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You might be surprised where minerals pop up; they're just about everywhere. We sit down with Kathleen Johnson, USGS Mineral Resources Program Coordinator, as she walks us through just how valuable minerals are to our lives. (9:13) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (8.52 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). Also available in: YouTube | MPG/WMV (152.84 MB) | QuickTime (42.95 MB) | Audio only (6.13 MB) (6:41) | Transcript/Links | Download directly (42.95 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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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 (10.04 MB) (right-click to save) |
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