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The National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program has produced more than 1,500 reports (complete bibliography) describing how water quality conditions vary locally, regionally, and nationally; whether conditions are getting better or worse over time; and how natural features and human activities affect these conditions. Conditions also were compared to national water-quality standards, guidelines, and benchmarks to assess the potential effects on drinking water and aquatic life. Most of these reports can be accessed on-line through the topical and geographical searches listed below.

 

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Rowe, G.L., Jr., Gilliom, R.J., and Woodside, M.D., 2013, Tracking and forecasting the Nation's water quality--Priorities and strategies for 2013-2023: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013-3008, 6 p.  Available Online

Vecchia, A.V., Martin, J.D., and Gilliom, R.J., 2008, Modeling variability and trends in pesticide concentrations in streams: Journal of the American Water Resources Assocation, vol. 44, no. 5, October 2008, p. 1308-1324.  doi: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2008.00225.x Available Online

Sprague, Lori A., and Gronberg, JoAnn M., 2012, Relating management practices and nutrient export in agricultural watersheds of the United States: Journal of Environmental Quality, vol. 41, no. 6, p. 1939-1950.  doi: 10.2134/jeq2012.0073 Available Online

Hill, R.A., Hawkins, C.P., Carlisle, D.M., 2013, Predicting thermal reference conditions for USA streams and rivers: Freshwater Science, vol. 32, p. 39-55.  doi: 10.1899/12-009.1 Available Online

Bender, D.A., Zogorski, J.S., Mueller, D.K., Rose, D.L., Martin, J.D., and Brenner, C.K., 2011, Quality of volatile organic compound data from groundwater and surface water for the National Water-Quality Assessment Program, October 1996 - December 2008: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2011-5204, 128 p.  Available Online

Nakagaki, Naomi, Hitt, K.J., Price, C.V., and Falcone, J.A., 2012, Methods to characterize environmental settings of stream and groundwater sampling sites for National Water-Quality Assessment: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5194, 56 p.  Available Online

Toccalino, P.L., Norman, J.E., Booth, N.L, Thompson, J.L., and Zogorski, J.S., 2012, Health-based screening levels: benchmarks for evaluating water-quality data: U.S. Geological Survey, National Water-Quality Assessment Program website, at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/HBSL/.  Available Online

Bright, P.R., Buxton, H.T., Balistrieri, L.S., Barber, L.B., Chapelle, F.H., Cross, P.C., Krabbenhoft, D.P., Plumlee, G.S., Sleeman, J.M., Tillitt, D.E., Toccalino, P.L., and Winton, J.R., 2012, USGS Environmental health science strategy--Providing environmental health science for a changing world--Public review release: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2012-1069, 37 p.  Available Online

Kemble, N.E., Hardesty, D.K., Ingersoll, C.G., Kunz, J.L., Sibley, P.K., Calhoun, D.L., Gilliom, R.J., Kuivila, K.M., Nowell, L.H., Moran, P.W., 2012, Contaminants in stream sediments from seven U.S. metropolitan areas: II. Sediment toxicity to the amphipod Hyalella azteca and the midge Chironomus dilutus: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2013), vol. 64, p. 52-64  doi: 10.1007/s00244-012-9815-y Available Online

Nowell, L.H., Moran, P.W., Gilliom, R.J., Calhoun, D.L., Ingersoll, C.G., Kemble, N.E., Kuivila, K.M., Phillips, P.J., 2012, Contaminants in stream sediments from seven U.S. metropolitan areas: I. Distribution in relation to urbanization: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (2013) vol. 64, p. 32-51.  doi: 10.1007/s00244-012-9813-0 Available Online

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