Where can I find detailed sampling methods for surface water and groundwater?
USGS protocols for the collection of groundwater and surface-water samples have been published in the report National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. The National Field Manual was published in chapters; copies of each chapter are available online.
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General introduction for the “National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data”
BackgroundAs part of its mission, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collects data to assess the quality of our Nation’s water resources. A high degree of reliability and standardization of these data are paramount to fulfilling this mission. Documentation of nationally accepted methods used by USGS personnel serves to maintain consistency and...
National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9
The mission of the Water Resources Discipline of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to provide the information and understanding needed for wise management of the Nation's water resources. Inherent in this mission is the responsibility to collect data that accurately describe the physical, chemical, and biological attributes of water systems....
Water-quality sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey-Standard protocols and procedures
Thumbnail of and link to report PDF (1.0 MB) The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) develops the sampling procedures and collects the data necessary for the accurate assessment and wise management of our Nation's surface-water and groundwater resources. Federal and State agencies, water-resource regulators and managers, and many organizations and...
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New USGS Field Method is a Breakthrough for Contaminant Analysis in Water Samples
The U.S. Geological Survey published a new report highlighting a portable continuous-flow centrifuge which aims to save time and money on contaminant analysis of particles suspended in water samples.
Groundwater Sampling Method Key to Monitoring Success of Carbon Sequestration
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Filling the teflon churn with water sampled from Laramie River near La
Filling the teflon churn with water sampled from Laramie River near Laramie
Deployed Passive Water Sampler
Deployed Passive Water Sampler
A water sample is prepped to be tested for environmental DNA
Laboratory technician Amelia Ulmer filters water collected in the field, to be analyzed for environmental DNA in the laboratory of Dr. Margaret Hunter. This sample was tested for Burmese python eDNA, in a process similar to that developed by Dr. Hunter for manatee eDNA.
Collecting water samples
A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientist collects water samples on Little Lake Butte des Morts, Wisconsin, for contaminants testing.
USGS scientist collecting a water sample from Boulder Creek, Colorado.
A USGS scientist collecting a water-quality sample from Boulder Creek, Colorado. USGS scientists have shown that many chemicals discharged from municipal wastewater treatment facilities persist for miles downstream at levels known, or suspected, to cause adverse
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Water Sampling at Mount Rushmore
USGS scientists take samples of Lafferty Gulch surface water, which was analyzed for perchlorate and metals.
Water Sampling with a Kemmerer
| Sampling surface waters on Lake Michigan using a Kemmerer Water Sampler |
Why Some Public-Supply Wells are More Vulnerable to Contamination Than Others
This video discusses how scientists have tracked what, when, and how contaminants may reach public-supply wells in four aquifers in California, Connecticut, Nebraska, and Florida.
Water Sampling at Little River Reservoir, Durham County, NC, 2009.
Ryan Rasmussen and Cassandra Pfeifle, Hydrologic Technicians, collect samples at Little River Reservoir, 2009.
Spring Water Sampling
A USGS geologist samples spring water near a gold prospect in the Shotgun Hills, Alaska.
Scientist Taking Water Samples
Todd Preston, USGS contract scientist, collecting a surface-water sample from a Prairie Pothole wetland.