WaterMarks Newsletter - Spring 2025
Meet our New Staff at the New England WSC - March 2025
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Coastal Acidification Monitoring in Long Island Sound
Understanding coastal acidification, as it varies from open ocean acidification, is crucial to identifying the unique problems occurring in coastal ecosystems such as Long Island Sound (LIS). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is monitoring water quality parameters throughout LIS and its embayments to evaluate the status and trends of acidification processes in these waters. This project will inform the Long Island Sound Study on how to best manage the LIS to meet the goals of their Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan and improve its ecological health.
USGS to Improve Water Use Data Management for State of Massachusetts
The USGS New England Water Science Center, in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, is collaborating on a project to improve the data management, visualization, and sharing of the state’s water use information. Additionally, two water management tools will be upgraded. The project team will develop an Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Business/Data Flow Roadmap, explore opportunities for greater continuity and data consolidation, and modernize public and internal data accessibility and visualization capabilities.
USGS Develops Water-Quality Monitoring Strategy for Mount Hope Bay and the Taunton River Estuary in Massachusetts
A National Predictive Model for PFAS Occurrence in Groundwater
In October of 2024, USGS Scientist’s published a study where they created a model to predict PFAS occurrence in groundwater at the depths of drinking water supplies. This model can help guide our partners to sample areas where PFAS in drinking water could be an issue for the public.
USGS Data Used in Study Linking Lithium in Groundwater to Decreased Cancer Risk
A new study looking to discover if there is an association between lithium in drinking water and cancer used two U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) datasets for estimating lithium concentrations in groundwater.
Collaborations with EPA on Contaminated Site Hydrology
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is developing tools and methods to help assess the fate and transport of anthropogenic and geologically sourced contaminants in the water cycle at waste sites throughout the nation.
Related Information
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New England WSC Products in the First Quarter of 2025
List of products from the New England Water Science Center released in the first quarter of 2025.
