Sarah is a hydrologist with the Upper Midwest Water Science Center.
Sarah began working at the Minnesota Water Science Center as a student in 2009. Since joining the USGS, Sarah has participated or led several projects investigating the occurrence, sources, and ecological effects of emerging contaminants in waters throughout Minnesota and the Great Lakes basin. Sarah has also worked on developing statistical models to predict groundwater quality in Minnesota and across the glacial aquifer. Sarah recently joined a national project team working to build capacity to rapidly assess and predict post-fire water availability issues
Additional Training:
8/2017 Supervisory Challenge
6/2015 Applied Multivariate Methods for Ecological and Environmental Data
5/2012 Statistical Methods for Environmental Data Analysis
6/2011 Field Water-Quality Methods for Groundwater and Surface Water
Science and Products
Chemicals of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin
Federal and State Partnerships Advance Understanding of Contaminants in a Human-Health Context
Science and Products
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Chemicals of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin
The Great Lakes are an important freshwater source of drinking water, fisheries, and habitat. Chemicals of concern are introduced to the environment by human activities, but resulting ecological consequences are little understood. With federal and University partners, we are characterizing the presence of contaminants and potential effects to fish in Great Lakes tributaries.Federal and State Partnerships Advance Understanding of Contaminants in a Human-Health Context
Partnerships between the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) enhance the State's ability to evaluate human-health risks from chemicals of concern (CECs).MDH considers CECs for toxicological review and development of drinking-water guidance. The human-health information generated by the MDH puts the chemical data into an environmental health context. - Data
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