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Source to Outcome Research Framework that was updated from the 2022 Source to Receptor Research Framework

Urban stormwater drains are used to channel runoff from precipitation away from roads for treatment and to prevent flooding. Contaminants in water can also be transported through stormwater systems in rain and snowmelt runoff. 

Co-extracted matrix is removed from biosolids prior to analysis at the USGS Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory (OCRL).

Photo Credit: Gabby Black.

Surf Scoter completing an underwater behavioral hearing test in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions. 

Composite image showing five life stages of a Long-tailed duck, from hatch to subadult.

Candling (the process of using light to help determine the quality of an egg) of a grey catbird egg to determine viability.

Suspect screening/non-target analysis is done with LC-HRMS at the Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory (OCRL) in Sacramento, CA.

Photo credit: Michelle Hladik

Bumble bees being prepped for pesticide residue analysis at the USGS Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory (OCRL), California.

Long-tailed duck diving for underwater hearing testing in an experimental chamber in which the birds’ diving behavior can be studied under various environmental conditions. 

Juvenile Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) behavior is assessed following exposure to 6PPD-quinone, a derivative of the compound 6PPD which is used in tires to prevent wear.

Due to multiple reasons including the widespread use of microplastics, their environmental persistence, the global connectedness of aquatic environments, and the long-range transport of microplastics, these particles have been documented in every environmental compartment (e.g., air, water, soils).

USGS and NPS walk Drakes Beach to sample a pond for the presence of AIV at Point Reyes National Seashore, California

USGS collects environmental samples for AIV detection at Crissy Marsh at Golden Gate National Recreation Area

The USGS One Health approach addresses the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment.

Updated image that shows the strategic approach for the Environmental Health Program for Environmental Contaminants

USGS scientist swabs fresh duck feces at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Washington DC for AIV study

USGS and NPS employees sample for environmental AIV at Constitution Gardens, National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC

USGS scientists collects water samples for AIV sampling at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool at National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington DC

Photo of the USGS UMID Michigan Bacteriological Research Laboratory at the Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Photograph of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA. Photo taken on September 8, 2023.

A long-term fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing monitoring array installed along Cement Creek near Silverton CO to track acid mine influenced groundwater discharge to the creek over time.