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National Water-Use at Lowest Levels since before 1970(Released: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 9:16:23 EDT)
USGS and Canada Reach Confluence in Monitoring Streamflow(Released: Tue, 4 Nov 2014 7:56:00 EDT)
A simple control for sediment-toxicity exposures using the amphipod, Hyalella azteca(Released: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 14:00 -0600)
Bathymetric terrain model of the Puerto Rico Trench and the northeastern Caribbean region for marine geological investigations(Released: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:30 -0600)
Baseline well inventory and groundwater-quality data from a potential shale gas resource area in parts of Lee and Chatham Counties, North Carolina, October 2011-August 2012(Released: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:15 -0600)
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