Water-Quality Information -- Publications

Note: USGS water-resources reports that are available online can be accessed from http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/

• National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data
  
  • Overview (unpublished flyer)
  • Comments and Errata
  • Preparations for Water Sampling
  • Selection of Equipment for Water Sampling (Version 2.0)
  • Cleaning of Equipment for Water Sampling (Version 2.0)
  • Collection of Water Samples (Version 2.0)
  • Processing of Water Samples (Version 2.0)
  • Field Measurements
    
  • Biological Indicators
  • Bottom-Material Samples
  • Safety in Field Activities

• Guidelines for Design and Sampling for Cyanobacterial Toxin and Taste-and-Odor Studies in Lakes and Reservoirs, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2008-5038.



• Procedures for Developing Models To Predict Exceedances of Recreational Water-Quality Standards at Coastal Beaches, U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods book 6, chap. B5.



• StreamVOC--A Deterministic Source-Apportionment Model to Estimate Volatile Organic Compound Concentrations in Rivers and Streams, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5110.



• A Guide to the Proper Selection and Use of Federally Approved Sediment and Water-Quality Samplers, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1087.



• Guidelines and Standard Procedures for Continuous Water-Quality Monitors: Station Operation, Record Computation, and Data Reporting, U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 1-D3.
• More Than Obvious: Better Methods for Interpreting Nondetect Data: Helsel, Dennis R., 2005, Environmental Science and Technology, A-Pages, v. 39, no. 20, p. 419A-423A.



• Nondetects and Data Analysis--Statistics for Censored Environmental Data: Helsel, Dennis R., 2005, Wiley-Interscience.



• Comparison of Seven Protocols to Identify Fecal Contamination Sources Using Escherichia coli (pdf), USGS-authored article in Environmental Science and Technology.



• The Solubility of Nitrogen, Oxygen and Argon in Water and Seawater, Weiss, 1970 (pdf).
• Study and Interpretation of the Chemical Characteristics of Natural Water, Water Supply Paper 2254
• The Computer Program Estimate Trend (ESTREND), A System for the Detection of Trends in Water-Quality Data, Water-Resources Investigations Report 91-4040
• Selected Laboratory Evaluations of the Whole-Water Sample-Splitting Capabilities of a Prototype Fourteen-Liter Teflon^® Churn Splitter, Open-File Report 01-386
• A Primer on Water Quality, USGS Fact Sheet 027-01.
• A Comparison of Load Estimates Using Total Suspended Solids and Suspended-Sediment Concentration Data, in American Society of Civil Engineering's Proceeding of the World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, May 20-24, 2001 (pdf = 67 Kb)
• Comparability of Suspended-Sediment Concentration and Total Suspended Solids Data, Water-Resources Investigations Report WRIR 00-4191 (pdf=1Mb) and Adjustment of Total Suspended Solids Data for Use in Sediment Studies (pdf=2Mb).
• The proceedings of the technical meeting, "Animal Feeding Operations: Effects on Hydrologic Resources and the Environment," held in Fort Collins, CO, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1, 1999, are online as USGS Open-File Report 00-204 on the Proceedings page of the AFO Web site.
• A Retrospective Analysis on the Occurrence of Arsenic in Ground-Water Resources of the United States and Limitations in Drinking-Water-Supply Characterizations, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4279.
• External Quality-Assurance Results for the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network, 1995-96, Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4072.
• Report on hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico: Flux and Sources of Nutrients in the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin (see Topic 3).
• USGS Protocol for the Collection of Processing of Surface-Water Samples for the Subsequent Determination of Inorganic Constituents in Filtered Water, Open-File Report 94-539

• USGS Guidelines and Standard Procedures for Studies of Ground-Water Quality: Selection and Installation of Wells, and Supporting Documentation Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4233
  

• New Reporting Procedures Based on Long-Term Method Detection Levels and Some Considerations for Interpretation of Water-Quality Data Provided by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory, Open-File Report 99-193.
• NASQAN--A Program to Monitor the Water Quality of the Nation's Large Rivers, Fact Sheet FS-055-97

• Transport, Behavior and Fate of Volatile Organic Compounds in Streams, Professional Paper 1589

• Toxic Substances Hydrology Program -- TOXICS Searchable Bibliography

• Publications on Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations

• Ground Water Atlas of the United States
• National Water-Quality Assessment Program
• USGS Fact Sheets
• Ohio District's Microbiology Program

• The Bromide Tracer reading list - has been updated on the SMIG website (Surface-water quality and flow Modeling Interest Group).
• The Rhodamine WT Tracer reading list - has been updated on the SMIG website.
• National Irrigation Water Quality Program - Bibliography of Published Studies
• Science News -- online
• The National Park Service Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia

  Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia

• GrayLIT Network - A Science Portal of Technical Reports

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