Chemical characterization and sorption capacity measurements of degraded newsprint from a landfill
Lixia Chen, Mark A. Nanny, Detlef R. U. Knappe, Travis B. Wagner, Nopawan Ratasuk
2004, Environmental Science & Technology (38) 3542-3550
Newsprint samples collected from 12−16 ft (top layer (TNP)), 20−24 ft (middle layer (MNP)), and 32−36 ft (bottom layer (BNP)) below the surface of the Norman Landfill (NLF) were characterized by infrared (IR) spectroscopy, cross-polarization, magic-angle spinning 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (CP-MAS 13C NMR) spectroscopy, and tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) thermochemolysis...
U.S. stream flow measurement and data dissemination improve
Robert M. Hirsch, John E. Costa
2004, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union (85) 197-2003
Stream flow information is essential for many important uses across a broad range of scales, including global water balances, engineering design, flood forecasting, reservoir operations, navigation, water supply, recreation, and environmental management. Growing populations and competing priorities for water, including preservation and restoration of aquatic habitat, are spurring demand for...
Core-scale permeability of an actively venting, felsic-hosted hydrothermal system: The PACMANUS Hydrothermal Field
L.B. Christiansen, G.J. Iturrino
2004, Conference Paper, Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program: Scientific Results
Permeability of the ocean crust is one of the most crucial parameters for constraining submarine fluid flow systems. Active hydrothermal fields are dynamic areas where fluid flow strongly affects the geochemistry and biology of the surrounding environment. There have been few permeability measurements in these regions, especially in felsic-hosted hydrothermal...
Topographic Map of the Southeast Ascraeus Mons Region of Mars - MTM 500k 10/257E OMKT
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, IMAP 2797
This map is part of a series of topographic maps of areas of special scientific interest on Mars. The topography was compiled photogrammetically using Viking Orbiter stereo image pairs. The contour interval is 250 meters. Horizontal and vertical control was established using the USGS Mars Digital Image Model 2.0 (MDIM...
Precambrian basement geologic map of Montana– An interpretation of aeromagnetic anomalies
P.K. Sims, J.M. O’Neill, Viki Bankey, E. Anderson
2004, Scientific Investigations Map 2829
Newly compiled aeromagnetic anomaly data of Montana, in conjunction with the known geologic framework of basement rocks, have been combined to produce a new interpretive geologic basement map of Montana. Crystalline basement rocks compose the basement, but are exposed only in the cores of mountain ranges in southwestern Montana....
Topographic Map of the Southwest Ascraeus Mons Region of Mars - MTM 500k 10/252E OMKT
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, IMAP 2798
This map is part of a series of topographic maps of areas of special scientific interest on Mars. The topography was compiled photogrammetically using Viking Orbiter stereo image pairs. The contour interval is 250 meters. Horizontal and vertical control was established using the USGS Mars Digital Image Model 2.0 (MDIM...
Topographic Map of the Northeast Ascraeus Mons Region of Mars - MTM 500k 15/257E OMKT
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, IMAP 2796
This map is part of a series of topographic maps of areas of special scientific interest on Mars. The topography was compiled photogrammetically using Viking Orbiter stereo image pairs. The contour interval is 250 meters. Horizontal and vertical control was established using the USGS Mars Digital Image Model 2.0 (MDIM...
Topographic Map of the Northwest Ascraeus Mons Region of Mars - MTM 500k 15/252E OMKT
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, IMAP 2795
This map is part of a series of topographic maps of areas of special scientific interest on Mars. The topography was compiled photogrammetically using Viking Orbiter stereo image pairs. The contour interval is 250 meters. Horizontal and vertical control was established using the USGS Mars Digital Image Model 2.0 (MDIM...
Geologic map of south-central Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada
Robert P. Dickerson, Ronald M. Drake II
2004, Miscellaneous Field Studies Map 2422
New 1:6,000-scale geologic mapping in a 20-square-kilometer area near the south end of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, which is the proposed site of an underground repository for the storage of high-level radioactive wastes, substantially supplements the stratigraphic and structural data obtained from earlier, 1:24,000-scale mapping....
Occurrence and implications of methyl tert-butyl ether and gasoline hydrocarbons in ground water and source water in the United States and in drinking water in 12 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States, 1993-2002
Michael J. Moran, John S. Zogorski, Paul J. Squillace
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4200
The occurrence and implications of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and gasoline hydrocarbons were examined in three surveys of water quality conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey?one national-scale survey of ground water, one national-scale survey of source water from ground water, and one regional-scale survey of drinking water from ground water....
Hydrogeology, water quality, and distribution and sources of salinity in the Floridan aquifer system, Martin and St. Lucie Counties, Florida
Ronald S. Reese
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4242
The Floridan aquifer system is considered to be a valuable source for agricultural and municipal water supply in Martin and St. Lucie Counties, despite its brackish water. Increased withdrawals, however, could increase salinity and threaten the quality of withdrawn water. The Floridan aquifer system consists of limestone, dolomitic limestone, and...
Estimating hydraulic properties of the Floridan Aquifer System by analysis of earth-tide, ocean-tide, and barometric effects, Collier and Hendry Counties, Florida
Michael L. Merritt
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4267
Aquifers are subjected to mechanical stresses from natural, non-anthropogenic, processes such as pressure loading or mechanical forcing of the aquifer by ocean tides, earth tides, and pressure fluctuations in the atmosphere. The resulting head fluctuations are evident even in deep confined aquifers. The present study was conducted for the purpose...
Quaternary Fault and Fold Database for the Nation
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
2004, Fact Sheet 2004-3033
Evaluation of Water Quality for Two St. Johns River Tributaries Receiving Septic Tank Effluent, Duval County, Florida
Shaun Wicklein
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4299
Tributary streamflow to the St. Johns River in Duval County is thought to be affected by septic tank leachate from residential areas adjacent to these tributaries. Water managers and the city of Jacksonville have committed to infrastructure improvements as part of a management plan to address the impairment of tributary...
Biosolids, Soil, Crop, Ground-Water, and Streambed-Sediment Data for a Biosolids-Application Area Near Deer Trail, Colorado, 2000
Tracy J.B. Yager, David B. Smith, James G. Crock, Michael R. Stevens
2004, Open-File Report 2003-400
In January 1999, the U.S. Geological Survey began an expanded monitoring program near Deer Trail, Colorado, in cooperation with the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District and the North Kiowa Bijou Groundwater Management District. Monitoring components were biosolids, soils, crops, ground water, and streambed sediments. The monitoring program addresses concerns from the public...
Water-resources-related information for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District planning area, Wisconsin, 1970-2002
Morgan A. Schneider, Michelle A. Lutz, and others
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4240
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) Corridor Study is a three-phase project designed to improve the understanding of water resources in the stream corridors of the MMSD planning area by initially compiling existing data and using the compiled information to develop 3-year baseline and long-term monitoring plans. This report is...
Methods of analysis by the U.S. Geological Survey National Water Quality Laboratory-Determination of organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in bottom and suspended sediment by gas chromatography with electron-capture detection
Mary C. Noriega, Duane S. Wydoski, William T. Foreman
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4293
A method applicable for the determination of 19 organochlorine (OC) pesticides, including total toxaphene as a complex mixture, and 3 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixtures as Aroclor equivalents--Aroclor 1016/1242, 1254, and 1260--in soil, aquatic bottom sediment, and suspended sediment is described. Method performance data are presented. The solvent system...
Compilation of Post Wildfire Runoff-Event Data from the Western United States
Joseph E. Gartner, Erica R. Bigio, Susan H. Cannon
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1085
Results of Electrical Resistivity Data Collected near the Town of Guernsey, Platte County, Wyoming
Robert R. McDougal, Jared D. Abraham, Robert J. Bisdorf
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1095
As part of a study to investigate subsurface geologic conditions as they relate to ground-water flow in an abandoned landfill near the town of Guernsey, Wyoming, geophysical direct current (DC) resistivity data were collected. Eight vertical resistivity soundings and eight horizontal resistivity profiles were made using single channel and multi-channel...
The National Assessment of Shoreline Change: A GIS Compilation of Vector Shorelines and Associated Shoreline Change Data for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Tara L. Miller, Robert A. Morton, Asbury H. Sallenger Jr., Laura J. Moore
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1089
Introduction The Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey has generated a comprehensive database of digital vector shorelines and shoreline change rates for the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. These data, which are presented herein, were compiled as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Assessment of Shoreline Change...
Selected natural attenuation monitoring data, Operable Unit 1, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Keyport, Washington, June 2002
Richard S. Dinicola
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1203
Previous investigations indicated that natural attenuation and biodegradation of chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) are substantial in shallow ground water beneath the 9-acre former landfill at Operable Unit 1 (OU 1), Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Division Keyport, Washington. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has continued to monitor ground-water geochemistry...
The Cottage Lake aeromagnetic lineament: A possible onshore extension of the southern Whidbey Island fault, Washington
Richard J. Blakely, Brian L. Sherrod, Ray E. Wells, Craig S. Weaver, David H. McCormack, Kathy G. Troost, Ralph A. Haugerud
2004, Open-File Report 2004-1204
The northwest-striking southern Whidbey Island fault zone (SWIF) was mapped previously using borehole data and potential-field anomalies on Whidbey Island and marine seismic surveys beneath surrounding waterways. Abrupt subsidence at a coastal marsh on south-central Whidbey Island suggests that the SWIF experienced a MW 6.5 to 7.0 earthquake about 3000...
Hydrologic Effects of the 1988 Galena Fire, Black Hills Area, South Dakota
Daniel G. Driscoll, Janet M. Carter, Donald O. Ohlen
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4323
The Galena Fire burned about 16,788 acres of primarily ponderosa pine forest during July 5-8, 1988, in the Black Hills area of South Dakota. The fire burned primarily within the Grace Coolidge Creek drainage basin and almost entirely within the boundaries of Custer State Park. A U.S. Geological Survey gaging...
Drought conditions in Maine, 1999-2002: A historical perspective
Pamela J. Lombard
2004, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2003-4310
Hydrologic drought can be defined as reduced streamflow, declining ground-water levels, and (or) reductions in lake or reservoir levels. Monthly precipitation totals, annual 7-day low-flow surface-water recurrence intervals, and month-end ground-water levels from drought years 1999-2002 show that 1999-2002 was the driest period of hydrologic drought in more than 50...
Sources of water to the Rio Grande upstream from San Marcial, New Mexico
Stephanie J. Moore, Scott K. Anderholm, Tara Williams-Sether, John M. Stomp
2004, Fact Sheet 110-03
The Rio Grande watershed is a complex hydrologic system that includes numerous tributaries, inflow from transmountain diversions, irrigation diversions, agricultural return lows, reservoirs, and ground-water inflows and outflows. Many people depend on and are affected by the Rio Grande, which is the largest river of the surface-water system draining the...
