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Cyanotoxin mixture models

Relating environmental variables and toxin co-occurrence to human exposure risk

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Organic contaminants assessed in 305 streams

Multi-region assessment of chemical mixture exposures and predicted cumulative effects in USA wadeable urban/agriculture-gradient streams

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Using infrared imagery to map agricultural drainage

Overall results and key findings on the use of UAV visible-color, multispectral, and thermal infrared imagery to map agricultural drainage

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Utilizing locally available slag to treat waste or agricultural waters

Geochemical Characterization of Iron and Steel Slag and Its Potential to Remove Phosphate and Neutralize Acid

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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

PAH in Streambed Sediment in Great Lakes Tributaries

PAH - Great Lakes

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May 12, 2017

Atmospheric deposition to forests in the eastern USA Atmospheric deposition to forests in the eastern USA

Atmospheric mercury (Hg) deposition to forests is important because half of the land cover in the eastern USA is forest. Mercury was measured in autumn litterfall and weekly precipitation samples at a total of 27 National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP) monitoring sites in deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests in 16 states in the eastern USA during 2007–2014. These...

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Martin R. Risch, John F. DeWild, David A. Gay, Leiming Zhang, Elizabeth W. Boyer, David P. Krabbenhoft

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, M3 Research Laboratory

February 16, 2017

Flood-inundation maps for the Big Blue River at Shelbyville, Indiana Flood-inundation maps for the Big Blue River at Shelbyville, Indiana

Digital flood-inundation maps for a 4.1-mile reach of the Big Blue River at Shelbyville, Indiana, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The floodinundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at https://water. usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict...

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Kathleen K. Fowler

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

February 1, 2017

Multi-year microbial source tracking study characterizing fecal contamination in an urban watershed Multi-year microbial source tracking study characterizing fecal contamination in an urban watershed

Microbiological and hydrological data were used to rank tributary stream contributions of bacteria to the Little Blue River in Independence, Missouri. Concentrations, loadings and yields of E. coli and microbial source tracking (MST) markers, were characterized during base flow and storm events in five subbasins within Independence, as well as sources entering and leaving the city...

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Rebecca N. Bushon, Amie M.G. Brady, Eric D. Christensen, Erin A. Stelzer

Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Ohio Water Microbiology Laboratory

February 1, 2017

Flood-inundation maps for the St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Indiana Flood-inundation maps for the St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Indiana

Digital flood-inundation maps for a 6.6-mile reach of the St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Indiana, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at https://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict estimates...

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Zachary W. Martin

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

January 18, 2017

Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States Maps and grids of hydrogeologic information created from standardized water-well drillers’ records of the glaciated United States

As part of the National Water Availability and Use Program established by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 2005, this study took advantage of about 14 million records from State-managed collections of water-well drillers’ records and created a database of hydrogeologic properties for the glaciated United States. The water-well drillers’ records were standardized to be relatively...

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E. Randall Bayless, Leslie D. Arihood, Howard W. Reeves, Benjamin J.S. Sperl, Sharon L. Qi, Valerie E. Stipe, Aubrey R. Bunch

Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

January 1, 2017

Water quality and natural resources in the Green River Basin Water quality and natural resources in the Green River Basin

No abstract available.

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Brad D. Lee, Tanja N. Williamson, Angela S. Crain

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

December 19, 2016

Science to support the understanding of Ohio's water resources, 2016-17 Science to support the understanding of Ohio's water resources, 2016-17

Ohio’s water resources support a complex web of human activities and nature—clean and abundant water is needed for drinking, recreation, farming, and industry, as well as for fish and wildlife needs. Although rainfall in normal years can support these activities and needs, occasional floods and droughts can disrupt streamflow, groundwater, water availability, water quality, recreation...

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Kimberly Shaffer, Stephanie P. Kula

Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

December 13, 2016

The estimated six-year mercury dry deposition across North America The estimated six-year mercury dry deposition across North America

Dry deposition of atmospheric mercury (Hg) to various land covers surrounding 24 sites in North America was estimated for the years 2009 to 2014. Depending on location, multiyear mean annual Hg dry deposition was estimated to range from 5.1 to 23.8 μg m–2 yr–1 to forested canopies, 2.6 to 20.8 μg m–2 yr–1 to nonforest vegetated canopies, 2.4 to 11.2 μg m–2 yr–1 to urban and built up land...

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Leiming Zhang, Zhiyong Wu, Irene Cheng, L. Paige Wright, Mark L. Olson, David A. Gay, Martin R. Risch, Steven Brooks, Mark S. Castro, Gary D. Conley, Eric S. Edgerton, Thomas M. Holsen, Winston Luke, Robert Tordon, Peter Weiss-Penzias

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

December 8, 2016

Performance evaluation testing of wells in the gradient control system at a federally operated Confined Disposal Facility using single well aquifer tests, East Chicago, Indiana Performance evaluation testing of wells in the gradient control system at a federally operated Confined Disposal Facility using single well aquifer tests, East Chicago, Indiana

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) performed tests to evaluate the hydrologic connection between the open interval of the well and the surrounding Calumet aquifer in response to fouling of extraction well pumps onsite. Two rounds of air slug testing were performed on seven monitoring wells and step drawdown and subsequent recovery tests on three extraction wells on a U.S. Army Corps of...

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David C. Lampe, Michael D. Unthank

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

November 16, 2016

Flood-inundation maps for the Yellow River at Plymouth, Indiana Flood-inundation maps for the Yellow River at Plymouth, Indiana

Digital flood-inundation maps for a 4.9-mile reach of the Yellow River at Plymouth, Indiana (Ind.), were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict...

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Chad D. Menke, Aubrey R. Bunch, Moon H. Kim

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

November 16, 2016

Groundwater quality from private domestic water-supply wells in the vicinity of petroleum production in Southwestern Indiana Groundwater quality from private domestic water-supply wells in the vicinity of petroleum production in Southwestern Indiana

No abstract available.

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Martin R. Risch, Cheryl A. Silcox

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

November 14, 2016

Sensitivity of the projected hydroclimatic environment of the Delaware River basin to formulation of potential evapotranspiration Sensitivity of the projected hydroclimatic environment of the Delaware River basin to formulation of potential evapotranspiration

The Delaware River Basin (DRB) encompasses approximately 0.4 % of the area of the United States (U.S.), but supplies water to 5 % of the population. We studied three forested tributaries to quantify the potential climate-driven change in hydrologic budget for two 25-year time periods centered on 2030 and 2060, focusing on sensitivity to the method of estimating potential...

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Tanja N. Williamson, Elizabeth A. Nystrom, Paul C.D. Milly

Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center