Publications
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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
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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
Summary of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer-System Analysis, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Summary of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer-System Analysis, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho
This report summarizes the results of the U.S. Geological Survey's Regional Aquifer-System Analysis program study of the Columbia Plateau aquifer system. The report describes the geologic framework, hydraulic characteristics of rock materials that compose the aquifer system, ground-water movement in the aquifer units, estimates of ground-water recharge, estimates of ground-water pumpage...
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J. J. Vaccaro
An assessment of stream habitat and nutrients in the Elwha River basin: implications for restoration An assessment of stream habitat and nutrients in the Elwha River basin: implications for restoration
The Elwha River was once famous for its 10 runs of anadromous salmon which included chinook that reportedly exceeded 45 kilograms. These runs either ceased to exist or were significantly depleted after the construction of the Elwha (1912) and Glines Canyon (1927) Dams, which resulted in the blockage of more than 113 kilometers of mainstem river and tributary habitat. In 1992, in response...
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Mark D. Munn, R. W. Black, A.L. Haggland, M.A. Hummling, R.L. Huffman
Correlative velocity fluctuations over a gravel river bed Correlative velocity fluctuations over a gravel river bed
Velocity fluctuations in a steep, coarse‐bedded river were measured in flow depths ranging from 0.8 to 2.2 m, with mean velocities at middepth from 1.1 to 3.1 m s−1. Analyses of synchronous velocity records for two and three points in the vertical showed a broad range of high coherence for wave periods from 10 to 100 s, centering around 10–30 s. Streamwise correlations over distances of...
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Randal L. Dinehart
Ground-water hydrology of the Tacoma-Puyallup area, Pierce County, Washington Ground-water hydrology of the Tacoma-Puyallup area, Pierce County, Washington
No abstract available.
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M. A. Jones, L. A. Orr, J.C. Ebbert, S. S. Sumioka
Hydrogeology, ground-water quality, and sources of nitrate in lowland glacial aquifers of Whatcom County, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada Hydrogeology, ground-water quality, and sources of nitrate in lowland glacial aquifers of Whatcom County, Washington, and British Columbia, Canada
Ground water is an important source of domestic, municipal, and irrigation water supply throughout the Fraser-Whatcom Lowland, particularly for the 225-square mile agricultural area surrounding the Whatcom County communities of Lynden, Everson, Nooksack, and Sumas and the British Columbia communities of Abbotsford and Aldergrove. Population growth and developing ground-water-quality...
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Stephen E. Cox, Sue C. Kahle