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Winter sampling after unconventional oil and gas brine spill

By Reston Biogeochemical Processes in Groundwater Laboratory
USGS scientist drills through the ice covering a river using a motorized auger
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Even in the winter, USGS scientists collect water-quality samples which are made possible by power ice augers. USGS scientists are investigating effects of a large unconventional oil and gas (UOF) brine wastewater spill into tributaries of the Missouri River, in North Dakota.

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