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Safe drinking water supplies are critical to maintaining and preserving public health. But how healthy is that resource? A recent USGS study found low levels of man-made chemicals in water entering and leaving drinking water treatment plants. USGS lead scientist Greg Delzer explains the findings of this study. (7:42) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (7.13 MB) (right-click to save) |
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The USGS and the Coast Salish Tribal Nation have partnered during the annual Tribal Canoe Journey to study and help improve resources of the Salish Sea. This final episode in the Corecast Tribal Journey gives an overview of the journey, including a look at preliminary results and additional short video clips and commentary as they paddle through the San Juan Islands and British Columbia (in the Transcript section). Play Video: (downloading may take some time due to file sizes) (6:41) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (42.95 MB) (right-click to save) |
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Millions of pounds of lead used in hunting, fishing, and shooting sports wind up in the environment each year and can threaten or kill wildlife, according to a new scientific report. Sarah Gerould, head of the USGS's Contaminant Biology Program, talks with Dr. Barnett Ratter, a USGS scientist at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and a co-author of the new report, about the ways lead is affecting wildlife and their habitats. This episode includes images and video. Play Video: (downloading may take some time due to file sizes) (11:25) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (62.27 MB) (right-click to save) |
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Water quality in the Salish Sea will be measured during the Coast Salish annual summer canoe voyage, the Tribal Journey. This project will blend traditional knowledge of the Coast Salish People with USGS science in an effort to help improve management of ancestral waters experiencing environmental decline. (7:01) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (6.50 MB) (right-click to save) |
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The Senate is holding a hearing on pharmaceuticals in water, and the USGS is supplying information. Herb Buxton, USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Coordinator, fills us in on related research and findings.
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Rick Dinicola, hydrologist with the Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (CHIPS) program, tells about the effects of urbanization in Puget Sound, Wash.—disappearing habitats, increasing contaminants, and declining fish and wildlife populations. (12:20) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (11.38 MB) (right-click to save) |
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We talk with Carl Schreck, USGS biologist, on the effects humans are having on aquatic life by introducing chemicals and waste products into lakes and streams. How do these contaminants affect aquatic species' reproductive systems, metabolism, mood, growth development, and more? Listen to find out. (10:58) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (10.12 MB) (right-click to save) |
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