John T. Wilson (Former Employee)
Science and Products
Inventory of water bottling facilities in the United States, 2023, and select water-use data, 1955-2022 Inventory of water bottling facilities in the United States, 2023, and select water-use data, 1955-2022
An inventory of facilities that bottle water or other beverages containing water (including soft drinks, beer, wine, or spirits) or that manufacture ice was compiled by combining available datasets from multiple sources. This water bottling inventory dataset includes facilities within all 50 states of the United States, one federal district (Washington, District of Columbia), and three...
Nitrate and chloride groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the Great Lakes Watershed, United States Nitrate and chloride groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the Great Lakes Watershed, United States
This data release contains groundwater-quality data for nitrate and chloride, and well information for sample sites for aquifers in the Great Lakes Basin within the United States. Water-quality data and well information were derived from a dataset compiled from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System and numerous agencies and organizations at the state...
Estimated equivalent population using groundwater for public supply domestic use in the conterminous U.S. 2010, hydrogeologic mapping units, and wells used (ver. 2.0, March 2023) Estimated equivalent population using groundwater for public supply domestic use in the conterminous U.S. 2010, hydrogeologic mapping units, and wells used (ver. 2.0, March 2023)
These datasets map the estimated population using public supply drinking water (both groundwater and surface water) using two methods: the census enhanced method (CEM) evenly distributes the population across populated census blocks, and the urban land-use enhanced method (ULUEM) distributes the population only to certain urban land use designations. (See the six Estimated equivalent...
Arsenic, manganese, and pH groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the conterminous U.S. Arsenic, manganese, and pH groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the conterminous U.S.
This data release contains groundwater-quality data for three parameters of interest (arsenic, manganese, and pH) and well information for sample sites for aquifers in the conterminous U.S. Water-quality data and well information were derived from a dataset compiled from three sources: the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS), the U.S. Environmental...
Data used to evaluate drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA Data used to evaluate drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA
This data release contains groundwater-quality data and well information for the glacial aquifer system in the northern USA. Water-quality data and well information were derived from a dataset compiled from three sources: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS; USGS, 1998, 2002), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Safe Drinking Water...
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Populations using public-supply groundwater in the conterminous U.S. 2010; Identifying the wells, hydrogeologic regions, and hydrogeologic mapping units Populations using public-supply groundwater in the conterminous U.S. 2010; Identifying the wells, hydrogeologic regions, and hydrogeologic mapping units
Most Americans receive their drinking water from publicly supplied sources, a large portion of it from groundwater. Mapping these populations consistently and at a high resolution is important for understanding where the resource is used and needs to be protected. The results show that 269 million people are supplied by public supply, 107 million are supplied by groundwater and 162...
Authors
Tyler D. Johnson, Kenneth Belitz, Leon Kauffman, Elise Watson, John Wilson
Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species
To improve the suitability of the Darwin Core standard for the research and management of alien species, the standard needs to express the native status of organisms, how well established they are and how they came to occupy a location. To facilitate this, we propose: 1. To adopt a controlled vocabulary for the existing Darwin Core term dwc:establishmentMeans 2. To elevate the pathway...
Authors
Quentin Groom, Peter Desmet, Lien Reyserhove, Tim Adriaens, Damiano Oldoni, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Steven Baskauf, Arthur Chapman, Melodie McGeoch, Ramona Walls, John Wieczorek, John Wilson, Paula Zermoglio, Annie Simpson
Drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA Drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA
Groundwater supplies 50% of drinking water worldwide, but compromised water quality from anthropogenic and geogenic contaminants can limit usage of groundwater as a drinking water source. Groundwater quality in the glacial aquifer system, USA (GLAC), is presented in the context of a hydrogeologic framework that divides the study area into 17 hydrogeologic terranes. Results are reported...
Authors
Melinda L. Erickson, Richard Yager, Leon Kauffman, John Wilson
Water data to answer urgent water policy questions: Monitoring design, available data, and filling data gaps for determining whether shale gas development activities contaminate surface water or groundwater in the Susquehanna River Basin Water data to answer urgent water policy questions: Monitoring design, available data, and filling data gaps for determining whether shale gas development activities contaminate surface water or groundwater in the Susquehanna River Basin
Throughout its history, the United States has made major investments in assessing natural resources, such as soils, timber, oil and gas, and water. These investments allow policy makers, the private sector and the American public to make informed decisions about cultivating, harvesting or conserving these resources to maximize their value for public welfare, environmental conservation...
Authors
Elin Betanzo, Erik Hagen, John Wilson, Kenneth Reckhow, Laura Hayes, Denise Argue, Allegra Cangelosi
The role of dynamic surface water-groundwater exchange on streambed denitrification in a first-order, low-relief agricultural watershed The role of dynamic surface water-groundwater exchange on streambed denitrification in a first-order, low-relief agricultural watershed
The role of temporally varying surface water-groundwater (SW-GW) exchange on nitrate removal by streambed denitrification was examined along a reach of Leary Weber Ditch (LWD), Indiana, a small, first-order, low-relief agricultural watershed within the Upper Mississippi River basin, using data collected in 2004 and 2005. Stream stage, GW heads (H), and temperatures (T) were continuously...
Authors
Mina Rahimi Kazerooni, Hedeff Essaid, John Wilson
Low-flow characteristics for selected streams in Indiana Low-flow characteristics for selected streams in Indiana
The management and availability of Indiana’s water resources increase in importance every year. Specifically, information on low-flow characteristics of streams is essential to State water-management agencies. These agencies need low-flow information when working with issues related to irrigation, municipal and industrial water supplies, fish and wildlife protection, and the dilution of...
Authors
Kathleen Fowler, John Wilson
Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park
Invasive species represent a significant threat to global biodiversity and a substantial economic burden. Burmese pythons, giant constricting snakes native to Asia, now are found throughout much of southern Florida, including all of Everglades National Park (ENP). Pythons have increased dramatically in both abundance and geographic range since 2000 and consume a wide variety of mammals...
Authors
Michael Dorcas, John Wilson, Robert N. Reed, Ray Snow, Michael R. Rochford, Melissa Miller, Walter Meshaka, Paul Andreadis, Frank J. Mazzotti, Christina M. Romagosa, Kristen Hart
Water-quality assessment of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States Water-quality assessment of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States
This report provides a regional assessment of groundwater quality of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system, based primarily on raw water samples collected by the NAWQA Program during 1995 through 2007. The NAWQA Program has published findings in local study-unit reports encompassing parts of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system. Data collected from the aquifer system were used in...
Authors
John Wilson
Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: Global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: Global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions
Aim Many Australian Acacia species have been planted around the world, some are highly valued, some are invasive, and some are both highly valued and invasive. We review global efforts to minimize the risk and limit the impact of invasions in this widely used plant group.Location Global.Methods Using information from literature sources, knowledge and experience of the authors, and the...
Authors
John Wilson, Carla Gairifo, Michelle Gibson, Margarita Arianoutsou, Baki Bakar, Stephane Baret, Laura Celesti-Grapow, Joseph DiTomaso, Jean-Marc Dufour-Dror, Christoph Kueffer, Christian Kull, John H. Hoffman, Fiona Impson, Lloyd Loope, Elizabete Marchante, Helia Harchante, Joslin Moore, Daniel Murphy, Jacques Tassin, Arne Witt, Rafael Zenni, David Richardson
Widespread plant species: natives vs. aliens in our changing world Widespread plant species: natives vs. aliens in our changing world
Estimates of the level of invasion for a region are traditionally based on relative numbers of native and alien species. However, alien species differ dramatically in the size of their invasive ranges. Here we present the first study to quantify the level of invasion for several regions of the world in terms of the most widely distributed plant species (natives vs. aliens). Aliens...
Authors
Thomas Stohlgren, Petr Pyšek, John Kartesz, Misako Nishino, Anibal Pauchard, Marten Winter, Joan Pino, David Richardson, John Wilson, Brad Murray, Megan Phillips, Li Ming-yang, Laura Celesti-Grapow, Xavier Font
Methods and sources of data used to develop selected water-quality indicators for streams and ground water for EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science report Methods and sources of data used to develop selected water-quality indicators for streams and ground water for EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science report
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was one of numerous governmental agencies, private organizations, and the academic community that provided data and interpretations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) 2007 Report on the Environment: Science Report. This report documents the sources of data and methods used to develop selected water–quality indicators for the 2007...
Authors
Nancy Baker, John Wilson, Michael Moran
Methods and Sources of Data Used to Develop Selected Water-Quality Indicators for Streams and Ground Water for the 2007 Edition of The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Report with Comparisons to the 2002 Edition Methods and Sources of Data Used to Develop Selected Water-Quality Indicators for Streams and Ground Water for the 2007 Edition of The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Report with Comparisons to the 2002 Edition
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was one of numerous governmental, private, and academic entities that provided input to the report The State of the Nation?s Ecosystems published periodically by the Heinz Center. This report describes the sources of data and methods used by the USGS to develop selected water?quality indicators for the 2007 edition of the Heinz Center report and...
Authors
John Wilson, Nancy Baker, Michael Moran, Charles Crawford, Lisa Nowell, Patricia L. Toccalino, William Wilber
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Inventory of water bottling facilities in the United States, 2023, and select water-use data, 1955-2022 Inventory of water bottling facilities in the United States, 2023, and select water-use data, 1955-2022
An inventory of facilities that bottle water or other beverages containing water (including soft drinks, beer, wine, or spirits) or that manufacture ice was compiled by combining available datasets from multiple sources. This water bottling inventory dataset includes facilities within all 50 states of the United States, one federal district (Washington, District of Columbia), and three...
Nitrate and chloride groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the Great Lakes Watershed, United States Nitrate and chloride groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the Great Lakes Watershed, United States
This data release contains groundwater-quality data for nitrate and chloride, and well information for sample sites for aquifers in the Great Lakes Basin within the United States. Water-quality data and well information were derived from a dataset compiled from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System and numerous agencies and organizations at the state...
Estimated equivalent population using groundwater for public supply domestic use in the conterminous U.S. 2010, hydrogeologic mapping units, and wells used (ver. 2.0, March 2023) Estimated equivalent population using groundwater for public supply domestic use in the conterminous U.S. 2010, hydrogeologic mapping units, and wells used (ver. 2.0, March 2023)
These datasets map the estimated population using public supply drinking water (both groundwater and surface water) using two methods: the census enhanced method (CEM) evenly distributes the population across populated census blocks, and the urban land-use enhanced method (ULUEM) distributes the population only to certain urban land use designations. (See the six Estimated equivalent...
Arsenic, manganese, and pH groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the conterminous U.S. Arsenic, manganese, and pH groundwater quality data, selected well construction characteristics, and aquifer assignments for wells in the conterminous U.S.
This data release contains groundwater-quality data for three parameters of interest (arsenic, manganese, and pH) and well information for sample sites for aquifers in the conterminous U.S. Water-quality data and well information were derived from a dataset compiled from three sources: the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS), the U.S. Environmental...
Data used to evaluate drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA Data used to evaluate drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA
This data release contains groundwater-quality data and well information for the glacial aquifer system in the northern USA. Water-quality data and well information were derived from a dataset compiled from three sources: The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Information System (NWIS; USGS, 1998, 2002), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Safe Drinking Water...
Filter Total Items: 37
Populations using public-supply groundwater in the conterminous U.S. 2010; Identifying the wells, hydrogeologic regions, and hydrogeologic mapping units Populations using public-supply groundwater in the conterminous U.S. 2010; Identifying the wells, hydrogeologic regions, and hydrogeologic mapping units
Most Americans receive their drinking water from publicly supplied sources, a large portion of it from groundwater. Mapping these populations consistently and at a high resolution is important for understanding where the resource is used and needs to be protected. The results show that 269 million people are supplied by public supply, 107 million are supplied by groundwater and 162...
Authors
Tyler D. Johnson, Kenneth Belitz, Leon Kauffman, Elise Watson, John Wilson
Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species Improving Darwin Core for research and management of alien species
To improve the suitability of the Darwin Core standard for the research and management of alien species, the standard needs to express the native status of organisms, how well established they are and how they came to occupy a location. To facilitate this, we propose: 1. To adopt a controlled vocabulary for the existing Darwin Core term dwc:establishmentMeans 2. To elevate the pathway...
Authors
Quentin Groom, Peter Desmet, Lien Reyserhove, Tim Adriaens, Damiano Oldoni, Sonia Vanderhoeven, Steven Baskauf, Arthur Chapman, Melodie McGeoch, Ramona Walls, John Wieczorek, John Wilson, Paula Zermoglio, Annie Simpson
Drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA Drinking water quality in the glacial aquifer system, northern USA
Groundwater supplies 50% of drinking water worldwide, but compromised water quality from anthropogenic and geogenic contaminants can limit usage of groundwater as a drinking water source. Groundwater quality in the glacial aquifer system, USA (GLAC), is presented in the context of a hydrogeologic framework that divides the study area into 17 hydrogeologic terranes. Results are reported...
Authors
Melinda L. Erickson, Richard Yager, Leon Kauffman, John Wilson
Water data to answer urgent water policy questions: Monitoring design, available data, and filling data gaps for determining whether shale gas development activities contaminate surface water or groundwater in the Susquehanna River Basin Water data to answer urgent water policy questions: Monitoring design, available data, and filling data gaps for determining whether shale gas development activities contaminate surface water or groundwater in the Susquehanna River Basin
Throughout its history, the United States has made major investments in assessing natural resources, such as soils, timber, oil and gas, and water. These investments allow policy makers, the private sector and the American public to make informed decisions about cultivating, harvesting or conserving these resources to maximize their value for public welfare, environmental conservation...
Authors
Elin Betanzo, Erik Hagen, John Wilson, Kenneth Reckhow, Laura Hayes, Denise Argue, Allegra Cangelosi
The role of dynamic surface water-groundwater exchange on streambed denitrification in a first-order, low-relief agricultural watershed The role of dynamic surface water-groundwater exchange on streambed denitrification in a first-order, low-relief agricultural watershed
The role of temporally varying surface water-groundwater (SW-GW) exchange on nitrate removal by streambed denitrification was examined along a reach of Leary Weber Ditch (LWD), Indiana, a small, first-order, low-relief agricultural watershed within the Upper Mississippi River basin, using data collected in 2004 and 2005. Stream stage, GW heads (H), and temperatures (T) were continuously...
Authors
Mina Rahimi Kazerooni, Hedeff Essaid, John Wilson
Low-flow characteristics for selected streams in Indiana Low-flow characteristics for selected streams in Indiana
The management and availability of Indiana’s water resources increase in importance every year. Specifically, information on low-flow characteristics of streams is essential to State water-management agencies. These agencies need low-flow information when working with issues related to irrigation, municipal and industrial water supplies, fish and wildlife protection, and the dilution of...
Authors
Kathleen Fowler, John Wilson
Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park Severe mammal declines coincide with proliferation of invasive Burmese pythons in Everglades National Park
Invasive species represent a significant threat to global biodiversity and a substantial economic burden. Burmese pythons, giant constricting snakes native to Asia, now are found throughout much of southern Florida, including all of Everglades National Park (ENP). Pythons have increased dramatically in both abundance and geographic range since 2000 and consume a wide variety of mammals...
Authors
Michael Dorcas, John Wilson, Robert N. Reed, Ray Snow, Michael R. Rochford, Melissa Miller, Walter Meshaka, Paul Andreadis, Frank J. Mazzotti, Christina M. Romagosa, Kristen Hart
Water-quality assessment of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States Water-quality assessment of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system in the northern Midwest, United States
This report provides a regional assessment of groundwater quality of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system, based primarily on raw water samples collected by the NAWQA Program during 1995 through 2007. The NAWQA Program has published findings in local study-unit reports encompassing parts of the Cambrian-Ordovician aquifer system. Data collected from the aquifer system were used in...
Authors
John Wilson
Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: Global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions Risk assessment, eradication, and biological control: Global efforts to limit Australian acacia invasions
Aim Many Australian Acacia species have been planted around the world, some are highly valued, some are invasive, and some are both highly valued and invasive. We review global efforts to minimize the risk and limit the impact of invasions in this widely used plant group.Location Global.Methods Using information from literature sources, knowledge and experience of the authors, and the...
Authors
John Wilson, Carla Gairifo, Michelle Gibson, Margarita Arianoutsou, Baki Bakar, Stephane Baret, Laura Celesti-Grapow, Joseph DiTomaso, Jean-Marc Dufour-Dror, Christoph Kueffer, Christian Kull, John H. Hoffman, Fiona Impson, Lloyd Loope, Elizabete Marchante, Helia Harchante, Joslin Moore, Daniel Murphy, Jacques Tassin, Arne Witt, Rafael Zenni, David Richardson
Widespread plant species: natives vs. aliens in our changing world Widespread plant species: natives vs. aliens in our changing world
Estimates of the level of invasion for a region are traditionally based on relative numbers of native and alien species. However, alien species differ dramatically in the size of their invasive ranges. Here we present the first study to quantify the level of invasion for several regions of the world in terms of the most widely distributed plant species (natives vs. aliens). Aliens...
Authors
Thomas Stohlgren, Petr Pyšek, John Kartesz, Misako Nishino, Anibal Pauchard, Marten Winter, Joan Pino, David Richardson, John Wilson, Brad Murray, Megan Phillips, Li Ming-yang, Laura Celesti-Grapow, Xavier Font
Methods and sources of data used to develop selected water-quality indicators for streams and ground water for EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science report Methods and sources of data used to develop selected water-quality indicators for streams and ground water for EPA's 2007 Report on the Environment: Science report
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was one of numerous governmental agencies, private organizations, and the academic community that provided data and interpretations for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) 2007 Report on the Environment: Science Report. This report documents the sources of data and methods used to develop selected water–quality indicators for the 2007...
Authors
Nancy Baker, John Wilson, Michael Moran
Methods and Sources of Data Used to Develop Selected Water-Quality Indicators for Streams and Ground Water for the 2007 Edition of The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Report with Comparisons to the 2002 Edition Methods and Sources of Data Used to Develop Selected Water-Quality Indicators for Streams and Ground Water for the 2007 Edition of The State of the Nation's Ecosystems Report with Comparisons to the 2002 Edition
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) was one of numerous governmental, private, and academic entities that provided input to the report The State of the Nation?s Ecosystems published periodically by the Heinz Center. This report describes the sources of data and methods used by the USGS to develop selected water?quality indicators for the 2007 edition of the Heinz Center report and...
Authors
John Wilson, Nancy Baker, Michael Moran, Charles Crawford, Lisa Nowell, Patricia L. Toccalino, William Wilber
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.