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Technical Memos
TM 20-01 Requirements for the proper shipping of samples to the National Water Quality Laboratory

TM 20-01 Requirements for the proper shipping of samples to the National Water Quality Laboratory
Center News
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Volcano Watch — Pondering the pond: what Halema‘uma‘u water chemistry tells us

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Pesticides in ground water - Campbell County, Wyoming, 2004-2005

Photography
USGS KY Sediment Lab - sample storage space

The Kentucky Sediment Laboratory's sample storage space, samples are stored in a temperature and light controlled environment.
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Extraction and concentration of phenolic compounds from water and sediment

Data Release
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CTD profiles and discrete water-column measurements collected off California and Oregon during NOAA cruise SH-18-12 (USGS field activity 2018-663-FA) from October to November 2018 (ver. 2.0, September 2021)

Data Release
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Emerging contaminant data at wastewater treatment facilities, municipal water supplies, surface water and lake sites in the northeastern United States, 2009-2018 (ver. 1.1, January 2023)

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Real-time, continuous water-quality monitoring in Indiana and Kentucky

Featured Films and Shorts

Perchlorate and Selected Metals in Water and Soil within Mount Rushmore National Memorial
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Improving the accuracy of sediment-associated constituent concentrations in whole storm water samples by wet-sieving

How to's and trainings

Understanding Water Availability Across Landscapes in a Time of Increasing Drought
Laboratory
USGS science for a changing world

Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory
Featured Films and Shorts
Two people lift heavy equipment adjacent to a stream. Text reads: Remotely Sampling A Stream for Contaminants.

USGS On the Road - Remotely Sampling a Stream for Contaminants
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Differentiating nonpoint sources of deisopropylatrazine in surface water using discrimination diagrams

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A new method of snowmelt sampling for water stable isotopes

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Optimizing stream water mercury sampling for calculation of fish bioaccumulation factors

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Estimated use of ground water for irrigation in Wisconsin, 1984

Charts or Graphs
Black outline of Alaska with purple, orange, and green circles with numbers and a bar plot corresponding to the colors

Bar plot showing the percentage of Chinook salmon with evidence of heat stress across Alaska
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Methods for determination of inorganic substances in water and fluvial sediments

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Pesticides in ground water - Niobrara and Weston Counties, Wyoming, 2005-2006

Center News
Monitoring for volcanic gases at Newberry Volcano

Low lake water, dry conditions in Newberry caldera the cause of increased sulfur smells?

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A continuous water sampling and multi-parameter measurement system for estuaries

Data Release
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Water quality and seepage estimates collected at Lake Spokane, WA, 2016-2019

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Isolation and detection of Giardia cysts from water using direct immunofluorescence

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Index of published surface-water quality data for Oklahoma 1946-1975

staff profile
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Aaron D Firnstahl
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Water-Quality Data from Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2007-08

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Pilot study for U.S. Geological Survey Standard Reference Water Samples for pesticides

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Applications of optical sensors for high-frequency water-quality monitoring and research

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Water-quality data from Upper Klamath and Agency Lakes, Oregon, 2009-10

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