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Pesticides in surface waters: Current understanding of distribution and major influences
Steven J. Larson, Paul D. Capel, Michael S. Majewski
1997, Fact Sheet 039-97
This report summarizes a comprehensive analysis of existing information on national and regional patterns of pesticide occurrence in surface waters of the United States and the major influences on the sources and transport of pesticides. It is one of a four-part series that synthesizes current knowledge and understanding of pesticides...
Nitrate-nitrogen concentrations in shallow ground water of the Coastal Plain of the Albemarle-Pamlico Drainage Study Unit, North Carolina and Virginia
Timothy B. Spruill, Jo Leslie Eimers, A. Elizabeth Morey
1997, Fact Sheet 241-96
The Albemarle-Pamlico Drainage Study Unit is one of 20 National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) studies begun in 1991 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to assess the Nation's water quality. This report presents findings on nitrate and related constituents from studies conducted between 1991 and 1995 by the USGS's Albemarle-Pamlico NAWQA...
Availability of ground-water data for California, water year 1996
Julia A. Huff
1997, Fact Sheet 086-97
This Fact Sheet serves as an index to California ground-water data for 1996. The 2-page report contains a map of California showing the number of wells (by county) with available water-level and water- quality data for the current year and instructions for obtaining this and other ground-water information contained...
Water quality of selected streams in Montgomery County, Indiana, 1996
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 041-97
The USGS sampled streams in Montgomery County as part of a study done in cooperation with the Montgomery County Commissioners. The sampling program was designed by the Montgomery County Sanitarian and USGS hydrologists. The program focused on assessing general surface-water quality throughout the county and also targeted some specific areas...
The Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey
S. Jeffress Williams
1997, Fact Sheet 108-97
Nearly half of all Americans live within an hour's drive of an ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, or the Great Lakes. The U.S. coastal oceans are an economically vital transportation, commercial and recreational resource. They provide food, energy, and minerals for the entire Nation: on a global scale, they harbor...
Presence and distribution of trace elements in streambed sediments, New Jersey
Anne K. O’Brien
1997, Fact Sheet 049-97
The National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, developed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), was implemented in 1991 to (1) provide a nationally consistent description of the status of surface- and ground-water quality in systems that represent a large part of the Nation's water resources, (2) determine water-quality trends, and...
World Wide Web home page for the South Platte NAWQA
Sharon L. Qi, Kevin F. Dennehy
1997, Fact Sheet 242-96
A World Wide Web home page for the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, South Platte River Basin study is now online. The home page includes information about the basinwide investigation and provides viewing and downloading access to physical, chemical, and biological data collected by the study...
GeoChange Global Change Data
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 026-97
GeoChange is an online data system providing access to research results and data generated by the U.S. Geological Survey's Global Change Research Program. Researchers in this program study climate history and the causes of climatic variations, as well as providing baseline data sets on contemporary atmospheric chemistry, high-resolution meteorology, and...
The U.S. Geological Survey Drinking Water Initiative
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 047-97
Safe drinking-water supplies are critical to maintaining and preserving public health. Although the Nation's drinking water is generally safe, natural and introduced contaminants in water supplies throughout the country have adversely affected human health. This new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initiative will provide information on the vulnerability of water supplies...
U.S. Geological Survey Studies of Energy Resources in Sub-Saharan Africa
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 053-97
The U.S. Government and the American public need access to information on energy resources in sub-Saharan Africa.Sub-Saharan Africa (mostly Nigeria) produces 5 percent of the world's oil, while supplying the United States with 15 percent of our imports (Energy Information Administration). In the next 10 years, sub-Saharan oil and gas...
USGS research on saline waters co-produced with energy resources
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 003-97
The United States energy industry faces the challenge of satisfying our expanding thirst for energy while protecting the environment. This challenge is magnified by the increasing volumes of saline water produced with oil and gas in the Nation's aging petroleum fields. Ultimately, energy-producing companies are responsible for disposing of these...
How Does Climate Change Influence Alaska's Vegetation?: Insights from the Fossil Record
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1997, Fact Sheet 071-97
Plant fossils, such as leaves, wood, cones, pollen, and seeds, provide important evidence of how Alaska's vegetation has responded to climate changes over time periods of centuries to millions of years. Long-term trends of global temperatures have been reconstructed from oxygen isotope measurements of microscopic fossils (foraminifera) in the Pacific...