Publications
New Jersey Water Science Center scientists have produced over 1,300 publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies. Journal articles and conference proceedings are also available.
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Trends in the quality of water in New Jersey streams, water years 1998-2007 Trends in the quality of water in New Jersey streams, water years 1998-2007
Trends were determined in flow-adjusted values of selected water-quality characteristics measured year-round during water years 1998-2007 (October 1, 1997, through September 30, 2007) at 70 stations on New Jersey streams. Water-quality characteristics included in the analysis are dissolved oxygen, pH, total dissolved solids, total phosphorus, total organic nitrogen plus ammonia, and...
Authors
R. Edward Hickman, Bonnie J. Gray
Evaluating effects of potential changes in streamflow regime on fish and aquatic-invertebrate assemblages in the New Jersey Pinelands Evaluating effects of potential changes in streamflow regime on fish and aquatic-invertebrate assemblages in the New Jersey Pinelands
Changes in water demand associated with population growth and changes in land-use practices in the Pinelands region of southern New Jersey will have a direct effect on stream hydrology. The most pronounced and measurable hydrologic effect is likely to be flow reductions associated with increasing water extraction. Because water-supply needs will continue to grow along with population in...
Authors
Jonathan G. Kennen, Melissa L. Riskin
Sediment oxygen demand in the Saddle River and Salem River watersheds, New Jersey, July-August 2008 Sediment oxygen demand in the Saddle River and Salem River watersheds, New Jersey, July-August 2008
Many factors, such as river depth and velocity, biochemical oxygen demand, and algal productivity, as well as sediment oxygen demand, can affect the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the water column. Measurements of sediment oxygen demand, in conjunction with those of other water-column water-quality constituents, are useful for quantifying the mechanisms that affect in-stream...
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Heather A. Heckathorn, Jacob Gibs
Simulation of Groundwater Mounding Beneath Hypothetical Stormwater Infiltration Basins Simulation of Groundwater Mounding Beneath Hypothetical Stormwater Infiltration Basins
Groundwater mounding occurs beneath stormwater management structures designed to infiltrate stormwater runoff. Concentrating recharge in a small area can cause groundwater mounding that affects the basements of nearby homes and other structures. Methods for quantitatively predicting the height and extent of groundwater mounding beneath and near stormwater Finite-difference groundwater...
Authors
Glen B. Carleton
Variability of mercury concentrations in domestic well water, New Jersey Coastal Plain Variability of mercury concentrations in domestic well water, New Jersey Coastal Plain
Concentrations of total (unfiltered) mercury (Hg) exceed the Maximum Contaminant Level (2 µg/L) in the acidic water withdrawn by more than 700 domestic wells from the areally extensive unconfined Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer system. Background concentrations of Hg generally are
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Zoltan Szabo, Julia L. Barringer, Eric Jacobsen, Nicholas P Smith, Robert A Gallagher, Andrew Sites
Assessment of physical, chemical, and hydrologic factors affecting the infiltration of treated wastewater in the New Jersey Coastal Plain, with emphasis on the Hammonton Land Application Facility Assessment of physical, chemical, and hydrologic factors affecting the infiltration of treated wastewater in the New Jersey Coastal Plain, with emphasis on the Hammonton Land Application Facility
A hydrogeologic and water-quality investigation of the Hammonton Land Application Facility (Hammonton LAF) in Hammonton, New Jersey, was conducted to determine the factors that impede the infiltration of treated wastewater and to assess the potential for similar conditions to exist elsewhere in the Coastal Plain of New Jersey (particularly within the Pinelands National Reserve). Gamma...
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Timothy J. Reilly, Kristin M. Romanok, Steven Tessler, Jeffrey M. Fischer
Pathways for arsenic from sediments to groundwater to streams: Biogeochemical processes in the Inner Coastal Plain, New Jersey, USA Pathways for arsenic from sediments to groundwater to streams: Biogeochemical processes in the Inner Coastal Plain, New Jersey, USA
The Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments that underlie the Inner Coastal Plain of New Jersey contain the arsenic-rich mineral glauconite. Streambed sediments in two Inner Coastal Plain streams (Crosswicks and Raccoon Creeks) that traverse these glauconitic deposits are enriched in arsenic (15–25 mg/kg), and groundwater discharging to the streams contains elevated levels of arsenic (>80 μg/L...
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Julia L. Barringer, Adam Mumford, Lily Y. Young, Pamela A. Reilly, Jennifer L. Bonin, Robert Rosman
Hydrogeologic framework of fractured sedimentary rock, Newark Basin, New Jersey Hydrogeologic framework of fractured sedimentary rock, Newark Basin, New Jersey
The hydrogeologic framework of fractured sedimentary bedrock at the former Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC), Trenton, New Jersey, a trichloroethylene (TCE)-contaminated site in the Newark Basin, is developed using an understanding of the geologic history of the strata, gamma-ray logs, and rock cores. NAWC is the newest field research site established as part of the U.S. Geological Survey...
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Pierre J. Lacombe, William C. Burton
Multiple well-shutdown tests and site-scale flow simulation in fractured rocks Multiple well-shutdown tests and site-scale flow simulation in fractured rocks
A new method was developed for conducting aquifer tests in fractured-rock flow systems that have a pump-and-treat (P&T) operation for containing and removing groundwater contaminants. The method involves temporary shutdown of individual pumps in wells of the P&T system. Conducting aquifer tests in this manner has several advantages, including (1) no additional contaminated water is...
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Claire R. Tiedeman, Pierre J. Lacombe, Daniel J. Goode
Hydrostratigraphy, soil/sediment chemistry, and water quality, Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, Puchack Well Field Superfund site and vicinity, Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, 1997-2001 Hydrostratigraphy, soil/sediment chemistry, and water quality, Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system, Puchack Well Field Superfund site and vicinity, Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, 1997-2001
Drinking-water supplies from the Potomac-Raritan-Magothy aquifer system at the Puchack well field in Pennsauken Township, Camden County, New Jersey, have been contaminated by hexavalent chromium-the most toxic and mobile form-at concentrations exceeding the New Jersey maximum contaminant level of 100 micrograms per liter. Also, scattered but widespread instances of volatile organic...
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Julia L. Barringer, Richard L. Walker, Eric Jacobsen, Pamela Jankowski
Mercury and methylmercury dynamics in a coastal plain watershed, New Jersey, USA Mercury and methylmercury dynamics in a coastal plain watershed, New Jersey, USA
The upper Great Egg Harbor River watershed in New Jersey's Coastal Plain is urbanized but extensive freshwater wetlands are present downstream. In 2006-2007, studies to assess levels of total mercury (THg) found concentrations in unfiltered streamwater to range as high as 187 ng/L in urbanized areas. THg concentrations were
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J. L. Barringer, M.L. Riskin, Z. Szabo, P.A. Reilly, R. Rosman, J.L. Bonin, J.M. Fischer, H.A. Heckathorn
Water-level conditions in selected confined aquifers of the New Jersey and Delaware Coastal Plain Water-level conditions in selected confined aquifers of the New Jersey and Delaware Coastal Plain
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Authors
Vincent T. DePaul, Robert Rosman, Pierre Lacombe