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Study area, Wickford, Rhode Island

Assessment of Nutrient Transport and Discharge to Coastal Embayments, Wickford, Rhode Island

In 2020, the USGS began a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Southeast New England Program for Coastal Watershed Restoration (SNEP) and EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), Atlantic Coastal Sciences Division, Narragansett, RI in support of water-quality and ecological monitoring being conducted by ORD in the coastal waters around Wickford, RI. The...
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New England Water Science Center
Assessment of Nutrient Transport and Discharge to Coastal Embayments, Wickford, Rhode Island

Assessment of Nutrient Transport and Discharge to Coastal Embayments, Wickford, Rhode Island

In 2020, the USGS began a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Southeast New England Program for Coastal Watershed Restoration (SNEP) and EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), Atlantic Coastal Sciences Division, Narragansett, RI in support of water-quality and ecological monitoring being conducted by ORD in the coastal waters around Wickford, RI. The...
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Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Chemical Constituents for Groundwater and Surface-Water Samples on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2019-2024 Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Chemical Constituents for Groundwater and Surface-Water Samples on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2019-2024

Groundwater, surface-water, and associated quality assurance samples were collected across western Cape Cod, Massachusetts and analyzed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from September 2019 through November 2024. Water-quality properties measured at the time of sample collection included pH, specific conductance, temperature, and dissolved oxygen. Samples were also analyzed...
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New England Water Science Center

Lakebed and Lake-Water Temperatures on September 8, 2022 at Moody Pond, Mashpee, Massachusetts Lakebed and Lake-Water Temperatures on September 8, 2022 at Moody Pond, Mashpee, Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey measured lakebed and lake-water temperatures to identify areas of groundwater discharge (inflow to the lake) and recharge (outflow from the lake) at Moody Pond, a groundwater flow-through lake, in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The relative temperatures of lakebed sediment and lake water are indicators of the water flux direction across the lake bottom. Lakebed and...
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New England Water Science Center

Groundwater Levels and Surface-Water Stages on March 28, 2023, near the Quashnet River, Mashpee, Massachusetts Groundwater Levels and Surface-Water Stages on March 28, 2023, near the Quashnet River, Mashpee, Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey measured groundwater levels and surface-water stages on March 28, 2023, near the Quashnet River in the town of Mashpee on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Groundwater levels and surface-water stages were measured over a ~7 hour time period to provide a synoptic snapshot of the water table and the water surfaces of streams, lakes, wetlands, and drainage ditches. The
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New England Water Science Center

Water-borne electromagnetic induction, handheld thermal infrared and sediment temperature, chemical, and pressure data collected at Hen Cove, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 2022 Water-borne electromagnetic induction, handheld thermal infrared and sediment temperature, chemical, and pressure data collected at Hen Cove, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 2022

Groundwater discharge points to coastal waters can be identified and quantified using natural electrical and temperature data. In August 2022, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected water-borne electromagnetic induction and temperature along selected transects within Hen Cove on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, following a spatial survey of bed sediment temperature. Handheld thermal infrared...
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Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center

PFAS from a discrete-event terrestrial source migrates with groundwater to intertidal seepages PFAS from a discrete-event terrestrial source migrates with groundwater to intertidal seepages

Groundwater transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from terrestrial sources to marine coastal ecosystems is a topic of growing recognition, though with few published field studies. Furthermore, most research on PFAS fate and transport dynamics has focused on source areas with long histories like fire training and manufacturing facilities; the effect of single PFAS...
Authors
Martin Briggs, Eric White, Patrick Thomas Scordato, Hayley Gale Lind, Zachary Owen O'Neal, David M. Rey, Timothy D. McCobb, Christopher Green, Denis R. LeBlanc
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Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center

Groundwater flowpath characteristics drive variability in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) loading across a stream-wetland system Groundwater flowpath characteristics drive variability in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) loading across a stream-wetland system

Groundwater-dependent ecosystems in areas with industrial land use are at risk of exposure to a PFAS chemicals. We investigated one such system with several known PFAS source areas, where high and low permeability sediments (glacial) coupled with groundwater-lake and groundwater/surface-water interactions created complex ‘source to seep’ dynamics. Using heat-tracing and chemical methods...
Authors
David M. Rey, Martin A. Briggs, Andrea K. Tokranov, Hayley Gale Lind, Patrick Thomas Scordato, Ramona Iery, Henry Moore, L. Slater, Denis R. LeBlanc
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Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center

Science and Products

Study area, Wickford, Rhode Island

Assessment of Nutrient Transport and Discharge to Coastal Embayments, Wickford, Rhode Island

In 2020, the USGS began a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Southeast New England Program for Coastal Watershed Restoration (SNEP) and EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), Atlantic Coastal Sciences Division, Narragansett, RI in support of water-quality and ecological monitoring being conducted by ORD in the coastal waters around Wickford, RI. The...
By
New England Water Science Center
Assessment of Nutrient Transport and Discharge to Coastal Embayments, Wickford, Rhode Island

Assessment of Nutrient Transport and Discharge to Coastal Embayments, Wickford, Rhode Island

In 2020, the USGS began a partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 Southeast New England Program for Coastal Watershed Restoration (SNEP) and EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD), Atlantic Coastal Sciences Division, Narragansett, RI in support of water-quality and ecological monitoring being conducted by ORD in the coastal waters around Wickford, RI. The...
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Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Chemical Constituents for Groundwater and Surface-Water Samples on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2019-2024 Concentrations of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Other Chemical Constituents for Groundwater and Surface-Water Samples on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 2019-2024

Groundwater, surface-water, and associated quality assurance samples were collected across western Cape Cod, Massachusetts and analyzed for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from September 2019 through November 2024. Water-quality properties measured at the time of sample collection included pH, specific conductance, temperature, and dissolved oxygen. Samples were also analyzed...
By
New England Water Science Center

Lakebed and Lake-Water Temperatures on September 8, 2022 at Moody Pond, Mashpee, Massachusetts Lakebed and Lake-Water Temperatures on September 8, 2022 at Moody Pond, Mashpee, Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey measured lakebed and lake-water temperatures to identify areas of groundwater discharge (inflow to the lake) and recharge (outflow from the lake) at Moody Pond, a groundwater flow-through lake, in Mashpee, Massachusetts. The relative temperatures of lakebed sediment and lake water are indicators of the water flux direction across the lake bottom. Lakebed and...
By
New England Water Science Center

Groundwater Levels and Surface-Water Stages on March 28, 2023, near the Quashnet River, Mashpee, Massachusetts Groundwater Levels and Surface-Water Stages on March 28, 2023, near the Quashnet River, Mashpee, Massachusetts

The U.S. Geological Survey measured groundwater levels and surface-water stages on March 28, 2023, near the Quashnet River in the town of Mashpee on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Groundwater levels and surface-water stages were measured over a ~7 hour time period to provide a synoptic snapshot of the water table and the water surfaces of streams, lakes, wetlands, and drainage ditches. The
By
New England Water Science Center

Water-borne electromagnetic induction, handheld thermal infrared and sediment temperature, chemical, and pressure data collected at Hen Cove, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 2022 Water-borne electromagnetic induction, handheld thermal infrared and sediment temperature, chemical, and pressure data collected at Hen Cove, Pocasset, Massachusetts, 2022

Groundwater discharge points to coastal waters can be identified and quantified using natural electrical and temperature data. In August 2022, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected water-borne electromagnetic induction and temperature along selected transects within Hen Cove on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, following a spatial survey of bed sediment temperature. Handheld thermal infrared...
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center

PFAS from a discrete-event terrestrial source migrates with groundwater to intertidal seepages PFAS from a discrete-event terrestrial source migrates with groundwater to intertidal seepages

Groundwater transport of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from terrestrial sources to marine coastal ecosystems is a topic of growing recognition, though with few published field studies. Furthermore, most research on PFAS fate and transport dynamics has focused on source areas with long histories like fire training and manufacturing facilities; the effect of single PFAS...
Authors
Martin Briggs, Eric White, Patrick Thomas Scordato, Hayley Gale Lind, Zachary Owen O'Neal, David M. Rey, Timothy D. McCobb, Christopher Green, Denis R. LeBlanc
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center

Groundwater flowpath characteristics drive variability in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) loading across a stream-wetland system Groundwater flowpath characteristics drive variability in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) loading across a stream-wetland system

Groundwater-dependent ecosystems in areas with industrial land use are at risk of exposure to a PFAS chemicals. We investigated one such system with several known PFAS source areas, where high and low permeability sediments (glacial) coupled with groundwater-lake and groundwater/surface-water interactions created complex ‘source to seep’ dynamics. Using heat-tracing and chemical methods...
Authors
David M. Rey, Martin A. Briggs, Andrea K. Tokranov, Hayley Gale Lind, Patrick Thomas Scordato, Ramona Iery, Henry Moore, L. Slater, Denis R. LeBlanc
By
Water Resources Mission Area, New England Water Science Center
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