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A U.S. Geological Survey chemist evaporating sample extracts in laboratory hood to concentrate pesticide residues
A U.S. Geological Survey chemist evaporating sample extracts
A U.S. Geological Survey chemist evaporating sample extracts
A U.S. Geological Survey chemist evaporating sample extracts

Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory — Sacramento, California. USGS chemist working with samples in a laboratory hood

U.S. Geological Survey chemist homogenizes a tissue sample
U.S. Geological Survey chemist homogenizes a tissue sample
U.S. Geological Survey chemist homogenizes a tissue sample
U.S. Geological Survey chemist homogenizes a tissue sample

Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory — Sacramento, California. USGS chemist homogenizes a tissue sample into a mortar and pestle

USGS scientist collecting a liver tissue sample from a wild-caught white sucker
USGS Scientist Collecting a Liver Tissue Sample from a Wild-Caught Whi
USGS Scientist Collecting a Liver Tissue Sample from a Wild-Caught Whi
USGS Scientist Collecting a Liver Tissue Sample from a Wild-Caught Whi

A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientist collecting a liver tissue sample from a wild-caught white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) from a river in the Great Lakes area.

Lip tumor diagnosed as a papilloma on a white sucker
Lip tumor diagnosed as a papilloma on a white sucker
Lip tumor diagnosed as a papilloma on a white sucker
Lip tumor diagnosed as a papilloma on a white sucker

A lip tumor diagnosed as a papilloma on a white sucker (Catostomus commersonii) collected from the Milwaukee River.

Surface Tumor on White Sucker
Surface Tumor on White Sucker
Surface Tumor on White Sucker
Surface Tumor on White Sucker

Body surface tumor diagnosed as a squamous cell carcinoma on a white sucker fish

Photograph Showing White-Faced Ibis Nesting
Photograph Showing White-Faced Ibis Nesting
Photograph Showing White-Faced Ibis Nesting
Photograph Showing White-Faced Ibis Nesting

Photograph showing white-faced ibis nesting at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Great Salt Lake, Utah. U.S.

USGS scientists measured the concentrations of select endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Spirit Creek, Georgia
USGS scientists measured the concentrations of EDCs in Spirit Creek
USGS scientists measured the concentrations of EDCs in Spirit Creek
USGS scientists measured the concentrations of EDCs in Spirit Creek

USGS scientists measured the concentrations of select endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Spirit Creek, Georgia, as part of an assessment of the effects of the closure of a wastewater treatment plant. Sprit Creek is typical of a stream in coastal environments.

USGS scientists measured the concentrations of select endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in Spirit Creek, Georgia, as part of an assessment of the effects of the closure of a wastewater treatment plant. Sprit Creek is typical of a stream in coastal environments.

Water quality sampling in snow
Winter Time Water Quality Sampling
Winter Time Water Quality Sampling
Winter Time Water Quality Sampling

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologist making field notes during winter water quality sampling from a stream in north central Iowa.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) hydrologist making field notes during winter water quality sampling from a stream in north central Iowa.

Freshwater snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) used in the laboratory exposure tests to understand metal uptake and bioavailability
Freshwater snail used in the laboratory exposure tests
Freshwater snail used in the laboratory exposure tests
Freshwater snail used in the laboratory exposure tests

Picture of the freshwater snail (Lymnaea stagnalis) used in the laboratory exposure tests to understand metal uptake and bioavailability.

Highest stream mycotoxin concentrations were observed during spring snowmelt conditions in agricultural settings
Stream Mycotoxin Concentrations were Highest During Spring Snowmelt
Stream Mycotoxin Concentrations were Highest During Spring Snowmelt
Stream Mycotoxin Concentrations were Highest During Spring Snowmelt

Highest stream mycotoxin concentrations were observed during spring snowmelt conditions in agricultural settings such as pictured in this Iowa stream.

The mayfly (Cinygmula) is one of the insects scientists use to study the bioaccumulation of dissolved and dietary metals.
The mayfly is an insect scientists use to study bioaccumulation
The mayfly is an insect scientists use to study bioaccumulation
The mayfly is an insect scientists use to study bioaccumulation

The mayfly (Cinygmula) is one of the insects scientists use to study the bioaccumulation of dissolved and dietary metals.

Three images showing 1) hands working on lab equipment, 2) a woman handling test tubes in a bag and 3) glass flasks in a lab.
Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations
Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations
Laboratory approaches for quantifying microbial process rates and analyte concentrations

Left: Distillation rig used in the measurement of microbial sulfate reduction rates associated with a method based on the incubation of sediment samples with radioactively labeled sulfate. Photographer: M. Marvin-DiPasquale. Date: 3/5/2001.

Image: Testing Coal-Tar Sealcoats for Toxic PAH Emissions
Testing Coal-Tar Sealcoats for Toxic PAH Emissions
Testing Coal-Tar Sealcoats for Toxic PAH Emissions
Testing Coal-Tar Sealcoats for Toxic PAH Emissions

A professional applicator applies coal-tar-based sealcoat to a test plot used to measure emission of polycyclic aromatic carbons (PAHs) into the air.

Baseflow measurements of field parameters (dissolved oxygen, water temperature, specific conductance, and pH)
Baseflow measurements of field parameters
Baseflow measurements of field parameters
Baseflow measurements of field parameters

The team of USGS scientists collected stream water samples before and after rainfall events for this study. In this photo a USGS scientist is taking measurements of field parameters (dissolved oxygen, water temperature, specific conductance, and pH) from New York Branch, Iowa, at low flow (baseflow) conditions.

The team of USGS scientists collected stream water samples before and after rainfall events for this study. In this photo a USGS scientist is taking measurements of field parameters (dissolved oxygen, water temperature, specific conductance, and pH) from New York Branch, Iowa, at low flow (baseflow) conditions.

Mountain Sheep Spring, Arizona
Mountain Sheep Spring, Arizona
Mountain Sheep Spring, Arizona
Mountain Sheep Spring, Arizona

Mountain Sheep Spring, Arizona, is one of the 37 springs north of the Grand Canyon near areas of breccia-pipe uranium mining that U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists studied.

Mountain Sheep Spring, Arizona, is one of the 37 springs north of the Grand Canyon near areas of breccia-pipe uranium mining that U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists studied.

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