Publications
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Major herbicides in ground water: Results from the National Water-Quality Assessment Major herbicides in ground water: Results from the National Water-Quality Assessment
To improve understanding of the factors affecting pesticide occurrence in ground water, patterns of detection were examined for selected herbicides, based primarily on results from the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program. The NAWQA data were derived from 2227 sites (wells and springs) sampled in 20 major hydrologic basins across the USA from 1993 to 1995. Results are...
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J.E. Barbash, G.P. Thelin, D.W. Kolpin, R. J. Gilliom
Microbiological quality of Puget Sound Basin streams and identification of contaminant sources Microbiological quality of Puget Sound Basin streams and identification of contaminant sources
Fecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci, and somatic coliphages were detected in samples from 31 sites on streams draining urban and agricultural regions of the Puget Sound Basin Lowlands. Densities of bacteria in 48 and 71 percent of the samples exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's freshwater recreation criteria for Escherichia coli and enterococci, respectively, and...
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S.S. Embrey
User's guide to SSARRMENU User's guide to SSARRMENU
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with Pierce County Department of Public Works, Washington, has developed an operational tool called the Puyallup Flood-Alert System to alert users of impending floods in the Puyallup River Basin. The system acquires and incorporates meteorological and hydrological data into the Streamflow Synthesis and Reservoir Regulation (SSARR) hydrologic...
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M. C. Mastin, Thanh Le
Ground-water flooding in glacial terrain of southern Puget Sound, Washington Ground-water flooding in glacial terrain of southern Puget Sound, Washington
No abstract available.
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Myrtle A. Jones, Joseph L. Jones, Theresa D. Olsen
Water, ice, and meteorological measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, 1986-1991 balance years Water, ice, and meteorological measurements at South Cascade Glacier, Washington, 1986-1991 balance years
Mass balance and climate variables are reported for South Cascade Glacier, Washington, for the years 1986-91. These variables include air temperature, precipitation, water runoff, snow accumulation, snow and ice melt terminus position, surface level, and ice speed. Data are reduced to daily and monthly values where appropriate. The glacier-averaged values of spring snow accumulation and...
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Robert M. Krimmel
Water-quality assessment of the Eastern Iowa Basins: Hydrologic and biologic data, October 1996 through September 1998 Water-quality assessment of the Eastern Iowa Basins: Hydrologic and biologic data, October 1996 through September 1998
Hydrologic and biologic data collected from October 1996 through September 1998 in the Eastern Iowa Basins study unit of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water-Quality Assessment Program are presented in this report. Monthly data collected from 12 sites on rivers and streams included measurements of physical properties and determinations of the concentrations of nutrients, major ions...
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Kimberlee K. Akers, Denise L. Montgomery, Daniel E. Christiansen, Mark E. Savoca, Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Kent Becher, Eric M. Sadorf
Glacier Peak - history and hazards of a cascade volcano Glacier Peak - history and hazards of a cascade volcano
No abstract available.
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Larry Mastin, Richard B. Waitt
Pesticides in ground water of the United States, 1992-1996 Pesticides in ground water of the United States, 1992-1996
During the first cycle of the National Water Quality Assessment (1992–1996), ground water in 20 of the nation's major hydro-logic basins was analyzed for 90 pesticide compounds (pesticides and degradates). One or more of the pesticide compounds examined were detected at 48.4% of the 2485 ground water sites sampled. However, approximately 70% of the sites where pesticides were detected...
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Dana W. Kolpin, Jack E. Barbash, Robert J. Gilliom
Recharge from a subsidence crater at the Nevada test site Recharge from a subsidence crater at the Nevada test site
Current recharge through the alluvial fans of the Nevada Test Site (NTS) is considered to be negligible, but the impact of more than 400 nuclear subsidence craters on recharge is uncertain. Many of the craters contain a playa region, but the impact of these playas has not been addressed. It was hypothesized that a crater playa would focus infiltration through the surrounding coarser...
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G. V. Wilson, D.M. Ely, S. L. Hokett, D. R. Gillespie
Occurrence of pesticides in streams and ground water in the Puget Sound basin, Washington, and British Columbia, 1996-98 Occurrence of pesticides in streams and ground water in the Puget Sound basin, Washington, and British Columbia, 1996-98
No abstract available.
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Gilbert Carl Bortleson, J.C. Ebbert
Pesticides detected in urban streams during rainstorms in King and Snohomish Counties, Washington, 1998 Pesticides detected in urban streams during rainstorms in King and Snohomish Counties, Washington, 1998
No abstract available.
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Frank D. Voss, Sandra S. Embrey
Contaminant trends in sport fish from Lake Roosevelt and the upper Columbia River, Washington, 1994-1998 Contaminant trends in sport fish from Lake Roosevelt and the upper Columbia River, Washington, 1994-1998
Fish from Lake Roosevelt were first reported to contain elevated concentrations of contaminants in the early 1980?s, with mercury, dioxins and furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) identified as being of most concern to human health. Over the following years there were a series of studies by United States and Canadian agencies addressing contaminants in fish from both a human and
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Mark D. Munn