USGS Water Quality Workshop (A Review of Everglades Water-Quality Investigations)

The U.S. Geological Survey’s Toxic Substances Hydrology Program helped the South Florida Ecosystem Program host a workshop on the water quality of the Florida Everglades. The workshop was held in West Palm Beach, Florida, on October 23-24, 2000. The objectives of the workshop were to present current research on the fate and effects of contaminants, such as methylmercury, in South Florida Ecosystems and to receive comments from stakeholders on future research directions and needs.

Toxics Program Presentations

• Aquatic Cycling of Mercury in the Everglades (ACME) Project: Synopsis of Phase I Studies and Plans for Phase II Studies, by David Krabbenhoft and others -- Abstract (PDF) -- Poster (The ACME Project: Challenges of Linking Field Data to Conceptual Models) (PDF)
• Interactions Between Dissolved Organic Matter and Mercury, by George Aiken -- Abstract (PDF)
• Hydrologic Interactions between Surface Water and Ground Water in Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park, by Judson Harvey and others -- Abstract (PDF)
• Environmental Controls on Methylmercury Production and Degradation in Everglades Sediments, by Mark Marvin-DiPasquale and others -- Abstract (PDF) -- Poster (Environmental Controls on Methylmercury Production and Degradation in Everglades Sediments - PowerPoint)
• Spatial Changes in Redox Conditions and Food Web Relations at Low and High Nutrient Sites in the Everglades, by Carol Kendall and others -- Abstract (PDF) -- Posters (Tracing Foodweb Relations and Fish Migratory Habits in the Everglades with Stable Isotopes and Mapping Spatial Variability in Marsh Redox Conditions Using Biomass Stable Isotopic Compositions)

Conference Information

• Conference Information and Agenda

USGS Everglades Information

• SOFIA – South Florida Information Access
• Aquatic Cycling of Mercury in the Everglades (ACME)

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