Images

USGS scientist Kimberly Beisner retrieves a water quality sensor on the Rio Grande for a PFAS study in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Image of Site Map of PFAS Surface Water Sites, USGS - New Mexico Water Science Center

Photograph of PFAS sampling at Animas near Farmington, NM, USGS - New Mexico Water Science Center.

NMWSC Sediment Laboratory, RO-TAP (Dry-Sieve Shaker) Machine in Shed with a Sieve Stack Ready to Run

New Mexico Water Science Center Sediment Lab, 2.5 Inch Sieve Stack Setup to Wet Sieve Sand Grains over a Filtered Dish

NMWSC Sediment Laboratory, Pipet Bath Used to Withdraw Aliquots for Full-size Analysis of Fine Material

Image of 0.063 mm Sieve Setup over Evaporating Dish to Wet Sieve for a Sand-fine Break Analysis, NMWSC Sediment Laboratory

NMWSC Sediment Laboratory, Visual Accumulation (VA) Tube Setup (an older but still valid method of analyzing sand grain size composition)

Coolers received by the NMWSC Sediment Laboratory that are awaiting login and processing

View of main sample analysis area of the New Mexico Water Science Center’s Sediment Laboratory.

Photograph of snow sampling in Cloudcroft, NM, USGS - New Mexico Water Science Center.

Photograph of the passive Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler (POCIS) (underwater) deployment (upper post) and active Continuous Low-Level Aquatic Monitoring (CLAM) sampler (lower post, left) and the active solid phase extraction bot sampler (lower post, right), USGS - New Mexico Water Science Center.

Bulk Density, USGS - NMWSC

 Loss of Ignition, USGS - NMWSC

Thermo Scientific Muffle Furnace, USGS - NMWSC

Large Array of Laboratory Glassware, USGS - NMWSC

Wash Station, USGS - NMWSC

Suspended-Sediment Concentration, USGS - NMWSC

Measuring Water Potential, USGS - NMWSC

Ohaus Micro Balance, USGS - NMWSC

4-Stage Culligan Deionized Water, USGS - NMWSC