Unified Core Technology Team
Unified Core Technology Team
Descriptions of specialized laboratories and capabilities across the United States supported by the Environmental Health Program.
Chemistry and Microbiology are at the Forefront of Environmental Health Research
Chemistry and Microbiology are at the Forefront of Environmental Health Research
- Algal Toxins and Environmental Research Laboratory
- Environmental Chemistry Core Technology Team
- Michigan Bacteriological Research Core Technology Team
- Microbial Biogeochemistry Core Technology Team
- Organic Chemistry Research Core Technology Team
- Organic Geochemistry Research Core Technology Team
- Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Core Technology Team
Understanding and Tracking of Contaminant, Occurrence, Fate and Movement in Water Resources
Understanding and Tracking of Contaminant, Occurrence, Fate and Movement in Water Resources
Exposure and Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Exposure and Effects of Environmental Pollutants on Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Terrestrial Ecotoxicology and Disease Research Facility Core Technology Team
About the Research The Terrestrial Ecotoxicology and Disease Research Facility Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program provides an integrated mechanism for conducting controlled exposure studies on wildlife at varied spatiotemporal scales.
Organic Geochemistry Research Core Technology Team
About the Research The Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program works to develop targeted and non-targeted analytical methods for the identification and quantitation of chemicals that can impact the health of humans and other organisms, and uses bioassays to screen for receptor inhibition.
Photomicroscopy and Flow Cytometry Core Technology Team
About the Research The Photomicroscopy and Flow Cytometry Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program works to develop and apply biomarkers to evaluate the potential impacts of environmental contaminants at cellular and molecular levels. Because molecular and biochemical responses of cells are preceded by chemical changes in nuclei, cytoplasm, membranes, and...
Functional and Molecular Bioassay Core Technology Team
About the Research The Functional and Molecular Bioassay Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program utilizes reporter assays, quantitative gene expression analyses, and high-throughput sequencing methods to produce functional endpoints across a broad scope of environmental topics and sample matrices.
Hydrogeophysics Core Technology Team
About the Research. The Hydrogeophysics Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program specializes in locating and quantifying exchanges of groundwater and surface water, along with characterizing geologic structure and mapping hydrologic connectivity across varied landscapes.
Geospatial Analyses and Applications Core Technology Team
About the Research The Geospatial Analyses and Applications Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program collaborates with teams across USGS to develop and apply geospatial analytical methods to answer broad-scale questions about source-sink and cause-effect relationships between contaminants and vulnerable communities.
6PPDQ
6PPD-quinone is a compound used to make tires more durable and is also linked to toxicity for Coho Salmon and other aquatic species.
USGS Scientists Develop an Interactive Mapping Tool to Visualize PFAS in Tap Water
A new interactive dashboard is available to visualize PFAS measurements for 716 tap water samples collected at select sites across the nation between 2016 and 2021 from private and public supplies.
Unique Approach to Measure Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Uptake in Fish, Mussels, and Passive Samplers
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) uptake and bioconcentration by fish and mussels ─ housed in mobile laboratories at a legacy fire-training area contaminated by aqueous film-forming foams ─ varied by species, sex, and compound. PFAS in passive samplers deployed at the same time mimicked uptake by fish but not mussels indicating that passive samplers might prove useful as screening tools...
Organic Contaminants in Reuse Waters and Transport Following Land Application
Potential reuse waters contained unique mixtures of organic contaminants with the greatest number detected in treated municipal wastewater treatment plant effluent, followed by urban stormwater, and agricultural runoff. This study provided information for decisions on reuse strategies to support freshwater supplies.
Collaborative Science Provides Understanding of Contaminants in Bottled Water-an Increasingly Common Alternate Drinking Water Source
U.S. Geological Survey researchers and public health experts collaborated to determine what contaminants occur in bottled water, which is an increasingly common alternate drinking water source, to broaden their understanding of human exposure to contaminants in drinking water supply chains. Bottled water, like public-supply and private-well tap water supply chains, contained multiple organic...
Environmental Chemistry Core Technology Team
About the Research The Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Core Technology Team (CTT) as part of the Environmental Health Program develops and applies innovative methods of sampling and analysis to answer critical questions about the occurrence, distribution, fate and transport, and biological exposure of chemical in all environmental matrices (water, air, tissues, sediments, and others).