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Mineral Production Data Reflect Decline in Domestic Housing Market
The U.S. Geological Survey's data on U.S. mineral production reflect declines in the domestic housing market. U.S. production of construction materials declined significantly in the third quarter of 2008 as compared with the third quarter of 2007, shown by decreases in domestic production of cement, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, and gypsum.
USGS Seeks Proposals to Advance the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
USGS and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) have announced their request for proposals to support the 2009 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP).
USGS Provides Water-Quality Information in a Format Compatible with EPA
Water-quality data from the National Water Information System (NWIS) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) can be readily accessed online in a comparable format to data housed in the Storage and Retrieval (STORET) water-quality system of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA).
Mineral Production Data Reflect Economic Slowdown
The USGS releases mineral information essential to the U.S. economy and national security.
USGS Seeks Project Solicitations to Improve National Spatial Data Infrastructure at the Grass-roots
RESTON, VA - USGS and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) formally announced their request for proposals to support the 2007 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP).
USGS at American Fisheries Society (AFS): From New List of Imperiled Fish Species to Fish and Natural Hazards and Contaminants
AFS will hold its 137th annual meeting in San Francisco, Sept. 2-6. The items highlighted below are just a sampling of some of the numerous USGS presentations and symposiums at the American Fisheries Society Conference. For more information please visit the AFS Conference Web site.
USGS Seeks Project Solicitations for Innovative Ways to Improve Digital Geospatial Data Infrastructure
USGS and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) formally announced their request for proposals to support the 2007 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP). With a total of $1.2 million spread across five categories, the 2007 NSDI CAP will fund an estimated 26 innovative projects in the geospatial data community.
USGS Seeks Project Solicitations for Innovative Ways to Improve Digital Geospatial Data Infrastructure
USGS and the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) formally announced their request for proposals to support the 2007 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP).
Technical Announcement : USGS Findings Released - Chemical Quality of Self-Supplied Domestic Well Water
USGS scientists evaluated a range of inorganic and organic contaminants in domestic wells from every state and Puerto Rico.
Inorganic compounds arsenic (11 percent) and nitrate (8 percent) exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standards in well water most often while uranium, mercury, and fluoride also exceeded standards at a smaller percentage.
Technical Announcement : USGS Findings Released—Chemical Quality of Self-Supplied Domestic Well Water
USGS scientists evaluated a range of inorganic and organic contaminants in domestic wells from every state and Puerto Rico.
Technical Announcement: USGS Releases Bacteria Data on Lake Pontchartrain
In response to public concern for the water quality of Lake Pontchartrain following Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
USGS Announces Mineral Research Grants
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announces the recipients of the second year of the Mineral Resources External Research Program, a grant and/or cooperative agreement opportunity designed to support minerals research. The grant award is split among six topics that support the goals of the Mineral Resources Program and deliver products within one year.