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This page lists news and updates relating to USGS studies and data collection efforts in Long Island Sound and its watershed.

Extreme Fluctuations in Dissolved Oxygen Measured in Norwalk River

Extreme Fluctuations in Dissolved Oxygen Measured in Norwalk River

Sustained high temperatures and continued drought this summer have led to below-normal streamflows in the Northeast, which can adversely affect water...

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Data Collection Effort Looks at Groundwater Nitrogen Inputs into Long Island Sound

Data Collection Effort Looks at Groundwater Nitrogen Inputs into Long Island Sound

The New England Water Science Center has launched a new project in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Long Island Sound...

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Buoy Platforms Monitoring Water Quality Deployed in Southport and Saugatuck Harbors

Buoy Platforms Monitoring Water Quality Deployed in Southport and Saugatuck Harbors

This past May, the USGS New England Water Science Center launched two marked buoy platforms containing water quality instruments at the mouth of...

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Coastal Change Hazards addresses the needs of our Nation’s coastlines

Coastal Change Hazards addresses the needs of our Nation’s coastlines

The USGS formally announces the establishment of a program focus on Coastal Change Hazards to coordinate research and tools needed to respond to...

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