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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center Publications
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Presence and distribution of organic wastewater compounds in wastewater, surface, ground, and drinking waters, Minnesota, 2000-02 Presence and distribution of organic wastewater compounds in wastewater, surface, ground, and drinking waters, Minnesota, 2000-02
Selected organic wastewater compounds (OWCs) such as household, industrial, and agricultural-use compounds, pharmaceuticals, antibiotics, and sterols and hormones were measured at 65 sites in Minnesota as part of a cooperative study among the Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Samples were collected in Minnesota during...
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Kathy Lee, Larry B. Barber, Edward T. Furlong, Jeffery D. Cahill, Dana W. Kolpin, Michael T. Meyer, Steven D. Zaugg
Simulation of ground-water flow in glaciofluvial aquifers in the Grand Rapids area, Minnesota Simulation of ground-water flow in glaciofluvial aquifers in the Grand Rapids area, Minnesota
A calibrated steady-state, finite-difference, ground-waterflow model was constructed to simulate ground-water flow in three glaciofluvial aquifers, defined in this report as the upper, middle, and lower aquifers, in an area of about 114 mi2 surrounding the city of Grand Rapids in north-central Minnesota. The calibrated model will be used by Minnesota Department of Health and communities...
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Perry M. Jones
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey on sources, transport, and fate of agricultural chemicals Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey on sources, transport, and fate of agricultural chemicals
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is assessing the sources, transport, and fate of chemicals applied to crops in agricultural basins across the Nation (referred to as "study units," see map). Chemicals selected for study include nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) and about 50 commonly used pesticides and their transformation products...
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Paul D. Capel, Pixie A. Hamilton, Martha L. Erwin
Sediment characteristics and configuration within the Otsego City Dam impoundment on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, 2001-02 Sediment characteristics and configuration within the Otsego City Dam impoundment on the Kalamazoo River, Michigan, 2001-02
The removal of the Otsego City Dam on the Kalamazoo River at Otsego, Mich., is under consideration by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the city of Otsego. The historical discharge of papermill waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls from sources upstream from the dam has led the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to designate the Kalamazoo River from Morrow Dam...
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S. J. Rheaume, D. L. Hubbell, C. M. Rachol, A. Simard, L. M. Fuller
A suspended sediment budget for Pool 13 and La Grange Pool of the upper Mississippi River system A suspended sediment budget for Pool 13 and La Grange Pool of the upper Mississippi River system
The suspended sediment budget for Pool 13 of the Mississippi River and La Grange Pool of the Illinois River was examined over a 3-yr period (October 1995 through September 1997). Pool 13 output was between 3.07 and 3.64 million t (metric tons) of suspended sediment annually during the study period. Loads to Pool 13 were dominated by those delivered by the Mississippi River (76%, 74%, and...
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Robert F. Gaugush
Regional ground-water-flow models of surficial sand and gravel aquifers along the Mississippi River between Brainerd and St. Cloud, central Minnesota Regional ground-water-flow models of surficial sand and gravel aquifers along the Mississippi River between Brainerd and St. Cloud, central Minnesota
This report documents regional ground-waterflow models constructed by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) to satisfy the requirements of their Source Water Protection Plan (SWPP). Steady-state single-layer ground-water-flow models were constructed with the computer program MODFLOW to simulate flow in surficial sand and gravel aquifers...
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J. F. Ruhl, T.K. Cowdery
Simulation of ground-water flow, surface-water flow, and a deep sewer tunnel system in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Simulation of ground-water flow, surface-water flow, and a deep sewer tunnel system in the Menomonee Valley, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Numerical models were constructed for simulation of ground-water flow in the Menomonee Valley Brownfield, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. An understanding of ground-water flow is necessary to develop an efficient program to sample ground water for contaminants. Models were constructed in a stepwise fashion, beginning with a regional, single-layer, analytic-element model (GFLOW code) that...
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C. P. Dunning, D. T. Feinstein, R. J. Hunt, J. T. Krohelski
Effects of changes in reservoir operations on water quality and trophic state indicators in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2001-03 Effects of changes in reservoir operations on water quality and trophic state indicators in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2001-03
Implementation of an order by the International Joint Commission in January 2000 has changed operating procedures for dams that regulate two large reservoirs in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. These new procedures were expected to restore a more natural water regime and affect water levels, water quality, and trophic status. Results of laboratory analyses and field...
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Victoria G. Christensen, G. A. Payne, Larry W. Kallemeyn
Responses of male fathead minnows to wastewater effluent--Indications of causative factors Responses of male fathead minnows to wastewater effluent--Indications of causative factors
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K. E. Lee, L. B. Barber, H.L. Schoenfuss
Unsaturated zone tracer test at a crude oil spill site Unsaturated zone tracer test at a crude oil spill site
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G. N. Delin, W.N. Herkelrath
Ground-water evapotranspiration estimates near wet meadows using well hydrographs Ground-water evapotranspiration estimates near wet meadows using well hydrographs
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T.K. Cowdery
A national fish-tissue mercury model--Implications for monitoring program design A national fish-tissue mercury model--Implications for monitoring program design
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Stephen P. Wente