Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Leetown Science Center (LSC, Kearneysville) | Format: URL
www.lsc.usgs.gov — This is a research project whose primary objective is to assess the health of selected fish species (brown bullhead and largemouth bass) and compare these findings with historic information on fish health in the individual rivers and with concurrent samples collected at reference sites. A secondary objective is to compare and correlate the fish More...
September 2008 | Publisher: USGS | Format: URL
pubs.usgs.gov — Water is among Florida's most valued resources. The State has more than 1,700 streams and rivers, 7,800 freshwater lakes, 700 springs, 11 million acres of wetlands, and underlying aquifers yielding quantities of freshwater necessary for both human and environmental needs (Fernald and Purdum, 1998). Although renewable, these water resources are More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC, Columbia) | Format: URL
wwwaux.cerc.cr.usgs.gov — Scientists at the Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) have an effective method for determining the amount of contamination in water. This article explains the center's basic approach and also provides a glossary of related technical terms.
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Contaminant Biology | Format: URL
biology.usgs.gov — This web page lists databases related to contaminant research across government agencies and partnerships. Many of the links include access to documented trends in the occurrence of persistent toxic chemicals that may threaten fish and wildlife resources, summaries of the results from aquatic acute toxicity tests, Avian Incident Monitoring, More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Fisheries Research Center (WFRC, Seattle) | Format: URL
wfrc.usgs.gov — There are approximately 500,000 abandoned mines in the western US. Collectively, these mines pollute rivers, streams, and western reservoirs with millions of tons of metals annually that degrade aquatic habitat and water used by humans for drinking, recreation, and irrigation. However, there is great potential in decreasing or eliminating the flow More...