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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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Estimated annual agricultural pesticide use for counties of the conterminous United States, 2008-12 Estimated annual agricultural pesticide use for counties of the conterminous United States, 2008-12

Annual county-level pesticide use was estimated for 423 herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides applied to agricultural crops grown in the conterminous United States during 2008–12. For all States except California, pesticide-use data were compiled from proprietary surveys of farm operations located within U.S. Department of Agriculture Crop Reporting Districts (CRDs). Surveyed...
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Nancy T. Baker, Wesley W. Stone
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

A summary of the benthic-invertebrate and fish-community data from streams in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, Indiana, 1981-2012 A summary of the benthic-invertebrate and fish-community data from streams in the Indianapolis metropolitan area, Indiana, 1981-2012

Intermittently, during 1981–2012, the U.S. Geological Survey sampled sites in the White River and several tributaries in the Indianapolis metropolitan area of Indiana for benthic invertebrates and fish communities. During 1981–87, one study focused on benthic-invertebrate data collection at three sites along the White River. During 1994–96, 21 sites were sampled for benthic invertebrates...
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David C. Voelker, Aubrey R. Bunch, Edward G. Dobrowolski, Megan E. Shoda
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Chemical and biological quality of water in Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio, 2011-12, with emphasis on cyanobacteria Chemical and biological quality of water in Grand Lake St. Marys, Ohio, 2011-12, with emphasis on cyanobacteria

Grand Lake St. Marys (GLSM) is a shallow lake in northwest Ohio, which is about 9 miles long and 3 miles wide with depths averaging less than 8 feet. Cyanobacteria blooms are common in GLSM, and high concentrations of microcystins—toxins produced by cyanobacteria—have been documented therein. During 2011–12, the U.S. Geological Survey collected 11 sets of water samples at 6 locations in...
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Denise H. Dumouchelle, Erin A. Stelzer
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Water quality in Indiana: trends in concentrations of selected nutrients, metals, and ions in streams, 2000-10 Water quality in Indiana: trends in concentrations of selected nutrients, metals, and ions in streams, 2000-10

Water quality in Indiana streams generally improved during the 2000–10 study period, based on trends in selected nutrients, metals, and ions. This study combined water-quality data from the Indiana Fixed Station Monitoring Program (FSMP) with streamflow data from nearby U.S. Geological Survey streamgages. A parametric time-series model, QWTREND, was used to develop streamflow-adjusted...
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Martin R. Risch, Aubrey R. Bunch, Aldo V. Vecchia, Jeffrey D. Martin, Nancy T. Baker
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Science to support the understanding of Ohio's water resources, 2014-15 Science to support the understanding of Ohio's water resources, 2014-15

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

Flood-inundation maps and updated components for a flood-warning system or the City of Marietta, Ohio and selected communities along the Lower Muskingum River and Ohio River Flood-inundation maps and updated components for a flood-warning system or the City of Marietta, Ohio and selected communities along the Lower Muskingum River and Ohio River

Digital flood-inundation maps for lower reaches of the Muskingum River and a reach of the Ohio River in southeast Ohio were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District and the City of Marietta, Ohio. To complete the inundation maps, Ohio River and lower Muskingum River bathymetry was updated and two streamgages, one on...
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Matthew T. Whitehead, Chad J. Ostheimer
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Coastal subsidence and relative sea level rise Coastal subsidence and relative sea level rise

Subsurface fluid-pressure declines caused by pumping of groundwater or hydrocarbons can lead to aquifer-system compaction and consequent land subsidence. This subsidence can be rapid, as much as 30 cm per year in some instances, and large, totaling more than 13 m in extreme examples. Thus anthropogenic subsidence may be the dominant contributor to relative sea-level rise in coastal...
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Steven E. Ingebritsen, Devin L. Galloway
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Pesticides in U.S. streams and rivers: occurrence and trends during 1992-2011 Pesticides in U.S. streams and rivers: occurrence and trends during 1992-2011

During the 20 years from 1992 to 2011, pesticides were found at concentrations that exceeded aquatic-life benchmarks in many rivers and streams that drain agricultural, urban, and mixed-land use watersheds. Overall, the proportions of assessed streams with one or more pesticides that exceeded an aquatic-life benchmark were very similar between the two decades for agricultural (69% during...
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Wesley W. Stone, Robert J. Gilliom, Karen R. Ryberg
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, California Water Science Center

An overview comparing results from two decades of monitoring for pesticides in the Nation’s streams and rivers, 1992-2001 and 2002-2011 An overview comparing results from two decades of monitoring for pesticides in the Nation’s streams and rivers, 1992-2001 and 2002-2011

This report provides an overview of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment program and National Stream Quality Accounting Network findings for pesticide occurrence in U.S. streams and rivers during 2002–11 and compares them to findings for the previous decade (1992–2001). In addition, pesticide stream concentrations were compared to Human Health Benchmarks (HHBs)...
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Wesley W. Stone, Robert J. Gilliom, Jeffrey D. Martin
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Simulating soil-water movement through loess-veneered landscapes using nonconsilient saturated hydraulic conductivity measurements Simulating soil-water movement through loess-veneered landscapes using nonconsilient saturated hydraulic conductivity measurements

Soil Survey Geographic Database (SSURGO) data are available for the entire United States, so are incorporated in many regional and national models of hydrology and environmental management. However, SSURGO does not provide an understanding of spatial variability and only includes saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) values estimated from particle size analysis (PSA). This study showed...
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Tanja N. Williamson, Brad D. Lee, Philip J. Schoeneberger, W. M. McCauley, Samuel J. Indorante, Phillip R. Owens
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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Stream sediment sources in midwest agricultural basins with land retirement along channel Stream sediment sources in midwest agricultural basins with land retirement along channel

Documenting the effects of agricultural land retirement on stream-sediment sources is critical to identifying management practices that improve water quality and aquatic habitat. Particularly difficult to quantify are the effects from conservation easements that commonly are discontinuous along channelized streams and ditches throughout the agricultural midwestern United States. Our...
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Tanja N. Williamson, Victoria G. Christensen, William B. Richardson, Jeffrey W. Frey, Allen C. Gellis, K. A. Kieta, Faith A. Fitzpatrick
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Annual agricultural pesticide use for Midwest Stream-Quality Assessment, 2012-13 Annual agricultural pesticide use for Midwest Stream-Quality Assessment, 2012-13

This report provides estimates of annual agricultural use of 190 pesticide compounds for counties and selected watersheds of Midwestern States for 2012 and 2013 compiled for subsequent analysis by the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, Midwest Stream-Quality Assessment (MSQA). One of the goals of MSQA is to characterize contaminants at perennial-stream sites throughout the Corn...
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Nancy T. Baker, Wesley W. Stone
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Water Resources Mission Area, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
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