Publications
South Atlantic Water Science Center scientists have produced over 1,300 publications that are registered in the USGS Publications Warehouse, along with many others prior to their work at the USGS or in conjunction with other government agencies. Journal articles and conference proceedings are also available.
Filter Total Items: 1569
Susceptibility of ground water to surface and shallow sources of contamination, Orange County, North Carolina Susceptibility of ground water to surface and shallow sources of contamination, Orange County, North Carolina
In 1998, the relative susceptibility of ground water in Orange County, North Carolina,to contamination from surface and shallow sources was evaluated. A geographic information system was used to build three county-wide layers--soil permeability, land use/land cover, and land-surface slope. The harmonic mean permeability of soil layers was used to estimate a location's capacity to...
Authors
Silvia Terziotti, J. L. Eimers
Development of a 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code Numbering System for South Carolina Development of a 14-digit Hydrologic Unit Code Numbering System for South Carolina
A Hydrologic Unit Map showing the cataloging units, watersheds, and subwatersheds of South Carolina has been developed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, funded through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 319 Grant, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. These...
Authors
David E. Bower, Claude Lowry, Mark A. Lowery, Noel M. Hurley
Role for acetotrophic methanogens in methanogenic biodegradation of vinyl chloride Role for acetotrophic methanogens in methanogenic biodegradation of vinyl chloride
Under methanogenic conditions, stream-bed sediment microorganisms rapidly degraded [1,2-14C]vinyl chloride to 14CH4 and 14CO2. Amendment with 2-bromoethanesulfonic acid eliminated 14CH4 production and decreased 14CO2 recovery by an equal molar amount. Results obtained with [14C]ethene, [14C]acetate, or 14CO2 as substrates indicated that acetotrophic methanogens were responsible for the...
Authors
Paul M. Bradley, Francis H. Chapelle
Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 1998. Volume 1. Surface-water records Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 1998. Volume 1. Surface-water records
No abstract available.
Authors
B.C. Ragland, D.G. Smith, R.G. Barker, J. B. Robinson
Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 1998. Volume 2: Ground-water records Water resources data, North Carolina, water year 1998. Volume 2: Ground-water records
No abstract available.
Authors
S. S. Howe, P.L. Breton
Relation of Land Use to Streamflow and Water Quality at Selected Sites in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1993-98 Relation of Land Use to Streamflow and Water Quality at Selected Sites in the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, 1993-98
Streamflow and water-quality data were collected at nine sites in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, during 1993–97. Six of the basins drained areas having relatively homogeneous land use and were less than 0.3 square mile in size; the other three basins had mixed land use. Atmospheric wet-deposition data were collected in three of the basins during 1997–98...
Authors
Jerad D. Bales, J. Curtis Weaver, Jerald B. Robinson
Hydrogeology and water quality of the upper Floridan aquifer, western Albany area, Georgia Hydrogeology and water quality of the upper Floridan aquifer, western Albany area, Georgia
Geologic, hydrologic, and water-quality data were collected to refine the hydrogeologic framework conceptual model of the Upper Floridan aquifer, and to qualitatively evaluate the potential of human activities to impact water quality in the Upper Floridan aquifer in the western Albany area, Georgia. Ground-water age dating was conducted by using chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and tritium...
Authors
Lisa M. Stewart, Debbie Warner, Barbara J. Dawson
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural basins of North Carolina Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural basins of North Carolina
A statewide study was conducted to develop two methods for estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods in rural ungaged basins in North Carolina. Flood-frequency estimates for gaged sites in North Carolina were computed by fitting the annual peak flows for each site to a log-Pearson Type III distribution. As part of the computation of flood-frequency estimates for gaged sites, new...
Authors
Benjamin F. Pope, Gary D. Tasker
Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer in the vicinity of a former landfill, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Camden County, Georgia Hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer in the vicinity of a former landfill, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Camden County, Georgia
Neogene and Quaternary sediments constitute the surficial aquifer beneath the study area; in descending order from youngest to oldest these include-the Quaternary undifferentiated surficial sand and Satilla Formation; the Pliocene(?) Cypresshead Formation; and the middle Miocene Coosawhatchie Formation. Beneath the surficial aquifer, the upper Brunswick aquifer consists of part of the...
Authors
David C. Leeth
Geology and ground-water resources of the Lawrenceville area, Georgia Geology and ground-water resources of the Lawrenceville area, Georgia
The population of the Atlanta Metropolitan area continues to grow at a rapid pace and the demand for water supplies steadily increases. Exploration for ground-water resources, as a supplement to surface-water supplies, is being undertaken by many city and county governments. The application of effective investigative methods to characterization of the complex igneous and metamorphic...
Authors
Melinda J. Chapman, Thomas J. Crawford, W. Todd Tharpe