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Dark field microscope for microplastics
Dark field microscope image, microplastics
Dark field microscope image, microplastics
Dark field microscope image, microplastics

Dark field microscope from the manuscript, " a) A dark-field image of 1.5 µm PS LMMPs on a 0.4 μm PCTE membrane sensor. b) A Raman map of PS acquired by tracking its Raman band at 996 cm-1

Dark field microscope from the manuscript, " a) A dark-field image of 1.5 µm PS LMMPs on a 0.4 μm PCTE membrane sensor. b) A Raman map of PS acquired by tracking its Raman band at 996 cm-1

Gouache painting of Havasupai Falls, Arizona
Havasupai Falls Arizona
Havasupai Falls Arizona
Havasupai Falls Arizona

Top view of Havasupai Falls, its aquamarine colored water is highly recognizable and it is a site of tribal, cultural, and recreational significance to the greater Grand Canyon region.

Top view of Havasupai Falls, its aquamarine colored water is highly recognizable and it is a site of tribal, cultural, and recreational significance to the greater Grand Canyon region.

USGS scientist standing in shallow brown river training Ghanaian scientist standing on wood canoe on water sample collection
USGS scientist training Ghanaian scientist on mercury sampling techniques
USGS scientist training Ghanaian scientist on mercury sampling techniques
USGS scientist training Ghanaian scientist on mercury sampling techniques

USGS scientist, Grace Armstrong, training a scientist in Accra, Ghana on proper mercury sampling techniques as part of a U.S. State Department Embassy Fellowship Program.

A woman holds a test tube with green water up to show another woman peering at it through her glasses
Secretary Haaland views a cyanobacteria culture grown from Lake Superior water
Secretary Haaland views a cyanobacteria culture grown from Lake Superior water
Secretary Haaland views a cyanobacteria culture grown from Lake Superior water

Upper Midwest Water Science Center and Michigan Bacteriological Research Lab (MI-BaRL) Supervisory Research Hydrologist, Carrie Givens, shows Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland a cyanobacteria culture grown from Lake Superior water.

Upper Midwest Water Science Center and Michigan Bacteriological Research Lab (MI-BaRL) Supervisory Research Hydrologist, Carrie Givens, shows Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland a cyanobacteria culture grown from Lake Superior water.

Hydrologic technician in bright green PFD stands on bridge to measure flow with ADCP in water below
Hydrologic technician conducts ADCP measurement above Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River, near Rapidan, Minnesota
Hydrologic technician conducts ADCP measurement above Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River, near Rapidan, Minnesota
Hydrologic technician conducts ADCP measurement above Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River, near Rapidan, Minnesota

Hydrologic technicians Garret Welsh (pictured) and Patrick Farrell (photo credit) made a discharge measurement using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) at streamgage 05320000, Blue Earth River at Rapidan, Minnesota above the failing Rapidan Dam at 1:33 pm on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.

Man in wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses on boat on river holding a clear plastic cylinder with water sample
Collecting water sample on Fox River, Wisconsin
Collecting water sample on Fox River, Wisconsin
Collecting water sample on Fox River, Wisconsin

Biologist Leon Katona collects a water sample on the Fox River, Wisconsin as part of a sampling effort using the Fast Limnological Automated Measurements (FLAMe) platform.

Biologist Leon Katona collects a water sample on the Fox River, Wisconsin as part of a sampling effort using the Fast Limnological Automated Measurements (FLAMe) platform.

Cyanobacteria bloom, Fox River, Wisconsin
Cyanobacteria bloom near the shoreline of North Bar Lake in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
Cyanobacteria bloom near the shoreline of North Bar Lake in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
USGS water data expert Garret Welsh measures water flow in the pouring rain at the Straight River near Faribault, Minnesota.
USGS Flood Monitoring: Eastern Minnesota
USGS Flood Monitoring: Eastern Minnesota
USGS Flood Monitoring: Eastern Minnesota

USGS water data expert Garret Welsh measures water flow in the pouring rain at the Straight River near Faribault, Minnesota. This measurement recorded the 6th highest flow in the station's 59-year history, highlighting the severity of current flood conditions. Such data is crucial for emergency managers and forecasters to protect communities at risk.

USGS water data expert Garret Welsh measures water flow in the pouring rain at the Straight River near Faribault, Minnesota. This measurement recorded the 6th highest flow in the station's 59-year history, highlighting the severity of current flood conditions. Such data is crucial for emergency managers and forecasters to protect communities at risk.

A small flock of brown and golden chickens
A small flock of chickens
A small flock of chickens
A small flock of chickens

A small flock of brown and golden laying hens (chickens), on a farm in the Upper Midwest.

A small flock of brown and golden laying hens (chickens), on a farm in the Upper Midwest.

Scientists operate water quality sampling equipment from a boat on the Detroit River, Michigan
Scientists operate water quality sampling equipment from a boat on the Detroit River, Michigan
Scientists operate water quality sampling equipment from a boat on the Detroit River, Michigan
Two scientists guide sampling equipment attached to large crane, on to deck of research vessel
Sediment collection for metals and mercury analysis for Lake Erie on the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian
Sediment collection for metals and mercury analysis for Lake Erie on the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian
Sediment collection for metals and mercury analysis for Lake Erie on the US EPA R/V Lake Guardian

Two scientists guide sampling equipment attached to large crane, on to deck of boat.

USGS is conducting sediment collection for metals and mercury analysis for Lake Erie, on the US EPA research vessel Lake Guardian.

Four scientists discuss soil collecting methods for trace metals while standing in the St. Louis River Peatlands, Minnesota.
Soil collection for trace metals in the St. Louis River Peatlands, Minnesota
Soil collection for trace metals in the St. Louis River Peatlands, Minnesota
Soil collection for trace metals in the St. Louis River Peatlands, Minnesota

USGS scientists training university researchers on soil collections for trace metals while at the St. Louis River Peatlands, Minnesota.​

A herd of elk transverse a fire pond at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Herd of elk transverse a fire pond at Grand Canyon National Park
Herd of elk transverse a fire pond at Grand Canyon National Park
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