Leetown Science Center (LSC)

11649 Leetown Road
Kearneysville, WV 25430
Phone: 304-724-4400
Fax: 304-724-4410
http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/

Toxicology: Biomarkers, Tools and Methods

• Joint Demonstration Project (BEST* and NAWQA*) to Assess Effects of Contaminants on Three Northeast Rivers

Toxicology: Endocrine Disruption

• Assessment of Health Reproduction in Fishes from the Potomac River and Selected Other Drainages
  
  
• Effects of estrogen and related contaminants on the expression of genes involved in the innate immune system of fish in rivers of the Chesapeake Bay Drainage
  
  

Contaminated Habitats: Hazardous Waste Sites

• Fish Health and Reproductive Studies at Lake Erie Areas of Concern
  

Contaminated Habitats: Mining, Metals, Mercury, and Energy Development

Mercury

• Determination of Source and Bioavailability of Mercury to Bald Eagles in Maine

Mining

• New Hope for Acid Streams (538.88 KB, PDF)

Contaminated Habitats: Urban Environments

• Lake Erie Ecological Investigations

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*BEST - Biomonitoring of Environmental Status and Trends, a long-term monitoring project, administered by the Status&Trends Program of the USGS Biological Resources.

*NAWQA - National Water-Quality Assessment Program, administered by the USGS Water Resources.