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Kendra M Markland

Kendra Markland is a Physical Scientist with the Central Midwest Water Science Center in Iowa City, Iowa. Kendra began her career as a student while attending Coe College and the University of Iowa. She worked in private consulting and local government before returning to USGS as a Physical Scientist. She is involved in the collection, analysis, and interpretation of water quality.

Professional Experience

  • 2021-Present, Physical Scientist, USGS, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Iowa City, Iowa

  • 2019-2022, Environmental Specialist, City of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • 2018-2019, Biologist, Stantec Consulting Services

  • 2016-2018, Student trainee, U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa City, Iowa

Education and Certifications

  • M.S. Environmental Science, University of Iowa, 2018

  • B.A. Biology & Environmental Science, Coe College, 2016 

Science and Products

State-Wide Reconnaissance of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), and 6PPD-Quinone in Iowa Streams, 2022-2023

Water-quality samples were collected at 49 surface water sites covering a range of land uses across the state of Iowa starting the summer of 2022 and continuing into the spring of 2023 by staff from the U.S. Geological Survey Central Midwest Water Science Center. Samples were submitted to the National Water Quality Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, and were analyzed for 32 per- and polyfluoroalkyl s
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Central Midwest Water Science Center

Quality of surface water in Missouri, water year 2021

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, maintains a statewide group of stations known as the Ambient Water-Quality Monitoring Network, which includes selected streams and springs in Missouri. During water year 2021 (October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021), the U.S. Geological Survey collected water-quality data at 72 stations: 70 Ambient W
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Kendra M. Markland
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Central Midwest Water Science Center

Science and Products

State-Wide Reconnaissance of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), and 6PPD-Quinone in Iowa Streams, 2022-2023

Water-quality samples were collected at 49 surface water sites covering a range of land uses across the state of Iowa starting the summer of 2022 and continuing into the spring of 2023 by staff from the U.S. Geological Survey Central Midwest Water Science Center. Samples were submitted to the National Water Quality Laboratory in Denver, Colorado, and were analyzed for 32 per- and polyfluoroalkyl s
By
Central Midwest Water Science Center

Quality of surface water in Missouri, water year 2021

The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, maintains a statewide group of stations known as the Ambient Water-Quality Monitoring Network, which includes selected streams and springs in Missouri. During water year 2021 (October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021), the U.S. Geological Survey collected water-quality data at 72 stations: 70 Ambient W
Authors
Kendra M. Markland
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Central Midwest Water Science Center