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River water quality in the Delaware River Basin—Concentrations and trends through 2018

IntroductionThe Delaware River Basin provides drinking water to 13.3 million people and supports endangered species, provides recreational opportunities, and is an essential resource to regional industries. The efforts of Federal and State governments have substantially improved overall water quality in the basin, which had been severely degraded prior to the mid-20th century. Recent trend analyse
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Megan E. Shoda, Emily G Gain, Jennifer C. Murphy
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Application of the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System to simulate the streamflows and water balance of the Red River Basin, 1980–2016

The Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System was used to develop and calibrate a streamflow and water balance model for the Red River Basin as part of the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Census, a research effort focused on developing innovative water accounting tools and conducting assessments of water use and availability at regional and national spatial scales. The PRMS is a deterministic mod
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Victor L. Roland
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023—USGS disaster emergency recovery activities

Title VII of Division N in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117–328), was enacted on December 29, 2022. The U.S. Geological Survey received $41.04 million in disaster emergency supplemental funding for repairing and replacing facilities and equipment, collecting high-resolution elevation data in affected areas, and completing scientific assessments to support direct recovery a
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Jo Ellen Hinck, Joseph Stachyra
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Columbia Environmental Research Center
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Mobile River Basin Study

Mobile River Basin Study

The Mobile River Basin in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee is one of the 59 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources, and to provide a sound...
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Lower Mississippi-Gulf Water Science Center
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Mobile River Basin Study

The Mobile River Basin in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee is one of the 59 study units that are part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. The long-term goals of this program are to describe the status and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation's surface- and ground-water resources, and to provide a sound...
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Southeast Region Fluorochemical Network (SERFN)

Fluorochemicals are a class of structurally diverse synthetic compounds that contain a carbon-fluorine backbone.
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Columbia Environmental Research Center
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Southeast Region Fluorochemical Network (SERFN)

Fluorochemicals are a class of structurally diverse synthetic compounds that contain a carbon-fluorine backbone.
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Python Vital Rates

Researchers from USGS-FORT and -WARC and University of Florida are collaborating on a long-term Burmese python research program in southern Florida to address management needs of partners and stakeholders throughout the Greater Everglades.
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Biological Threats and Invasive Species Research Program, Fort Collins Science Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
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Python Vital Rates

Researchers from USGS-FORT and -WARC and University of Florida are collaborating on a long-term Burmese python research program in southern Florida to address management needs of partners and stakeholders throughout the Greater Everglades.
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