1847. In 'Walden,' Thoreau combined highly admired writing on
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John A. Colman, Marcus C. Waldron

Soil, environmental, and watershed measurements in support of carbon cycling studies in northwestern Mississippi Soil, environmental, and watershed measurements in support of carbon cycling studies in northwestern Mississippi

Measurements including soil respiration, soil moisture, soil temperature, and carbon export in suspended sediments from small watersheds were recorded at several field sites in northwestern Mississippi in support of hillslope process studies associated with the U.S. Geological Survey's Mississippi Basin Carbon Project (MBCP). These measurements were made to provide information about...
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Thomas G. Huntington, J.W. Harden, S. M. Dabney, D. A. Marion, C. Alonso, J. M. Sharpe, T. L. Fries

Technology Transfer Opportunities: Automated Ground-Water Monitoring, A Proven Technology Technology Transfer Opportunities: Automated Ground-Water Monitoring, A Proven Technology

Introduction The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has developed and tested an automated ground-water monitoring system that measures and records values of selected water-quality properties and constituents using protocols approved for manual sampling. Prototypes using the automated process have demonstrated the ability to increase the quantity and quality of data collected and have shown...
Authors
Kirk P. Smith, Gregory E. Granato

Effects of acidic deposition on water quality and forest health in Georgia Effects of acidic deposition on water quality and forest health in Georgia

Biogeochemical studies at the Panola Mountain Research Watershed near Atlanta, Ga., and in the Coastal Plain Province of Georgia have provided an assessment of some of the potential effects of acid deposition on streamwater quality and forest health in Georgia. Historically, "acid rain" has not been considered a potentially serious problem in the southeastern United States; however...
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Thomas G. Huntington, R. P. Hooper

Simulation of ground-water flow and application to the design of a contaminant removal system, Loring Air Force Base, Maine Simulation of ground-water flow and application to the design of a contaminant removal system, Loring Air Force Base, Maine

The fractured-bedrock aquifer underlying the former Fire Training Area at Loring Air Force Base, Maine, has been contaminated with petroleum products as a result of fire training activities. A numerical model of the ground-water-flow system near the Fire Training Area was developed to provide information for the design and operation of a contaminant removal system. The goals of the...
Authors
J.J. Starn

Preliminary hydrogeologic assessment of a ground-water contamination area in Wolcott, Connecticut Preliminary hydrogeologic assessment of a ground-water contamination area in Wolcott, Connecticut

Contamination of ground water by volatile organic compounds and inorganic constituents has been identified at a number of industrial sites in the Town of Wolcott, Connecticut. Contamination is also present at a municipal landfill in the City of Waterbury that is upgradient from the industrial sites in the local ground-water-flow system. The study area, which lies in the Western Highlands...
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J. R. Stone, G. D. Casey, R.A. Mondazzi, T.W. Frick

Numerical simulation of ground-water flow through glacial deposits and crystalline bedrock in the Mirror Lake area, Grafton County, New Hampshire Numerical simulation of ground-water flow through glacial deposits and crystalline bedrock in the Mirror Lake area, Grafton County, New Hampshire

This report documents the development of a computer model to simulate steady-state (long-term average) flow of ground water in the vicinity of Mirror Lake, which lies at the eastern end of the Hubbard Brook valley in central New Hampshire. The 10-km2 study area includes Mirror Lake, the three streams that flow into Mirror Lake, Leeman's Brook, Paradise Brook, and parts of Hubbard Brook...
Authors
Claire R. Tiedeman, Daniel J. Goode, Paul A. Hsieh
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