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Enhancements of nonpoint source monitoring of volatile organic compounds in ground water Enhancements of nonpoint source monitoring of volatile organic compounds in ground water
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a national retrospective data set of analyses of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in ground water of the United States. The data are from Federal, State, and local nonpoint-source monitoring programs, collected between 1985–95. This data set is being used to augment data collected by the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)...
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W.W. Lapham, M.J. Moran, J.S. Zogorski
Responses of physical, chemical, and biological indicators of water quality to a gradient of agricultural land use in the Yakima River Basin, Washington Responses of physical, chemical, and biological indicators of water quality to a gradient of agricultural land use in the Yakima River Basin, Washington
The condition of 25 stream sites in the Yakima River Basin, Washington, were assessed by the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Multimetric condition indices were developed and used to rank sites on the basis of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics. These indices showed that sites in the Cascades and Eastern Cascades ecoregions were largely...
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T. F. Cuffney, M. R. Meador, S. D. Porter, M. E. Gurtz
Predicting the probability of detecting organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in stream systems on the basis of land use in the Pacific Northwest, USA Predicting the probability of detecting organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in stream systems on the basis of land use in the Pacific Northwest, USA
We analyzed streambed sediment and fish tissue (Cottus sp.) at 30 sites in the Puget Sound and Willamette basins in Washington and Oregon, USA, respectively, for organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The study was designed to determine the concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in fish tissue and sediment by land use within these basins and to...
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R. W. Black, A.L. Haggland, F.D. Voss
Water-quality assessment of the eastern Iowa basins: Data, September 1995 through September 1996 Water-quality assessment of the eastern Iowa basins: Data, September 1995 through September 1996
The U.S. Geological Survey began data-collection activities in the Eastern Iowa Basins study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program in September 1995 with the purpose of determining the status and trends in water quality. Surface-water data were collected, beginning in March 1996, on a monthly basis with occasional extra high- and low-flow samples. Data collected from 12...
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Kimberlee K.B. Akers, Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Mark E. Savoca, Linda R. Roberts, Kent Becher
The Washington and Oregon mid-shelf silt deposit and its relation to the late Holocene Columbia River sediment budget The Washington and Oregon mid-shelf silt deposit and its relation to the late Holocene Columbia River sediment budget
The purpose of this report is to compile and analyze existing data which lend support to the development of a sediment budget for the Columbia River, coastal, and offshore regions of southwest Washington. This will contribute to the construction of a sediment budget model which will reflect sediment sources, depocenters, and the sediment contribution to each region. The Columbia River is...
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Stephen C. Wolf, Hans Nelson, Michael R. Hamer, Gita Dunhill, R. Lawrence Phillips
Pesticides Detected in Urban Streams During Rainstorms and Relations to Retail Sales of Pesticides in King County, Washington Pesticides Detected in Urban Streams During Rainstorms and Relations to Retail Sales of Pesticides in King County, Washington
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Frank D. Voss, Sandra S. Embrey, James C. Ebbert, Dale L. Davis, Annette M. Frahm, George H. Perry
Testing water quality for pesticide pollution: U.S. Geological Survey investigations reveal widespread contamination of the nation's water resources Testing water quality for pesticide pollution: U.S. Geological Survey investigations reveal widespread contamination of the nation's water resources
No abstract available.
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Robert J. Gilliom, Jack E. Barbash, Dana W. Kolpin, Steven J. Larson
Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin in Washington: Spatial and temporal distribution of trace elements in water, sediment, and aquatic biota, 1987-91 Surface-water-quality assessment of the Yakima River basin in Washington: Spatial and temporal distribution of trace elements in water, sediment, and aquatic biota, 1987-91
The report describes the distribution of trace elements in sediment, water, and aquatic biota in the Yakima River basin, Washington. Trace elements were determined from streambed sediment, suspended sediment, filtered and unfiltered water samples, aquatic insects, clams, fish livers, and fish fillets between 1987 and 1991. The distribution of trace elements in these media was related to...
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Gregory J. Fuhrer, Daniel J. Cain, Stuart W. McKenzie, Joseph F. Rinella, J. Kent Crawford, Kenneth A. Skach, Michelle I. Hornberger, Marshall W. Gannett
A tracer test to estimate hydraulic conductivities and dispersivities of sediments in the shallow aquifer at the East Gate Disposal Yard, Fort Lewis, Washington A tracer test to estimate hydraulic conductivities and dispersivities of sediments in the shallow aquifer at the East Gate Disposal Yard, Fort Lewis, Washington
No abstract available.
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Edmund A. Prych
Volatile organic compounds in untreated ambient groundwater of the United States, 1985-1995 Volatile organic compounds in untreated ambient groundwater of the United States, 1985-1995
As part of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, an assessment of 60 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in untreated, ambient groundwater of the conterminous United States was conducted based on samples collected from 2948 wells between 1985 and 1995. The samples represent urban and rural areas and drinking-water and nondrinking-water wells. A...
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P. J. Squillace, M.J. Moran, W.W. Lapham, C. V. Price, R.M. Clawges, J.S. Zogorski
Preserving ground water samples with hydrochloric acid does not result in the formation of chloroform Preserving ground water samples with hydrochloric acid does not result in the formation of chloroform
Water samples collected for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are often preserved with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to inhibit the biotransformation of the analytes of interest until the chemical analyses can he performed. However, it is theoretically possible that residual free chlorine in the HCl can react with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to form chloroform via the...
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Paul J. Squillace, James F. Pankow, Jack E. Barbash, Curtis V. Price, John S. Zogorski
The development and evaluation of a benthic index of biological integrity for the Cedar River Watershed, Washington The development and evaluation of a benthic index of biological integrity for the Cedar River Watershed, Washington
No abstract available.
Authors
Robert W. Black, Dorene E. MacCoy