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Status of 3DEP quality data
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FY22 Status of 3DEP Quality Data
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in West Virginia public source water supplies.
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Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in West Virginia Public Source-Water Supplies
a scientist sits on the edge of a boat on the ocean with an instrument submerged in a sample tube of water
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Examining Water From a Submarine Groundwater Well
a scientist sits on the edge of a boat on the ocean with an instrument submerged in a sample tube of water
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Examining Water From a Submarine Groundwater Well
a scientist sits on the edge of a boat on the ocean with an instrument submerged in a sample tube of water
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Examining Water From a Submarine Groundwater Well
several branching corals among a relatively flat reef area
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Restored staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) at Looe Key reef
Map of North America showing locations of chronic wasting disease in red and tribal lands in grey.
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Distribution of CWD in Relation to Tribal Lands in the U.S.
discover ecosystems by clicking on image for full description.
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Discover Ecosystems
Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts
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Tidal Marshland in the Plum Island Estuary, Massachusetts
Color map of lava lake at volcano summit
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November 4, 2021—Kīlauea summit eruption reference map
Color photograph of volcanic vent
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Eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea summit - November 3, 2021
Color photograph of volcanic vent in lava lake
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Eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea summit - November 3, 2021
Color photograph of volcanic vent
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Eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea summit - November 3, 2021
Color photograph of lava lake
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Eruption within Halema‘uma‘u crater, Kīlauea summit - November 3, 2021
Color photograph of active lava lake
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Halema‘uma‘u crater at Kīlauea summit - November 2, 2021
A wide view of a lava lake with a crater wall vent producing a white volcanic gas plume
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Lava lake in Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea summit - November 1, 2021
A telephoto color image of dark stagnant lava lake surface crust along the margin, with older crater wall at the edge
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Halema‘uma‘u lava lake at Kīlauea summit - November 1, 2021
Four sequential images of a small lava fountain within a dark spatter cone, taken seconds apart
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West vent fountain sequence, Halema‘uma‘u, Kīlauea summit—Nov. 1, 2021
Different views of an eruption from two predictable geysers
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Different views of an eruption from two predictable geysers
Example initial analyses on the water temperature data
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Example initial analyses on the water temperature data
Research Vessel Annie and Remotely Operated Vehicle Yogi
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Research Vessel Annie and Remotely Operated Vehicle Yogi