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GeoHEALTH-USGS Newsletter
GeoHEALTH-USGS Newsletter
The GeoHEALTH–USGS Newsletter—published since 2004—provides information on USGS science activities pertinent to safeguarding the health of fish, wildlife, domesticated animals, and people from environmental exposures to contaminants and pathogens.
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Featured Science Activities
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The geologic origin and pathways of mobility of selenium from the California Coast Ranges to the west-central San Joaquin valley The geologic origin and pathways of mobility of selenium from the California Coast Ranges to the west-central San Joaquin valley
No abstract available.
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Theresa S. Presser
Biogeochemical transformations of selenium in anoxic environments Biogeochemical transformations of selenium in anoxic environments
No abstract available.
Authors
Ronald S. Oremland
Degradation of methyl bromide in anaerobic sediments Degradation of methyl bromide in anaerobic sediments
No abstract available.
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R.S. Oremland, L.G. Miller, F.E. Strohmaler
Hydrology and water quality in claypan soil and glacial till at the Missouri Management Systems Evaluation Area near Centralia, Missouri; May 1991 to September 1993 Hydrology and water quality in claypan soil and glacial till at the Missouri Management Systems Evaluation Area near Centralia, Missouri; May 1991 to September 1993
No abstract available.
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D.H. Wilkison, D. W. Blevins, B.P. Kelley, W.C. Wallace
Identification, characterization, and analysis of hydraulically conductive fractures in granitic basement rocks, Millville, Massachusetts Identification, characterization, and analysis of hydraulically conductive fractures in granitic basement rocks, Millville, Massachusetts
A suite of geophysical logs designed to identify and characterize fractures and water production in fractures was run in six bedrock boreholes at a ground-water contamination site near the towns of Millville and Uxbridge in south-central Massachusetts. The geophysical logs used in this study included conventional gamma, single-point resistance, borehole fluid resistivity, caliper...
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Frederick L. Paillet, P.W. Ollila
Contamination of shallow ground water in the area of building 95, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, 1985-90 Contamination of shallow ground water in the area of building 95, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, 1985-90
A zone of contaminated ground water at Picatinny Arsenal has resulted from the operation of a metal- plating facility in building 95 during 1960-81, and the wastewater-treatment system that is in and adjacent to the building. Thirty-two monitoring wells were installed in 1989 to supplement 12 previously installed wells. All wells were sampled in 1989 and 1990 for analysis of ground water...
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B. P. Sargent, D. A. Storck
Behavior of pollutant-degrading microorganisms in aquifers: Predictions for genetically engineered organisms Behavior of pollutant-degrading microorganisms in aquifers: Predictions for genetically engineered organisms
Bioremediation via environmental introductions of degradative microorganisms requires that the microbes survive in substantial numbers and effect an increase in the rate and extent of pollutant removal. Combined field and microcosm studies were used to assess these abilities for laboratory-grown bacteria. Following introduction into a contaminated aquifer, viable cells of Pseudomonas sp...
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M.L. Krumme, R. L. Smith, J. Egestorff, S.M. Thiem, J.M. Tiedje, K.N. Timmis, D.F. Dwyer
Hydrogeology and hydrologic system of Pinal Creek Basin, Gila County, Arizona Hydrogeology and hydrologic system of Pinal Creek Basin, Gila County, Arizona
Acidic water that contains elevated concentrations of metals has contaminated a stream and alluvial aquifer in a mining district near Globe, Arizona. The contaminated aquifer is a narrow layer of unconsolidated alluvium along Miami Wash and Pinal Creek. The alluvium overlies basin fill, which extends throughout most of the Pinal Creek basin. The alluvium and basin fill compose the...
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C.C. Neaville, J. G. Brown
Estimates of percolation rates and ages of water in unsaturated sediments at two Mojave Desert sites, California-Nevada Estimates of percolation rates and ages of water in unsaturated sediments at two Mojave Desert sites, California-Nevada
Thick unsaturated zones in arid regions increasingly are being sought for the burial of radioactive and other hazardous wastes. Estimating percolation rates of water from precipitation at proposed burial sites is important for site assessment. Chloride profiles in unsaturated sediments are used to show differences and similarities in the rates of percolation at two sites in the Mojave...
Authors
David E. Prudic
Testing and comparison of four ionic tracers to measure stream flow loss by multiple tracer injection Testing and comparison of four ionic tracers to measure stream flow loss by multiple tracer injection
The ionic tracers lithium, sodium, chloride and bromide were used to measure flow loss in a small stream (≈︁ 10 ls−1). An injectate containing all four tracers was added continuously at five sites along a 507 m study reach of St Kevin Gulch, Lake County, Colorado to determine which sections of the stream were losing water to the stream bed and to ascertain how well the four tracers...
Authors
G. W. Zellweger
Hydrogeologic and water-quality data used to characterize the Management Systems Evaluation Area near Princeton, Minnesota, 1991 Hydrogeologic and water-quality data used to characterize the Management Systems Evaluation Area near Princeton, Minnesota, 1991
The Minnesota Management Systems Evaluation Area project is part of a multi-scale, inter-agency initiative to evaluate the effects of agricultural management systems on water quality in the midwest corn belt. The research area is located in the Anoka Sand Plain about 5 kilometers southwest of Princeton, Minnesota. The ground-water-quality monitoring network within and immediately...
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G. N. Delin, M.K. Landon, J.A. Lamb, J. L. Anderson
Occurrence and distribution of organochlorine compounds in sediment and livers of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Occurrence and distribution of organochlorine compounds in sediment and livers of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) from the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
A preliminary assessment was made in 1992 of chlorinated organic compounds in sediments and in livers of striped bass from the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. Samples of sediment and striped bass livers contained DDT (ethane, 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-) and its degradation products, DDD (ethane, 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-) and DDE (ethylene, 1,1-dichloro-2,2...
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W. E. Pereira, F. D. Hostettler, J.R. Cashman, R. S. Nishioka