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Scientific Investigations Report 2012–5068


Reconnaissance of Contaminants in Selected Wastewater-Treatment-Plant Effluent and Stormwater Runoff Entering the Columbia River, Columbia River Basin, Washington and Oregon, 2008–10


Acknowledgments


Special thanks to (1) each city mentioned for allowing access to the WWTP effluent and for assistance in locating stormwater-runoff locations; (2) Emily Rauch, Brian Cimyotti, and Rachael Pecore for volunteering and helping to collect stormwater samples in remote locations; (3) Lauren Goldberg and Brett VandenHeuvel (Columbia Riverkeeper) and Mark Riskedahl (Northwest Environmental Defense Center) for their support of this project and help gathering valuable information; and (4) Tiffany Rae Jacklin, Daniel Wise, Esther Duggan, Whitney Temple, Henry Johnson, and David Piatt (all USGS) for their help with sampling and processing.


First posted April 25, 2012

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