Water Quality in the Central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, 1992-95
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1. *Ryker, S.J., and Jones, J.L., 1995, Nitrate concentrations in ground water of the Central Columbia Plateau: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-445, 4 p.
2. *Wagner, R.J., Ebbert, J.C., Roberts, L.M., and Ryker, S.J., 1995, Agricultural pesticide applications and observed concentrations in surface waters from four drainage basins in the Central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, 1993-94: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4285, 50 p.
3. *Jones, J.L., and Wagner, R.J., 1995, Ground-water quality of the Central Columbia Plateau in Washington and Idaho-Analysis of available nutrient and pesticide data, 1942-1992: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4258, 119 p.
4. Nelson, L.M., 1991, Surface-water resources for the Columbia Plateau, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4105, 4 p.
5. Horn, Marilee, March-May 1997, U.S. Geological Survey, written communication.
6. Sabol, M.A., and Downey, S.E., 1997, Support document for consideration of the Eastern Columbia Plateau aquifer system as a sole source aquifer: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 910/R-97-002, 35+p.
7. Washington State Interagency Ground Water Committee, 1996, A report on nitrate contamination of ground water in the mid-Columbia Basin: Washington State Interagency Ground Water Committee Publication No. 96-17, 15 p.
8. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996b, Drinking water regulations and health advisories: Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, EPA 822-B-96-002, 11 p.
9. *Ryker, S.J., and Williamson, A.K., 1996, Pesticides in public supply wells of the Central Columbia Plateau: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 205-96, 4 p.
10. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1996a, Environmental indicators of water quality in the United States: Washington, D.C., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, EPA 841-R-96-002, 25 p.
11. Washington State Department of Health, June 1995, Nitrate in drinking water: Washington State Department of Health Fact Sheet, 2 p.
12. Mueller, D.K., and Helsel, D.R., 1996, Nutrients in the nation's water--Too much of a good thing?: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1136, 24 p.
13. Stern, Ginny, June 1997, Washington State Department of Health, written communication.
14. Alexander, R.B., and Smith, R.A., 1990, County-level estimates of nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer use in the United States, 1945 to 1985: USGS Open-File Report 90-130, 12 p.
15. Battaglin, W.A., and Goolsby, D.A., 1995, Spatial data in geographic information system format on agricultural chemical use, land use, and cropping practices in the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4176, 87 p.
16. *Greene, K.E., Ebbert, J.C., and Munn, M.D., 1996, Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in streams and irrigation systems in the Central Columbia Plateau in Washington and Idaho, 1959-1991 (revised ed.): U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 94-4215, 125 p.
17. Bauer, H.H., and Vaccaro, J.J., 1990, Estimates of ground-water recharge to the Columbia Plateau regional aquifer system, Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, for predevelopment and current land-use conditions: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4108, 37 p., 2 pl.
18. Ebbert, J.C., Cox, S.E., Drost, B.W., and Schurr, K.M., 1995, Distribution and sources of nitrate, and presence of fluoride and pesticides, in parts of the Pasco Basin, Washington, 1986-88: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 93-4197, 173 p.
19. *Roberts, L.M., and Jones, J.L., 1995, Agricultural pesticides found in ground water of the Quincy and Pasco Basins: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 240-95, 2 p.
20. *Roberts, L.M., and Jones, J.L., 1996, Pesticides found in ground water below orchards in the Quincy and Pasco Basins: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 171-96, 4 p.
21. *Roberts, L.M., and Wagner, R.J., 1996, Pesticides and volatile organic compounds in ground and surface water of the Palouse Subunit, Washington and Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 204-96, 2 p.
22. *Wagner, R.J., Ebbert, J.C., and Roberts, L.M., 1995, Are agricultural pesticides in surface waters of the Central Columbia Plateau?: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 241-95, 4 p.
23. Pimentel, D., Harvey, C., Resosudarmo, P., Sinclair, K., Kurz, D., McNair, M., Crist, S., Shpritz, L., Fitton, L., Saffouri, R., and Blair, R., 1995, Environmental and economic costs of soil erosion and conservation benefits: Science, v. 267, no. 5201, p. 1117-1123.
24. Environment Canada, 1995, Interim sediment quality guidelines: Ottawa, Ontario, Ecosystem Conservation Directorate Evaluation and Interpretation Branch, 63 p.
25. *Gruber, S.J., and Munn, M.D., 1996, Organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in aquatic ecosystems of the Central Columbia Plateau: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 170-96, 4 p.
26. Raloff, Janet, 1993, Holding on to the Earth: Science News, v. 144, p. 280-281.
27. *Munn, M.D., and Gruber, S.J., 1997, The relationship between land use and organochlorine compounds in streambed sediment and fish in the Central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, USA: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 16., no. 9, p. 1877-1887.
28. *Ebbert, J.C., and Kim, M.H., 1998, The relation between irrigation method, sediment yields, and losses of pesticides and nitrogen: Journal of Environmental Quality, v. 27, no. 2, about 10 p.
29. *Kim, M.H. and Ebbert, J.C., 1997, Irrigation and surface-water quality in the Quincy and Pasco Basins, Washington.: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 080-97, 2 p.
30. Kellogg, R.L., TeSelle, G.W., and Goebel, J.J., 1994, Highlights from the 1992 National Resources Inventory: Journal of Soil and Water, v. 49, no. 6, p. 521-527.
31. Roe, D., 1997, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, written communication.
32. Ames, K.C., and Prych, E.A., 1995, Background concentrations of metals in soils from selected regions in the state of Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4018, 103 p.
33. *Greene, K.E., Munn, M.D., and Ebbert, J.C., 1997, Nutrients, benthic algae, and stream quality during low streamflow in the Palouse River Basin, Washington and Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4078, 38 p.
34. State of Washington, 1992, Water quality standards for surface waters of the state of Washington, in Washington Administrative Code: State of Washington, ch. 172-201A, 14 p.
35. Beeson, C.E. and Doyle, P.F., 1995, Comparison of bank erosion at vegetated and non-vegetated channel bends: Water Resources Bulletin v. 31, n. 6, p. 983-990.
36. Block, Elizabeth, 1993, Aquatic biota within the Central Columbia Plateau NAWQA study unit--A review of existing information: Tacoma, Wash., prepared for U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, Central Columbia Plateau Study Unit, 92 p.
37. *Gruber, S.J., and Munn, M.D., in review, Organophosphate and carbamate insecticides in agricultural waters and cholinesterase (ChE) inhibition in common carp (Cyprinus carpio): submitted to Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
38. Gilliom, R.J., Mueller, D.K., and Nowell, L.H., in press, Methods for comparing water-quality conditions among National Water-Quality Assessment study units, 1992-1995: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 97-589.
39. Gilliom, R.J., Alley, W.M., and Gurtz, M.E., 1995, Design of the National Water-Quality Assessment program--Occurrence and distribution of water-quality conditions: U.S.Geological Survey Circular 1112, 33 p.
40. *Wagner, R.J. and Roberts, L.M., in press, Pesticides and volatile organic compounds in surface and ground water of the Palouse Subunit, Central Columbia Plateau, Washington and Idaho, 1993-95: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, 97-4285, about 30 p.
41. Bortleson, G.C., 1991, Water fact sheet, National Water-Quality Assessment Program Mid-Columbia River Basin, Washington and Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 91-164, 2 p.
42. Nowell, L.H. and Resek, E.A., 1994, Summary of national standards and guidelines for pesticides in water, bed sediment, and aquatic organisms and their application to water-quality assessments: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-44, 115 p.
43. Zaugg, S.D., Sandstrom, M.W., Smith, S.G., and Fehlberg, K.M., 1995, Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory--determination of pesticides in water by C-18 solid-phase extraction and capillary-column gas chromatography/mass spectrometry with selected-ion monitoring: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 95-181, 49 p.
44. *Jones, J.L. and Roberts, L.M., in review, The relative merits of monitoring and domestic wells for ground-water quality investigations: submitted to Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation.
45. *Jones, J.L. and Roberts, L.M., in press, Shallow ground-water quality beneath row crops and orchards in the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project area, Washington: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, 97-4238, about 30 p.
46. *Ryker, S.J., and Williamson, A.K., 1996, Pesticides in public supply wells of Washington State: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 122-96, 2 p.