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Nitrogen in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed - A Century of Change, 1950–2050

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Domestic Well Water Quality in Marcellus Shale Region

Factors Affecting Groundwater Quality Used for Domestic Supply in Marcellus Shale Region of North-Central and North-East Pennsylvania

Geohydrologic and water-quality characterization of a fractured-bedrock test hole in an area of Marcellus Shale gas development, Sullivan County, Pennsylvania

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January 1, 1986

Occurrence of nitrate and herbicides in ground water in the upper Conestoga River basin, Pennsylvania : water-quality study of the Conestoga River headwaters, Pennsylvania Occurrence of nitrate and herbicides in ground water in the upper Conestoga River basin, Pennsylvania : water-quality study of the Conestoga River headwaters, Pennsylvania

Nitrate-nitrogen and herbicide ground-water data is being collected by the u.s. Geological Survey as part of the nationwide Rural Clean Water Program designed to determine the effects of agricultural-management practices on water quality. Data collected from September 1982 to October 1983 · in the 188-square mile intensively farmed upper Conestoga River basin indicates high nitrate and...

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David K. Fishel, Patricia L. Lietman

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

National water summary 1985: Hydrologic events and surface-water resources National water summary 1985: Hydrologic events and surface-water resources

The surface-water resources of the United States, the focal point for this National Water Summary, are extensively developed and managed to provide water supplies, hydroelectric power, navigation, recreational opportunities, and sufficient instream flows to maintain fish and wildlife habitats and adequate water quality. Surface water represents 77 percent of the Nation's total freshwater

Water Resources Mission Area, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science Center, Central Plains Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Distribution of bottom sediments and effects of proposed dredging in the ship channel of the Delaware River between northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware, 1984 Distribution of bottom sediments and effects of proposed dredging in the ship channel of the Delaware River between northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware, 1984

No abstract available.

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Philip Bradley Duran

Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center, New Jersey Water Science Center, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1985. Volume 3: Ohio River and St. Lawrence river basins Water resources data for Pennsylvania, water year 1985. Volume 3: Ohio River and St. Lawrence river basins

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J.B. Lescinsky, M.B. Coll, R.W. Siwicki

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Ground-water recharge and its effects on nitrate concentration beneath a manured field site in Pennsylvania Ground-water recharge and its effects on nitrate concentration beneath a manured field site in Pennsylvania

Ground-water recharge to a shallow, unconfined, fractured dolomite aquifer underlying agricultural land in Lancaster County, Pennyslvania occurs by two mechanisms. Direct recharge occurs through pathways such as near-surface bedrock fractures and sinkholes, and affects dissolved nitrate concentration of ground water within two to three days; its effects last only about one week. Gradual...

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J. M. Gerhart

Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Estimating iron and aluminum content of acid mine discharge from a north-central Pennsylvania coal field by use of acidity titration curves Estimating iron and aluminum content of acid mine discharge from a north-central Pennsylvania coal field by use of acidity titration curves

Determination of acidity provides a value that denotes the quantitative capacity of the sample water to neutralize a strong base to a particular pH. However, much additional information can be obtained from this determination if a titration curve is constructed from recorded data of titrant increments and their corresponding pH values. The curve can be used to identify buffer...

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A.N. Ott

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Effects of surface coal mining on suspended-sediment discharge in a small mountain watershed, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Effects of surface coal mining on suspended-sediment discharge in a small mountain watershed, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Data collected in the upper Stony Fork basin from July 1980 to November 1981 indicate that logging operations associated with block-cut surface mining temporarily increased suspended-sediment discharge of Stony Fork. However, the strip-mining operation did not increase the suspended sediment discharges of Stony Fork because of effective sediment-control measures. These controls included...

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T.M. Mastrilli, D.E. Stump

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Areal and temporal variability of selected water-quality characteristics in two hydrologic-benchmark basins in the northeastern United States Areal and temporal variability of selected water-quality characteristics in two hydrologic-benchmark basins in the northeastern United States

Two U.S. Geological Survey National Hydrologic Benchmark stations--Young Womans Creek near Renovo, Pennsylvania and Esopus Creek at Shandaken, New York--were studied to (1) define, both areally and temporally, variations of stream acidity and other water quality characteristics within the basins; (2) evaluate how well the data collected at the Benchmark station represent the water...

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R.A. Hainly, J.R. Ritter

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Results of a preimpoundment water-quality study of Swatara Creek, Pennsylvania Results of a preimpoundment water-quality study of Swatara Creek, Pennsylvania

The water quality of Swatara Creek prior to impoundment by the proposed Swatara Creek Reservoir in south-central Pennsylvania was studied from July 1981 through October 1982. The report, done in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (PaDER), Bureau of State Parks, presents information on existing water-quality conditions. A discussion of possible water...

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David K. Fishel, J.E. Richardson

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Temporal changes in sulfate, chloride, and sodium concentrations in four eastern Pennsylvania streams Temporal changes in sulfate, chloride, and sodium concentrations in four eastern Pennsylvania streams

Trend analyses of 20 years or more of chemical quality and streamflow data for four streams in eastern Pennsylvania indicate that sulfate has decreased significantly in three of the four basins studied, while sodium and chloride have generally increased. The majority of chemical quality changes occurred in the late 1950 's and early 1960 's coincident with significant cultural changes...

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J. L. Barker

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1986

Techniques for estimating streamflow characteristics in the Eastern and Interior coal provinces of the United States Techniques for estimating streamflow characteristics in the Eastern and Interior coal provinces of the United States

Techniques are presented for estimating various streamflow characteristics, such as peak flows, mean monthly and annual flows, flow durations, and flow volumes, at ungaged sites on unregulated streams in the Eastern Coal region. Streamflow data and basin characteristics for 629 gaging stations were used to develop multiple-linear-regression equations. Separate equations were developed...

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Kim L. Wetzel, J.M. Bettandorff

Water Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center

January 1, 1985

National water summary 1984: Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources National water summary 1984: Hydrologic events, selected water-quality trends, and ground-water resources

Water year 1984 was a year of extreme hydrologic conditions. For the third consecutive year, precipitation and resulting runoff were well above long-term averages in most of the Nation and as much as 400 percent above average in the Southwest. National flood damages during the year were the third highest in a 10-year period (1975-84) an estimated $3.5 to $4 billion. In many of the larger...

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