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Lauren M Zinsser

Lauren Zinsser is the Acting Studies Director along with being a supervisory hydrologist and water-quality specialist with the USGS Idaho Water Science Center in Boise, Idaho.

Lauren’s research involves field-based studies of surface-water and groundwater resources. Her work includes projects on long-term surface-water quality monitoring and trend analysis, characterization of groundwater resources, and biological uptake of contaminants. The common theme in her research is answering cooperator-driven questions that have direct relevancy to water resource management in Idaho.

Professional Experience

  • Supervisory Hydrologist and Water Quality Specialist, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, January 2022 - Present

  • Hydrologist, USGS Idaho Water Science Center, May 2016 - January 2022

  • Environmental Scientist, HDR Inc., January 2012 - April 2016

Education and Certifications

  • Professional Geologist, PGL-1499

  • M.S. Environmental Science, 2011, University of Idaho

  • B.S. Geology, 2006, Bates College

Science and Products

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Coeur d’Alene Basin Environmental Monitoring Program, surface water, northern Idaho—Annual data summary, water year 2017 Coeur d’Alene Basin Environmental Monitoring Program, surface water, northern Idaho—Annual data summary, water year 2017

Streams within the Coeur d’Alene River drainage basin in northern Idaho have been extensively affected by historical mining activities and are subject to ongoing remedial actions as part of the Bunker Hill Mining & Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates 12 real-time streamgages and collects surface-water-quality samples two to four times annually...
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Filter Total Items: 13

Coeur d’Alene Basin Environmental Monitoring Program, surface water, northern Idaho—Annual data summary, water year 2017 Coeur d’Alene Basin Environmental Monitoring Program, surface water, northern Idaho—Annual data summary, water year 2017

Streams within the Coeur d’Alene River drainage basin in northern Idaho have been extensively affected by historical mining activities and are subject to ongoing remedial actions as part of the Bunker Hill Mining & Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) operates 12 real-time streamgages and collects surface-water-quality samples two to four times annually...
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Lauren M. Zinsser
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Water Resources Mission Area, Idaho Water Science Center
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