This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss Slow Moving Waters Research Project, using UAS (drones) to collect data, new soil moisture probes and various Outreach events.
Casey J Lee
Casey Lee is Center Director for the Kansas Water Science Center.
Science and Products
FY25 Capabilities and Services
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Kansas Water Science Center Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory (OGRL) was established in 1987. The OGRL is a multidisciplinary program that contributes knowledge about the distribution, fate, transport, and effects of new and understudied organic compounds that may affect human health and (or) ecosystems. The OGRL consists of two units: Algal and Other...
From Tread to Watershed: How Tire Wear Particle Chemicals 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone Are Impacting Waterways
Tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) are generated during normal driving conditions and contain both rubber and roadway materials. These particles travel from the roadways and urban environments into surrounding ecosystems where there are deleterious impacts from both the TRWPs and leached rubber chemicals. Recent studies have demonstrated the widespread occurrence and toxicity of TRWPs and their...
Transboundary Assessments of Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest
In 2019, the USGS began studying the baseline water-quality of selected transboundary rivers in the Pacific Northwest. These studies are designed to characterize current water-quality conditions so as to facilitate future assessments of potential impacts related to upstream mining activities.
OGRL Algal Toxins Methods of Analysis
Algal toxins are a group of toxic compounds produced by a range of photosynthetic freshwater and marine plankton. These toxins have the ability to cause sickness in animals and humans and in severe cases lead to death. OGRL has the ability to evaluate and conduct occurrence, fate, transport, effects, and treatability studies methods.
Mill Creek Sediment
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program has studied sediment transport in Johnson County streams and lakes to better understand how changes from agricultural to urban land use alter sediment in streams and lakes, characterize how these uses may affect lake storage and biological integrity of streams, and evaluate the effectiveness of...
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter May 2024
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss Slow Moving Waters Research Project, using UAS (drones) to collect data, new soil moisture probes and various Outreach events.
April Seminar Series
April Seminar Series "Overview of the Water Quality Portal, an Inter-Agency Data Sharing Application".
April Seminar Series "Overview of the Water Quality Portal, an Inter-Agency Data Sharing Application".
KSWSC Quarterly Newsletter - February 2024
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
December Seminar Series
December seminar Series "Advances in the application of cameras for USGS water data collection".
December seminar Series "Advances in the application of cameras for USGS water data collection".
KSWSC 2023 October Quarterly Newsletter
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter July 2023
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss our new citizen project at KSWSC, UAS (drone) discharge measurements and various Outreach events. The next Science Seminar Series speaker, Claire Devaughan, will be giving a presentation titled The National Map (TNM).
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss our new citizen project at KSWSC, UAS (drone) discharge measurements and various Outreach events. The next Science Seminar Series speaker, Claire Devaughan, will be giving a presentation titled The National Map (TNM).
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter October 2022
The October 2022 edition of the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter covering various subjects such as information as 4 new reports and collecting hyperspectral images!
The October 2022 edition of the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter covering various subjects such as information as 4 new reports and collecting hyperspectral images!
Lawrence Office
Photo of the front of the Kansas Water Science Center office in Lawrence, Kansas. In the background is a pink tinted sky and a rainbow.
Photo of the front of the Kansas Water Science Center office in Lawrence, Kansas. In the background is a pink tinted sky and a rainbow.
Science and Products
FY25 Capabilities and Services
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Kansas Water Science Center Organic Geochemistry Research Laboratory (OGRL) was established in 1987. The OGRL is a multidisciplinary program that contributes knowledge about the distribution, fate, transport, and effects of new and understudied organic compounds that may affect human health and (or) ecosystems. The OGRL consists of two units: Algal and Other...
From Tread to Watershed: How Tire Wear Particle Chemicals 6PPD and 6PPD-quinone Are Impacting Waterways
Tire and road wear particles (TRWPs) are generated during normal driving conditions and contain both rubber and roadway materials. These particles travel from the roadways and urban environments into surrounding ecosystems where there are deleterious impacts from both the TRWPs and leached rubber chemicals. Recent studies have demonstrated the widespread occurrence and toxicity of TRWPs and their...
Transboundary Assessments of Water Quality in the Pacific Northwest
In 2019, the USGS began studying the baseline water-quality of selected transboundary rivers in the Pacific Northwest. These studies are designed to characterize current water-quality conditions so as to facilitate future assessments of potential impacts related to upstream mining activities.
OGRL Algal Toxins Methods of Analysis
Algal toxins are a group of toxic compounds produced by a range of photosynthetic freshwater and marine plankton. These toxins have the ability to cause sickness in animals and humans and in severe cases lead to death. OGRL has the ability to evaluate and conduct occurrence, fate, transport, effects, and treatability studies methods.
Mill Creek Sediment
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program has studied sediment transport in Johnson County streams and lakes to better understand how changes from agricultural to urban land use alter sediment in streams and lakes, characterize how these uses may affect lake storage and biological integrity of streams, and evaluate the effectiveness of...
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter May 2024
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss Slow Moving Waters Research Project, using UAS (drones) to collect data, new soil moisture probes and various Outreach events.
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss Slow Moving Waters Research Project, using UAS (drones) to collect data, new soil moisture probes and various Outreach events.
April Seminar Series
April Seminar Series "Overview of the Water Quality Portal, an Inter-Agency Data Sharing Application".
April Seminar Series "Overview of the Water Quality Portal, an Inter-Agency Data Sharing Application".
KSWSC Quarterly Newsletter - February 2024
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
December Seminar Series
December seminar Series "Advances in the application of cameras for USGS water data collection".
December seminar Series "Advances in the application of cameras for USGS water data collection".
KSWSC 2023 October Quarterly Newsletter
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
The newsletter contains exciting information on what KSWSC employees have been working on, recent publications, and our upcoming Science seminar event.
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter July 2023
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss our new citizen project at KSWSC, UAS (drone) discharge measurements and various Outreach events. The next Science Seminar Series speaker, Claire Devaughan, will be giving a presentation titled The National Map (TNM).
This is the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly newsletter for July 2023. In this issue we discuss our new citizen project at KSWSC, UAS (drone) discharge measurements and various Outreach events. The next Science Seminar Series speaker, Claire Devaughan, will be giving a presentation titled The National Map (TNM).
Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter October 2022
The October 2022 edition of the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter covering various subjects such as information as 4 new reports and collecting hyperspectral images!
The October 2022 edition of the Kansas Water Science Center Quarterly Newsletter covering various subjects such as information as 4 new reports and collecting hyperspectral images!
Lawrence Office
Photo of the front of the Kansas Water Science Center office in Lawrence, Kansas. In the background is a pink tinted sky and a rainbow.
Photo of the front of the Kansas Water Science Center office in Lawrence, Kansas. In the background is a pink tinted sky and a rainbow.