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USGS Science Aids Toxics Reduction Steering Committee

USGS Science Aids Toxics Reduction Steering Committee

Hydrologist Kurt Carpenter speaks to the WIllamette River Toxics Reduction Steering Committee at the Oregon Department of Envrionmental Quality about...

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Technicians Keep Abreast of New Techniques and Technologies

Technicians Keep Abreast of New Techniques and Technologies

This week a significant number of the Oregon Water Science Center staff will travel to Camp Rilea to learn or refresh their hydrological skills.

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Scientist to Discuss Exchange of Groundwater and Upper Klamath Lake

Scientist to Discuss Exchange of Groundwater and Upper Klamath Lake

Hydrologist Nicholas Corson-Dosch will be talking May 2nd at the Klamath Basin Monitoring Program meeting at the Karuk Community Center in Yreka, CA...

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After the Flames: The Science behind the Eagle Creek Fire Response

After the Flames: The Science behind the Eagle Creek Fire Response

USGS Hydrologist presents talk about the flooding and debris flow hazards that exist after the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire at "Science on Tap" presentation...

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Lunchtime Seminar Series (Spring 2018)

Lunchtime Seminar Series (Spring 2018)

In Spring Term, 2018, the USGS lunchtime seminar is a joint seminar series with the Portland State University School of the Environment (SOE) and...

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Scientist Travels to Tennessee to Talk about Extreme Floods on the Tennessee River

Scientist Travels to Tennessee to Talk about Extreme Floods on the Tennessee River

Exploring past floods helps scientists better understand what may happen with the next big flood.

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Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Measured in Water and Suspended Solids in the Columbia River Estuary

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Measured in Water and Suspended Solids in the Columbia River Estuary

Scientists Present on "Emerging Contaminants in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems" at the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting

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Welcome to Our New Website

Welcome to Our New Website

Your eyes are not playing tricks on you, we have a new website!! Explore.

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Lunchtime Seminar Series (Winter 2018)

Lunchtime Seminar Series (Winter 2018)

Our lunchtime seminars are held Tuesdays from 12pm to 1 pm PT. The science lectures are held at the USGS Oregon Water Science Center at 2130 SW 5th...

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Lunchtime Seminar Series (Fall 2017)

Lunchtime Seminar Series (Fall 2017)

Our lunchtime seminars are held Tuesdays from 12pm to 1 pm PT. The science lectures are held at the USGS Oregon Water Science Center at 2130 SW 5th...

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USGS Uses State-of-the-Art Science to Estimate Nutrient and Suspended-Sediment Loads in the Klamath Basin

USGS Uses State-of-the-Art Science to Estimate Nutrient and Suspended-Sediment Loads in the Klamath Basin

USGS uses state-of-the-art science techniques to estimate phosphorus and suspended-sediment loads to Upper Klamath Lake in the Klamath Basin.

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Comprehensive Study finds Widespread Mercury Contamination Across Western North America

Comprehensive Study finds Widespread Mercury Contamination Across Western North America

Mercury contamination is widespread, at various levels across western North America in air, soil, sediment, plants, fish and wildlife.

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