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Evaluation of nutrient, alkalinity, and acid-neutralizing capacity stabilities in water samples analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory, 2023–24 Evaluation of nutrient, alkalinity, and acid-neutralizing capacity stabilities in water samples analyzed by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory, 2023–24

The U.S. Geological Survey evaluated the stability of water-sample chemical analysis of nutrient, alkalinity, and acid-neutralizing capacity constituents with respect to the duration between sample collection and laboratory analysis, also known as the sample holding time. A study began in the spring of 2023 to evaluate the sample stability, between 2 and 180 days after sample collection...
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Tedmund M. Struzeski, Gregory A. Wetherbee, Jonathan Morrison
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Water Resources Mission Area

Spatial and temporal trends of mercury in fish from Duck Valley Reservation Reservoirs, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada, 2007–24 Spatial and temporal trends of mercury in fish from Duck Valley Reservation Reservoirs, southwestern Idaho and northern Nevada, 2007–24

The Shoshone-Paiute (Sho-Pai) Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada, manage reservoirs that support commercial and recreational activities, including robust Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout) fisheries that attract anglers year-round. Reservoirs are common environments for methylation and bioaccumulation of mercury, which is a potent neurotoxin when elevated levels are consumed...
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Erin Murray
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Idaho Water Science Center

Magnitude and frequency of peak and low flows in the Elkhorn River Basin, Nebraska, 1881–2022 Magnitude and frequency of peak and low flows in the Elkhorn River Basin, Nebraska, 1881–2022

Flood-frequency analysis is based on records of annual maximum instantaneous flows observed at long-term streamgages with 10 years or more of operation. Since the last flood-frequency analysis in Nebraska, an additional 30 years of annual peak-flow data have become available, and new flood-frequency analysis techniques have been developed. Moreover, the Elkhorn River Basin in north...
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Kellan R. Strauch, Benjamin J. Dietsch
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Central Plains Water Science Center

Open water control of invasive mussels using benthic mats—Part 1, short-term infusion of carbon dioxide under a mat Open water control of invasive mussels using benthic mats—Part 1, short-term infusion of carbon dioxide under a mat

This study compared the efficacy of a benthic mat alone with carbon dioxide infusion under a mat for killing Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas, 1771) (zebra mussel). Three sites were selected in Loon Lake, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Benzie County, Michigan, for replication of reference, benthic mat, and carbon dioxide mat treatments. Within a site, three 4-meter (m) x 4-m plots...
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Diane L. Waller, Richard A. Erickson, Jeremy K. Wise, Matthew J. Meulemans, Brad E.C. Morris, Todd J. Severson, Matthew T. Barbour
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center

Remotely sensed surface water storage shows distinct patterns from SWAT-simulated data Remotely sensed surface water storage shows distinct patterns from SWAT-simulated data

Quantifying and projecting the downstream benefits of water stored in lakes and wetlands (SWstorage) requires watershed hydrologic models, which often parameterize surface water storage in topographic depressions using static digital elevation model (DEM) data. Calibration and validation of modeled SWstorage dynamics using external data sets is uncommon, particularly across major river...
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Wayana Dolan, Melanie K. Vanderhoof, Jay R. Christensen, Heather E. Golden, Charles R. Lane, Adnan Rajib, William Keenan, Qianjin Zheng, Arushi Khare
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Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

PFAS remediation in a bioelectrochemical system inoculated with the west branch consortium (WBC-2) PFAS remediation in a bioelectrochemical system inoculated with the west branch consortium (WBC-2)

Groundwater contamination by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) poses a persistent environmental and public health concern. This study evaluates a two-chambered bioelectrochemical system (BES) inoculated with the West Branch Consortium (WBC-2) for PFAS remediation. Under an applied cathodic potential of −450 mV (versus Ag/AgCl), the BES with active WBC-2 achieved >99.0%
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Haoran Yang, Michelle M. Lorah, Kelly S. Bender, Chunjie Xia, Jiasi Sun, Jia Liu
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Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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