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USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining

USGS partners with Havasupai Tribe to identify potential contaminant exposure pathways from Grand Canyon uranium mining

Reston, Va. — A new USGS report, co-produced with the Havasupai Tribe, identifies exposure pathways posed by uranium mining in the Grand Canyon...

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Unintended consequences: New research shows all California condor flocks have been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides

Unintended consequences: New research shows all California condor flocks have been exposed to anticoagulant rodenticides

USGS scientists of the Eastern Ecological Science Center and the Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center published new findings on environmental...

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments combine science and technology to track biological threats in US waters

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Geological Survey announced today it has signed a cooperative agreement with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, or...

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New England WSC Expands Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

New England WSC Expands Research on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

The New England Water Science Center (New England WSC) is conducting multiple research projects on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class...

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Toxicity of Forever Chemicals Varies Among Amphibian Species

Toxicity of Forever Chemicals Varies Among Amphibian Species

Some important amphibian species are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, than other species...

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USGS Releases Strategy for Addressing PFAS Science Gaps

USGS Releases Strategy for Addressing PFAS Science Gaps

RESTON, Va. – The U.S. Geological Survey released a strategy today that outlines the agency’s future scientific role in the study of perfluoroalkyl...

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