Venus C. Cruz
Venus is a hydrologist in the Northern Nevada Studies Unit.
Venus is a hydrologist based in Carson City, NV, specializing in water quality analysis and environmental monitoring. She leads the Carson River Mercury and the Pesticides Monitoring programs, coordinating long-term sampling to inform regional resource management.
Science and Products
Monitoring Mercury and Suspended Sediment in the Carson River, Nevada: Continuation of a Unique, Long-Term Dataset
The USGS Nevada Water Science Center (NVWSC), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), monitored mercury in the Carson River from 1997 to 2013. To preserve this long‑term dataset and to better understand chemical conditions associated with mercury methylation, the NVWSC resumed monitoring mercury concentrations and suspended sediment in the Carson River above and below...
Science and Products
Monitoring Mercury and Suspended Sediment in the Carson River, Nevada: Continuation of a Unique, Long-Term Dataset
The USGS Nevada Water Science Center (NVWSC), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), monitored mercury in the Carson River from 1997 to 2013. To preserve this long‑term dataset and to better understand chemical conditions associated with mercury methylation, the NVWSC resumed monitoring mercury concentrations and suspended sediment in the Carson River above and below...