Worldwide asbestos supply and consumption trends from 1900 to 2000
Robert L. Virta
2003, Open-File Report 2003-83
The use of asbestos is one of the most controversial issues surrounding the industrial minerals industry. Its carcinogenic nature, an overall lack of knowledge of minimum safe exposure levels, its widespread use for more than 100 years, and the long latency for the development of lung cancer and mesothelioma are...
Preliminary paleomagnetic results from the Coyote Creek Outdoor Classroom drill hole, Santa Clara Valley, California
Edward A. Mankinen, Carl M. Wentworth
2003, Open-File Report 2003-187
Paleomagnetic samples were obtained from cores taken during the drilling of a research well along Coyote Creek in San Jose, California, in order to use the geomagnetic field behavior recorded in those samples to provide age constraints for the sediment encountered. The well reached a depth of 308 meters and...
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Paluxy Aquifer, Texas
Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia, Eric W. Strom
2003, Open-File Report 2003-163
No abstract available....
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Antlers Aquifer, Texas
Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia, Eric W. Strom
2003, Open-File Report 2003-161
No abstract available....
Surface-water hydrologic data for the Houston metropolitan area, Texas, water years 1990-95
Debra A. Sneck-Fahrer, Fred Liscum, Jeffery W. East
2003, Open-File Report 2003-70
During water years 1990–95, data were collected at 24 U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging stations, 21 rain gages, and 6 water-quality stations in the Houston metropolitan area, Texas. The data were collected as part of the Houston Urban Runoff Program, which began in water year 1964. Annual peaks were defined for...
Earthquake probabilities in the San Francisco Bay region: 2002-2031
Working Group on California Earthquake Probabilities
2003, Open-File Report 2003-214
No abstract available....
Geologic map of the Cuddy Valley quadrangle, Kern and Ventura Counties, California
Karl S. Kellogg
2003, Open-File Report 2003-153
Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey Organic Geochemistry Research Group: Determination of acetamide herbicides and their degradation products in water using online solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
E.A. Lee, A.P. Strahan
2003, Open-File Report 2003-173
An analytical method for the determination of 6 acetamide herbicides (acetochlor, alachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, metolachlor, and propachlor) and 16 of their degradation products in natural water samples using solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry is described in this report. Special consideration was given during the development of the method to...
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Glen Rose Aquifer, Texas
Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia, Eric W. Strom
2003, Open-File Report 2003-162
No abstract available....
Comparison of salinity and temperature at continuous monitoring stations and nearby monthly measurement sites in San Francisco Bay
L.G. Bergfeld, D. H. Schoellhamer
2003, Interagency Ecological Program Newsletter 5-12
Salinity and temperature are crucial state variables affecting estuarine habitat an d, thus, are measured by various San Francisco Estuary programs. This article presents a comparison of salinity and temperature data collected at seven continuo us monitoring stations throughout San Francisco Bay (Figure 1) with data collected monthly by the...
Earthquakes of the Central United States, 1795-2002
Russell L. Wheeler
2003, Open-File Report 2003-232
This report describes construction of a list of Central U.S. earthquakes to be shown on a large-format map that is targeted for a non-technical audience. The map shows the locations and sizes of historical earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or larger over the most seismically active part of the central U.S.,...
Hydrology of the unconfined aquifer system, Rancocas Creek area, Rancocas, Crosswicks, Assunpink, Blacks, and Crafts Creek Basins, New Jersey, 1996
Martha K. Watt, A.C. Kane, E. G. Charles, D. A. Storck
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4280
No abstract available....
Measurement of sedimentary interbed hydraulic properties and their hydrologic influence near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Kim S. Perkins
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4048
Disposal of wastewater to unlined infiltration ponds near the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC), formerly known as the Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) has resulted in the formation of perched water bodies in the unsaturated zone (Cecil and others, 1991)....
Simulation of advective flow under steady-state and transient recharge conditions, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Donald A. Walter, John P. Masterson
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4053
The U.S. Geological Survey has developed several ground-water models in support of an investigation of ground-water contamination being conducted by the Army National Guard Bureau at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts Military Reservation on western Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Regional and subregional steady-state models and regional transient models were used to (1) improve...
Use of a probabilistic neural network to reduce costs of selecting construction rock
Donald A. Singer, James D. Bliss
2003, Natural Resources Research (12) 135-140
Rocks used as construction aggregate in temperate climates deteriorate to differing degrees because of repeated freezing and thawing. The magnitude of the deterioration depends on the rock's properties. Aggregate, including crushed carbonate rock, is required to have minimum geotechnical qualities before it can be used in asphalt and concrete. In...
Occurrence of volatile organic compounds in drinking water from the United States: Results from archived chromatograms and water samples, 1989-2000
Stephanie Dunkle Shapiro, Niel Plummer, M. J. Focazio, E. Busenberg, W. Kirkland, M. Fernandez Jr.
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4173
No abstract available....
Hydrogeology and Ground-Water Quality of Brunswick County, North Carolina
Stephen L. Harden, Jason M. Fine, Timothy B. Spruill
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4051
Brunswick County is the southernmost coastal county in North Carolina and lies in the southeastern part of the Coastal Plain physiographic province. In this report, geologic, hydrologic, and chemical data were used to investigate and delineate the hydrogeologic framework and ground-water quality of Brunswick County. The major aquifers and their...
A procedure for quantitation of total oxidized uranium for bioremediation studies
Dwayne A. Elias, John M. Senko, Lee R. Krumholz
2003, Journal of Microbiological Methods (53) 343-353
A procedure was developed for the quantitation of complexed U(VI) during studies on U(VI) bioremediation. These studies typically involve conversion of soluble or complexed U(VI) (oxidized) to U(IV) (the reduced form which is much less soluble). Since U(VI) freely exchanges between material adsorbed to the solid phase and the...
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory summary 102; part I, seismic data, January to December 2002
Jennifer S. Nakata
2003, Open-File Report 2003-132
No abstract available....
An Account of Preliminary Landslide Damage and Losses Resulting from the February 28, 2001, Nisqually, Washington, Earthquake
Lynn M. Highland
2003, Open-File Report 2003-211
The February 28, 2001, Nisqually, Washington, earthquake (Mw = 6.8) damaged an area of the northwestern United States that previously experienced two major historical earthquakes, in 1949 and in 1965. Preliminary estimates of direct monetary losses from damage due to earthquake-induced landslides is approximately $34.3 million. However, this figure does...
Phosphorus and E. coli and their relation to selected constituents during storm runoff conditions in Fanno Creek, Oregon, 1998-99
Chauncey W. Anderson, Stewart A. Rounds
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4232
Summary of water- and sediment-quality data for Anacostia River well sites sampled in July-August 2002
Cherie V. Miller, Cheryl A. Klohe
2003, Open-File Report 2003-73
This data report is a summary of chemical analyses conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey on ground water and sediment in the tidal Anacostia River watershed, Washington, D.C. during July-August 2002. Cores were drilled and wells were established at three shoreline sites: two wells at the New York Avenue overpass,...
Relations of biological indicators to nutrient data for lakes and streams in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, 1990-98
Robin A. Brightbill, Edward H. Koerkle
2003, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4033
The Clean Water Action Plan of 1998 provides a blueprint for federal agencies to work with states, tribes, and other stakeholders to protect and restore the Nation's water resources. The plan includes an initiative that addresses the nutrient-enrichment problem of lakes and streams across the United States. The U.S. Environmental...
A longitudinal assessment of the aquatic macroinvertebrate community in the channelized lower Missouri River
Barry C. Poulton, Mark L. Wildhaber, Collette S. Charbonneau, James F. Fairchild, Brad G. Mueller, Christopher J. Schmitt
2003, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (85) 23-53
We conducted an aquatic macroinvertebrate assessment in the channelized reach of the lower Missouri River, and used statistical analysis of individual metrics and multimetric scores to identify community response patterns and evaluate relative biological condition. We examined longitudinal site differences that are potentially associated with water qualityrelated factors originating from...
Selected hydrogeologic datasets for the Woodbine Aquifer, Texas
Natalie A. Houston, C. Amanda Garcia, Eric W. Strom
2003, Open-File Report 2003-165
No abstract available....
