National Geochemical Database: Reformatted data from the National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) program
Steven M. Smith
1997, Open-File Report 97-492
The National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) program produced a large amount of geochemical data. To fully understand how these data were generated, it is recommended that you read the History of NURE HSSR Program for a summary of the entire program. By the time the...
Hydrologic, sedimentologic, and chemical data describing surficial bed sediments in the navigation pools of the upper Mississippi River, after the flood of 1993
John A. Moody, editor(s)
1997, Open-File Report 96-580
Progress report on sediment analyses at selected faunal monitoring sites in north-central and northeastern Florida Bay
T.M. Scott, G.H. Means, G. L. Brewster-Wingard
1997, Open-File Report 97-534
Florida Bay is a shallow, subtropical lagoon at the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. The 2200 square kilometer, triangular-shaped area is the site of modern carbonate sediment formation and deposition. The intricate ecosystem of the bay has undergone significant changes as the result of natural influences and human intervention....
Proceedings of a workshop on digital mapping techniques; methods for geologic map data capture, management, and publication - June 2 - 5, 1997, Lawrence, Kansas
David R. Soller
1997, Open-File Report 97-269
Introduction: From June 2-5, 1997, selected technical representatives of the USGS and State geological surveys participated in the 'AASG/USGS Digital Mapping Techniques' workshop in Lawrence, Kansas. The workshop was initiated by the AASG/USGS Data Capture Working Group, and was hosted by the Kansas Geological Survey (KGS). With a focus on...
Organochlorine compounds and trace elements in streambed sediment and fish tissue, South Platte River Basin; Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming
Janet S. Heiny
1997, Fact Sheet 040-97
Concentration data for organochlorine compounds and trace elements in streambed sediment and fish tissue collected throughout the South Platte River Basin as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National WaterQuality Assessment (NAWQA) Program were evaluated to determine the following: (1) which organochlorine compounds and trace elements occurred most frequently, (2)...
Sidescan sonar and navigation field data collected during R/V Caleta 91-1 cruise (10-14 June,1991)
Valerie F. Paskevich, David C. Twichell, Kenneth W. Able
1997, Open-File Report 97-868
Analytical data of stream-sediment and heavy-mineral-concentrate samples collected from the Buckstock Mountains and surrounding areas, Sleetmute Quadrangle, southwest Alaska
J. E. Gray, P. M. Theodorakos, G. K. Lee, P.O. Hageman, S. J. Sutley
1997, Open-File Report 97-743-B
Digital mosaics of the GLORIA sidescan sonar data of the U.S. Atlantic East Coast
V.F. Paskevich
1997, Open-File Report 97-853
Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland
J. F. Elder, B.J. Manion, G. L. Goddard
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4272
Phosphorus retention by wetland sediments and vegetation was investigated in Jackson Creek wetland, an extension of an existing prairie marsh in southeastern Wisconsin. The extended wetland construction was undertaken in 1992-93 to help reduce the phosphorus loading to a downstream eutrophic lake. Two approaches were used to study potential and...
Results of quality-control sampling of water, bed sediment, and tissue in the Western Lake Michigan Drainages study unit of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program
S.A. Fitzgerald
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4148
This report contains the quality control results of the Western Lake Michigan Drainages study unit of the National Water Quality Assessment Program. Quality control samples were collected in the same manner and contemporaneously with environmental samples during the first highintensity study phase in the unit (1992 through 1995) and amounted...
Geochemistry and microbiology of iron-related well-screen encrustation and aquifer biofouling in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York
D. A. Walter
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4032
Iron-related well-screen encrustation and aquifer biofouling has decreased the specific capacity of several production wells in Suffolk County, N.Y., and has forced the Suffolk County Water Authority to adopt a costly well-reconditioning and replacement program. The specific-capacity declines are the result of the precipitation of iron oxyhydroxides and the...
Interim results of quality-control sampling of surface water for the Upper Colorado River National Water-Quality Assessment Study Unit, water years 1995-96
N.E. Spahr, R.W. Boulger
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4227
Quality-control samples provide part of the information needed to estimate the bias and variability that result from sample collection, processing, and analysis. Quality-control samples of surface water collected for the Upper Colorado River National Water-Quality Assessment study unit for water years 1995?96 are presented and analyzed in this report. The...
PHREEQCI: A graphical user interface for the geochemical computer program PHREEQC
Scott R. Charlton, Clifford L. Macklin, David L. Parkhurst
1997, Water-Resources Investigations Report 97-4222
PhreeqcI is a Windows-based graphical user interface for the geochemical computer program PHREEQC. PhreeqcI provides the capability to generate and edit input data files, run simulations, and view text files containing simulation results, all within the framework of a single interface. PHREEQC is a multipurpose geochemical program that can perform...
Paleontological data from Mud Creek Core 1, southern Florida
Debra A. Willard, G. L. Brewster-Wingard, Claire Fellman, S. E. Ishman
1997, Open-File Report 97-736
Chemical and textural characteristics of sediments at an EPA reference site for dredged material on the continental slope SW of the Farallon Islands
Michael H. Bothner, P.W. Gill, W.S. Boothman, B.B. Taylor, Herman A. Karl
1997, Open-File Report 97-87
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reference site for dredged material has been established on the Continental Slope off San Francisco in water depths of 800-1500 m. This site, 35 km southwest of the Farallon Islands, serves as a reference for sediment testing in support of dredging and disposal at...
Summary of ground-water data for Tutuila and Aunuu, American Samoa, for July 1985 through September 1996
S. K. Izuka
1997, Open-File Report 97-654
Quaternary Geology and Liquefaction Susceptibility, San Francisco, California 1:100,000 Quadrangle: A Digital Database
Keith L. Knudsen, Jay S. Noller, Janet M. Sowers, William R. Lettis
1997, Open-File Report 97-715
This Open-File report is a digital geologic map database. This pamphlet serves to introduce and describe the digital data. There are no paper maps included in the Open-File report. The report does include, however, PostScript plot files containing the images of the geologic map sheets with explanations,...
Characterization of stormwater runoff from the Naval Air Station and Naval Wepons Industrial Reserve Plant, Dallas, Texas, 1994-96
T. H. Raines, Stanley Baldys, J.S. Lizarraga
1997, Open-File Report 97-402
The characterization of stormwater runoff from the Naval Air Station (NAS) and the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant (NWIRP), Dallas, Texas, is necessary to determine if runoff from the facilities is contributing to off-site contamination of surface waters, A network of five fixed sites and four grab sites was established...
Chemical data for bottom sediment, lake water, bottom-sediment pore water, and fish in Mountain Creek Lake, Dallas, Texas, 1994-96
S.A. Jones, P. C. Van Metre, J.B. Moring, C.L. Braun, J.T. Wilson, B.J. Mahler
1997, Open-File Report 97-245
Mountain Creek Lake is a reservoir adjacent to two U.S. Department of the Navy facilities, the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant and the Naval Air Station in Dallas, Texas. A Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Facility Investigation found ground-water plumes containing chlorinated solvents on both facilities. These findings led to...
Agricultural chemicals in Iowa's ground water, 1982-95: What are the trends?
Dana W. Koplin, George Hallberg, D. A. Sneck-Fahrer, Robert Libra
1997, Fact Sheet 116-97
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Geological Survey Bureau: the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory; and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have been working together to address this question. As part of the Iowa Ground-Water Monitoring Program (IGWM). water samples have been collected from selected Iowa municipal wells since 1982....
Geologic map of Santa Cruz County, California: A digital database
S. Graham, C. Wentworth, D. Knifong, R. Graymer, J. Blissenbach
1997, Open-File Report 97-489
No abstract available....
Data related to contaminant distribution at the Beatty, Nevada and Richland, Washington low-level radioactive waste disposal sites
H. G. Wilshire, Irving Friedman
1997, Open-File Report 97-865
Upper Eocene sequence stratigraphy and the Absecon Inlet Formation, New Jersey Coastal Plain
James V. Browning, Kenneth G. Miller, Laurel M. Bybell
1997, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results (150X) 243-266
We evaluate the age, benthic biofacies, and sequence stratigraphy of thick and well-recovered upper Eocene sediments from the New Jersey Coastal Plain. These strata are herein defined as a lithostratigraphic unit and named the Absecon Inlet Formation. The formation is divided into upper and lower portions. At its type locality...
Variations in pore-water quality, mineralogy, and sedimentary texture of clay-silts in the lower Miocene Kirkwood Formation, Atlantic City, New Jersey
A. A. Pucci, Zoltan Szabo, James P. Owens
1997, Conference Paper, Leg 150X-Scientific results: Island Beach, Atlantic City and Cape May sites, New Jersey coastal plain
Properties of and pore-water solute chemistry in confining units in the New Jersey Coastal Plain were studied to determine whether leakage of solute-enriched pore water from confining units affects regional aquifer-water chemistry, which ultimately may result in aquifer waters with high sodium and bicarbonate concentrations. Pore-water samples collected from a...
Unit-area loads of suspended sediment, suspended solids and total phosphorus from small watersheds in Wisconsin
Steven R. Corsi, David J. Graczyk, David W. Owens, Roger T. Bannerman
1997, Fact Sheet 195-97
Watershed planners in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and in Wisconsin county governments use estimates of loads of total solids and total phosphorus in streams for numerous management purposes. A few examples of these are to establish load reduction goals, to estimate the relative magnitude of nonpoint sources...
