The Amakihi Honeycreeper, Hemignathus virens, one of a few native honeycreeper species still common in native forests despite high avian malaria infection rates, along with two other Hawaiian honeycreepers (Vestiaria coccinea and Himatione sanguinea) and the most common introduced bird in the Hawaiian forests, the Japanese White-Eye (Zosterops japonicas), are included in the avian malaria model developed by USGS scientists and their colleagues. Photo credit: Dennis LaPointe, USGS.
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USGS scientists set up an experiment to demonstrate that the fungus Geomcyes destructans causes white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats. Photo credit: David Blehert.
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A Black-capped Chickadee with avian keratin disorder displaying overgrown and crossed beaks. Photo credit: Ken Whitten, courtesy of USGS.
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Wild cats, such as bobcats (Lynx rufus), are adapting to survive and forage in urban environments such as this freeway underpass outside of Los Angeles. Photo credit: USGS/Colorado State University.
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Waterfowl, such as this female Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) have been outfitted with satellite transmitters so scientists can track the migratory patterns into and out of areas where avian influenza has been detected. Photo credit: USGS.
Global breeding (green) and wintering (blue) distributions of the Northern Pintail duck, a species that migrates both within and between Eurasia and North America (arrows). Red dots indicate areas where low pathogenic influenza viruses have been isolated from Northern Pintails in Alaska and California.
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Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are found from the west coast of North America to Kamchatka, Russia, and are the largest of the Pacific salmon. Many populations in the western United States are listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Photo credit: USGS
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Male and female Pacific Black Brant geese (Branta bernicla nigricans) with goslings. Photo credit: USGS
Coral reef affected by the coral disease Montipora White Syndrome. Note the large swath of white skeleton tissue surrounded by normal (brown) corals. Photo credit: Thierry Work, USGS.
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Protecting recreational beaches, such as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore's West Beach on Lake Michigan, is challenged by the time required to test for fecal indicator bacteria in beach water. The skyline of Chicago, Illinois, can be seen on the horizon. Photo credit: Meredith B. Nevers.
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A USGS scientist prepares a sample to test the effect of antibiotics on naturally occurring bacteria. The glove box allows scientists to work with samples in an atmosphere without oxygen, the conditions under which the bacteria function. Photo credit: Jennifer C. Underwood, USGS
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Scientists collecting biological samples from mud flats near Hunters Point, a Superfund site in San Francisco Bay, California. The samples provided data for a tool that can help assess the effectiveness of the remediation of contaminated sediments. Photo credit: Richard Luthy, Stanford University.
USGS scientist collecting a water-quality sample from a public-supply well in Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Photo credit: Jim Landmeyer, USGS.
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Approximate extent of the Capital City Plume Site, Montgomery, Alabama, in 2008. PCE plume concentrations exceeded 100 micrograms per liter. Modified from figure 3, USGS SIR 2011–5148, page 3.
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Although a cement bulkhead blocks the portal to Schwartzwalder Mine, Colorado, there is a large pool of 140,000,000 gallons of water in the mine with approximately 30 micrograms per liter of dissolved uranium. Ralston Creek is approximately 300 feet away and 100 feet below this portal. Photo credit: Jonathan Caine, USGS.
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This carbonate fault vein bearing pitchblende (an olive-green-colored mineral containing uranium oxides) near the Schwartzwalder Mine is similar to the faults that run under Ralston Creek, Colorado. The largest known hydrothermal vein type deposit of uranium in the United States occurs at the Schwartzwalder Mine, Colorado. Photo credit: Jonathan Caine, USGS.
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Fletcher Mine complex, located in Reynolds County, Missouri, in the New Lead Belt in southeast Missouri. The complex includes mines, a mill, an impoundment that receives water pumped from the mine, and a zero-discharge tailings disposal area and pond. The mill extracted lead, zinc, and copper from the mined ore. Photo is from figure 7 in USGS SIR 2008–5140
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Hydraulic fracturing of a well in the Fayetteville Shale in north-central Arkansas. Photo credit: David A. Freiwald, USGS
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"The information provided by the model will enable us to better plan and manage Conway's water supply needs for years to come," said Conway Corporation CEO Richie Arnold. "Brewer Lake is such a valuable resource to Conway and I am very pleased to see Southwestern Energy fund this study."
Glass wool filter (in grey and white PVC canister in foreground) for processing large volumes of water to concentrate a variety of waterborne pathogens. Photo credit: USDA-ARS
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A USGS scientist measuring radioactivity with a field gamma-scintilometer on a quarry wall in the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain. Aquifers in this region had some of the highest concentrations of radium primarily because of low pH conditions that release radium from the sediments. Photo credit: USGS
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Elements Magazine, 2011, v. 7, no. 6 – ©Mineralogical Society of America – Cover image used with permission.
The theme of this year’s meeting is “Change Through Time.” The meeting will feature environmental-health related sessions on:
The meeting will feature environmental-health related sessions on:
The goals of the conference are to increase public and political awareness of social, economic and environmental risks of current and new technologies and discuss effective means for technology and risk assessments, product approvals, and liability schemes. The conference will provide an opportunity for open public debate where scientists from different disciplines can address questions and issues such as:
The USGS will once again be hosting a USGS Open House at its Menlo Park campus. This family-friendly carnival will showcase USGS science and resources with activity booths, films, and lectures.
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The theme of the congress is “New Technologies, Healthy Human Beings and Environment.” The congress’s general topics include aspects of environmental health, such as health impact and health risk assessment, noise and electromagnetic fields impact, food safety, and public education. Additional environmental-health science topics will be presented, such as:
International Symposium on Public Health and Environmental Protection (PHEP) will be a symposium within the International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology. Topics presented at the symposium will include:
The meeting will give attendees from Federal, State, local, and tribal agencies and organizations the educational, policy, and advocacy tools needed for keeping up with and anticipating the changes that will be necessary to “rewire” the public health infrastructure.
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The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for the discussion and exchange of information between scientists, managers, and academics who represent various aspects of water contamination and water quality. The conference will cover the following topics:
The goal of the meeting is to provide health professionals and practitioners the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and exchange information on best practices, latest research, and new trends in public health. The meeting’s program addresses current and emerging health science, policy, and practice issues in an effort to prevent disease and promote health.
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The International Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (International ASET Inc.) is sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Environmental Pollution and Remediation. The Conference will feature the following environmental-health science topics:
Risk analysis, including risk perception, risk assessment, risk management, and risk communication represents an interdisciplinary field that is the foundation of decision making across a myriad of disciplines. The annual meeting of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) brings together nearly 1,000 international scientists and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines that share an interest in risk analysis.
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The conference will focus on the interaction between biological and hydrological systems, including positive impacts such as water harnessing and flood mitigation, and negative aspects including threats to food production, water repellency, and environmental degradation through land use practices. The conference will cover the following topics:
Cappelle, J., Gaidet, N., Iverson, S.A., Takekawa, J.Y., Newman, S.H., Fofana, B., and Gilbert, M., 2011, Characterizing the interface between wild ducks and poultry to evaluate the potential of transmission of avian pathogens: International Journal of Health Geographics, p. 60, doi:10.1186/1476-072x-10-60.
Cutting, K.A., Hobson, K.A., Rotella, J.J., Warren, J.M., Wainwright-de la Cruz, S.E., and Takekawa, J.Y., 2012, Endogenous contributions to egg protein formation in lesser scaup aythya affinis: Journal of Avian Biology, doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05406.x.
Franco, J.N., Ceia, F.R., Patrício, J., Modesto, V., Thompson, J., Marques, J.C., and Neto, J.M., 2011, Population dynamics of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in mesohaline and oligohaline habitats—Invasion success in a southern Europe estuary: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2011.07.014.
Gray, J.E., Hines, M.E., Krabbenhoft, D.P., and Thoms, B., 2012, Methylation of Hg downstream from the Bonanza Hg mine, Oregon: Applied Geochemistry, v. 27, no. 1, p. 106-114, doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.09.019.
Kinney, C.A., Campbell, B.R., Thompson, R., Furlong, E.T., Kolpin, D.W., Burkardt, M.R., Zaugg, S.D., Werner, S.L., and Hay, A.G., 2011, Earthworm bioassays and seed germination for monitoring biosolids toxicity, aging and bioaccumulation of anthropogenic waste indicator compounds in biosolids-amended soil: Environmental Science and Technology.
Smith, K.S., Walton-Day, K., Hoal, K.O., Driscoll, R.L., and Pietersen, K., 2012, Pre- and post-remediation characterization of acid-generating fluvial tailings material, in 9th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage (ICARD), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 20-26, 2012.
Van Hemert, C., Handel, C.M., and O'Hara, T.M., 2012, Evidence of accelerated beak growth associated with avian keratin disorder in black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus): Journal of Wildlife Diseases.
Ackerman, J.T., Overton, C.T., Casazza, M.L., Takekawa, J.Y., Eagles-Smith, C.A., Keister, R.A., and Herzog, M.P., 2012, Does mercury contamination reduce body condition of endangered California clapper rails?: Environmental Pollution, v. 162, p. 439-448, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2011.12.004.
Aeby, G.S., Williams, G.J., Franklin, E.C., Kenyon, J., Cox, E.F., Coles, S., and Work, T.M., 2011, Patterns of coral disease across the Hawaiian Archipelago—Relating disease to environment: PLoS ONE, v. 6, no. 5, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020370.
Andrews, W.J., Masoner, J.R., and Cozzarelli, I.M., 2012, Emerging contaminants at a closed and an operating landfill in Oklahoma: Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, v. 32, no. 1, p. 120-130, doi:10.1111/j.1745-6592.2011.01373.x.
Arsnoe, D.M., Ip, H.S., and Owen, J.C., 2011, Influence of body condition on influenza a virus infection in mallard ducks—Experimental infection data: PLoS ONE, v. 6, no. 8, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022633.
Asta, M.P., Nordstrom, D.K., and McCleskey, B.R., 2012, Simultaneous oxidation of arsenic and Antimony at low and circumneutral pH, with and without microbial catalysis: Applied Geochemistry, v. 27, no. 1, p. 281-291, doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.09.002.
Badgley, B.D., Ferguson, J., Heuvel, A.V., Kleinheinz, G.T., McDermott, C.M., Sandrin, T.R., Kinzelman, J., Junion, E.A., Byappanahalli, M.N., Whitman, R.L., and Sadowsky, M.J., 2011, Multi-scale temporal and spatial variation in genotypic composition of Cladophora-borne Escherichia coli populations in Lake Michigan: Water Research, v. 45, no. 2, p. 721-731, doi:10.1016/j.watres.2010.08.041.
Barber, L.B., Brown, G.K., Nettesheim, T.G., Murphy, E.W., Bartell, S.E., and Schoenfuss, H.L., 2011, Effects of biologically-active chemical mixtures on fish in a wastewater-impacted urban stream: Science of the Total Environment, v. 409, no. 22, p. 4720-4728, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.06.039.
Barber, L.B., Vajda, A.M., Douville, C., Norris, D.O., and Writer, J.H., 2012, Fish endocrine disruption responses to a major wastewater treatment facility upgrade: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 46, no. 4, p. 2121-2131, doi:10.1021/es202880e.
Battaglin, W., Sandstrom, M., Kuivila, K., Kolpin, D., and Meyer, M., 2011, Occurrence of azoxystrobin, propiconazole, and selected other fungicides in US streams, 2005-2006: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, v. 218, no. 1-4, p. 307-322, doi:10.1007/s11270-010-0643-2.
Bevins, S.N., Carver, S., Boydston, E.E., Lyren, L.M., Alldredge, M., Logan, K.A., Riley, S.P.D., Fisher, R.N., Vickers, T.W., Boyce, W., Salman, M., Lappin, M.R., Crooks, K.R., and VandeWoude, S., 2012, Three pathogens in sympatric populations of pumas, bobcats, and domestic cats—Implications for infectious disease transmission: PLoS ONE, v. 7, no. 2, p. e31403, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031403.
Bradley, P.M., and Chapelle, F.H., 2011, Microbial mineralization of dichloroethene and vinyl chloride under hypoxic conditions: Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation, v. 31, no. 4, p. 39-49, doi:10.1111/j.1745-6592.2011.01339.x.
Brown, J.B., 2011, Application of the SPARROW watershed model to describe nutrient sources and transport in the Missouri River Basin: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3104, 4 p.
Brown, J.B., Sprague, L.A., and Dupree, J.A., 2011, Nutrient sources and transport in the Missouri River Basin, with emphasis on the effects of irrigation and reservoirs: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 47, no. 5, p. 1034-1060, doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00584.x.
Busch, J.D., van Andel, R., Cordova, J., Colman, R.E., Keim, P., Rocke, T.E., Leid, J.G., van Pelt, W.E., and Wagner, D.M., 2011, Population differences in host immune factors may influence survival of Gunnison's prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) during plague outbreaks: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 47, no. 4, p. 968-973.
Byappanahalli, M.N., Yan, T., Hamilton, M.J., Ishii, S., Fujioka, R.S., Whitman, R.L., and Sadowsky, M.J., 2012, The population structure of Escherichia coli isolated from subtropical and temperate soils: Science of the Total Environment, v. 417-418, p. 273-279, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.041.
Cain, D., Croteau, M.-N., and Luoma, S., 2011, Bioaccumulation dynamics and exposure routes of Cd and Cu among species of aquatic mayflies: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 30, no. 11, p. 2532-2541, doi:10.1002/etc.663.
Caine, J.S., Johnson, R.H., and Wild, E.C., 2011, Review and interpretation of previous work and new data on the hydrogeology of the Schwartzwalder Uranium Mine and vicinity, Jefferson county, Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1092, 44 p.
Cappelle, J., Gaidet, N., Iverson, S.A., Takekawa, J.Y., Newman, S.H., Fofana, B., and Gilbert, M., 2011, Characterizing the interface between wild ducks and poultry to evaluate the potential of transmission of avian pathogens: International Journal of Health Geographics, v. 10, Article number 60, doi:10.1186/1476-072x-10-60.
Chang, F.-c., Simcik, M.F., and Capel, P.D., 2011, Occurrence and fate of the herbicide glyphosate and its degradate aminomethylphosphonic acid in the atmosphere: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 30, no. 3, p. 548-555, doi:10.1002/etc.431.
Coplen, T.B., and Qi, H., 2012, USGS42 and USGS43—Human-hair stable hydrogen and oxygen isotopic reference materials and analytical methods for forensic science and implications for published measurement results: Forensic Science International, v. 214, no. 1–3, p. 135-141, doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.07.035.
Cozzarelli, I.M., Böhlke, J.K., Masoner, J., Breit, G.N., Lorah, M.M., Tuttle, M.L.W., and Jaeschke, J.B., 2011, Biogeochemical evolution of a landfill leachate plume, Norman, Oklahoma: Ground Water, v. 49, no. 5, p. 663-687, doi:10.1111/j.1745-6584.2010.00792.x.
Croteau, M.N., Misra, S.K., Luoma, S.N., and Valsami-Jones, E., 2011, Silver bioaccumulation dynamics in a freshwater invertebrate after aqueous and dietary exposures to nanosized and ionic Ag: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 45, no. 15, p. 6600-6607, doi:10.1021/es200880c.
Cutting, K.A., Hobson, K.A., Rotella, J.J., Warren, J.M., Wainwright-de la Cruz, S.E., and Takekawa, J.Y., 2011, Endogenous contributions to egg protein formation in lesser scaup Aythya affinis: Journal of Avian Biology, p. no-no, doi:10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05406.x.
Domagalski, J.L., and Johnson, H., 2012, Phosphorus and groundwater—Establishing links between agricultural use and transport to streams: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3004, 4 p.
Domagalski, J.L., and Johnson, H.M., 2011, Subsurface transport of orthophosphate in five agricultural watersheds, USA: Journal of Hydrology, v. 409, no. 1–2, p. 157-171, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.014.
Dusek, R.J., Hall, J.S., Nashold, S.W., Teslaa, J.L., and Ip, H.S., 2011, Evaluation of Nobuto filter paper strips for the detection of avian influenza virus antibody in waterfowl: Avian Diseases, v. 55, no. 4, p. 674-676, doi:10.1637/9687-021511-ResNote.1.
Dybowska, A.D., Croteau, M.-N., Misra, S.K., Berhanu, D., Luoma, S.N., Christian, P., O'Brien, P., and Valsami-Jones, E., 2011, Synthesis of isotopically modified ZnO nanoparticles and their potential as nanotoxicity tracers: Environmental Pollution, v. 159, no. 1, p. 266-273, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.08.032.
Fellers, G.M., Cole, R., Reinitz, D., and Kleeman, P., 2011, Amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in coastal and montane California, USA, anurans: Herpetological Conservation and Biology, v. 6, no. 3, p. 383-394.
Fernandez, J.R.R., and Rocke, T.E., 2011, Use of rhodamine B as a biomarker for oral plague vaccination of prairie dogs: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 47, no. 3, p. 765-768.
Futch, C.J., Griffin, D.W., Banks, K., and Lipp, E.K., 2011, Evaluation of sewage source and fate on southeast Florida coastal reefs: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 62, no. 11, p. 2308-2316, doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.08.046.
Ge, Z., Whitman, R.L., Nevers, M.B., Phanikumar, M.S., and Byappanahallia, M.N., 2012, Nearshore hydrodynamics as loading and forcing factors for Ischerichia coli contamination at an embayed beach: Limnology and Oceanography, v. 57, no. 1, p. 362-381, doi:10.4319/lo.2012.57.1.0362.
Gehrke, G.E., Blum, J.D., and Marvin-DiPasquale, M., 2011, Sources of mercury to San Francisco Bay surface sediment as revealed by mercury stable isotopes: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 75, no. 3, p. 691-705, doi:10.1016/j.gca.2010.11.012.
Gilbert, M., Newman, S., Takekawa, J., Loth, L., Biradar, C., Prosser, D., Balachandran, S., Subba Rao, M., Mundkur, T., Yan, B., Xing, Z., Hou, Y., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Hogerwerf, L., Slingenbergh, J., and Xiao, X., 2010, Flying over an infected landscape—Distribution of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 risk in south Asia and satellite tracking of wild waterfowl: EcoHealth, v. 7, no. 4, p. 448-458, doi:10.1007/s10393-010-0672-8.
Golden, H.E., Knightes, C.D., Conrads, P.A., Davis, G.M., Feaster, T.D., Journey, C.A., Benedict, S.T., Brigham, M.E., and Bradley, P.M., 2012, Characterizing mercury concentrations and fluxes in a coastal plain watershed—Insights from dynamic modeling and data: Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 117, no. G1, p. G01006, doi:10.1029/2011jg001806.
Graham, A.M., Aiken, G.R., and Gilmour, C.C., 2012, Dissolved organic matter enhances microbial mercury methylation under sulfidic conditions: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 46, no. 5, p. 2715-2723, doi:10.1021/es203658f.
Gray, J.E., Hines, M.E., Krabbenhoft, D.P., and Thoms, B., 2012, Methylation of Hg downstream from the Bonanza Hg mine, Oregon: Applied Geochemistry, v. 27, no. 1, p. 106-114, doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2011.09.019.
Hall, J.S., Franson, J.C., Gill, R.E., Meteyer, C.U., Teslaa, J.L., Nashold, S., Dusek, R.J., and Ip, H.S., 2011, Experimental challenge and pathology of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 in dunlin (Calidris alpina), an intercontinental migrant shorebird species: Influenza and other Respiratory Viruses, v. 5, no. 5, p. 365-372, doi:10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00238.x.
Harris, H.S., Benson, S.R., Gilardi, K.V., Poppenga, R.H., Work, T.M., Dutton, P.H., and Mazet, J.A.K., 2011, Comparative health assessment of Western Pacific leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) foraging off the coast of California, 2005-2007: Journal of Wildlife Diseases, v. 47, no. 2, p. 321-337.
Hénaux, V., Samuel, M.D., Dusek, R.J., Fleskes, J.P., and Ip, H.S., 2012, Presence of avian influenza viruses in waterfowl and wetlands during summer 2010 in California—Are resident birds a potential reservoir?: PLoS ONE, v. 7, no. 2, p. e31471, e31471, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0031471.
Huffman, R.L., Wagner, R.J., Toft, J., Cordell, J., DeWild, J.F., Dinicola, R.S., Aiken, G.R., Krabbenhoft, D.P., Marvin-DiPasquale, M., Stewart, A.R., Moran, P.W., and Paulson, A.J., 2012, Mercury species and other selected constituent concentrations in water, sediment, and biota of Sinclair Inlet, Kitsap County, Washington, 2007-10: U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 658, 50 p.
Hughes, W.B., and Younker, C.L., 2011, Organic compounds assessed in Chattahoochee River water used for public supply near Atlanta, Georgia, 2004-05: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3062, 6 p.
Jagucki, M.L., Musgrove, M., Lindgren, R.J., Fahlquist, L., and Eberts, S.M., 2011, Assessing the vulnerability of public-supply wells to contamination—Edwards Aquifer near San Antonio, Texas: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3142, 6 p.
Janssen, E.M.L., Thompson, J.K., Luoma, S.N., and Luthy, R.G., 2011, PCB-induced changes of a benthic community and expected ecosystem recovery following in situ sorbent amendment: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 30, no. 8, p. 1819-1826, doi:10.1002/etc.574.
Katz, B.G., Eberts, S.M., and Kauffman, L.J., 2011, Using Cl/Br ratios and other indicators to assess potential impacts on groundwater quality from septic systems—A review and examples from principal aquifers in the United States: Journal of Hydrology, v. 397, no. 3–4, p. 151-166, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.11.017.
Klimstra, J.D., Yee, J.L., Heinz, G.H., Hoffman, D.J., and Stebbins, K.R., 2012, Interactions Between methylmercury and selenomethionine injected into mallard eggs: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 31, no. 3, p. 579-584, doi:10.1002/etc.1708.
Lam, T.T.-Y., Ip, H.S., Ghedin, E., Wentworth, D.E., Halpin, R.A., Stockwell, T.B., Spiro, D.J., Dusek, R.J., Bortner, J.B., Hoskins, J., Bales, B.D., Yparraguirre, D.R., and Holmes, E.C., 2012, Migratory flyway and geographical distance are barriers to the gene flow of influenza virus among North American birds: Ecology Letters, v. 15, no. 1, p. 24-33, doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01703.x (Advanced Web release).
Landmeyer, J.E., Miller, S., Campbell, B.G., Vroblesky, D.A., Gill, A.C., and Clark, A.P., 2011, Investigation of the potential source area, contamination pathway, and probable release history of chlorinated-solvent-contaminated groundwater at the Capital City Plume site, Montgomery, Alabama, 2008-2010: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5148, 53 p.
Landon, M., Green, C., Belitz, K., Singleton, M., and Esser, B., 2011, Relations of hydrogeologic factors, groundwater reduction-oxidation conditions, and temporal and spatial distributions of nitrate, central-eastside San Joaquin Valley, California, USA: Hydrogeology Journal, v. 19, no. 6, p. 1203-1224, doi:10.1007/s10040-011-0750-1.
Lathrop, T., and Moran, D., 2011, Organic compounds in White River water used for public supply near Indianapolis, Indiana, 2002-05: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3120, 6 p.
Lee, J.S., Ruell, E.W., Boydston, E.E., Lyren, L.M., Alonso, R.S., Troyer, J.L., Crooks, K.R., and VandeWoude, S.U.E., 2012, Gene flow and pathogen transmission among bobcats (Lynx rufus) in a fragmented urban landscape: Molecular Ecology, p. no-no, doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05493.x.
Liao, L., Green, C.T., Bekins, B.A., and Böhlke, J.K., 2012, Factors controlling nitrate fluxes in groundwater in agricultural areas: Water Resources Research, v. 48, p. 18, W00L09, doi:10.1029/2011WR011008.
Lorch, J.M., Meteyer, C.U., Behr, M.J., Boyles, J.G., Cryan, P.M., Hicks, A.C., Ballmann, A.E., Coleman, J.T.H., Redell, D.N., Reeder, D.M., and Blehert, D.S., 2011, Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes White-nose syndrome: Nature, v. 480, no. 7377, p. 376-378, doi:10.1038/nature10590.
Lozano, N., Rice, C.P., Pagano, J., Zintek, L., Barber, L.B., Murphy, E.W., Nettesheim, T., Minarik, T., and Schoenfuss, H.L., 2012, Concentration of organic contaminants in fish and their biological effects in a wastewater-dominated urban stream: Science of the Total Environment, v. 420, p. 191-201, doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.059.
Mahler, B.J., and Van Metre, P.C., 2011, Coal-tar-based pavement sealcoat, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and environmental health: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2011-3010, 6 p.
Maupin, M.A., and Ivahnenko, T., 2011, Nutrient loadings to streams of the continental United States from municipal and industrial effluent1: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association, v. 47, no. 5, p. 950-964, doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00576.x.
McNutt, M.K., Camilli, R., Crone, T.J., Guthrie, G.D., Hsieh, P.A., Ryerson, T.B., Savas, O., and Shaffer, F., 2011, Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater horizon oil spill: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi:10.1073/pnas.1112139108 (in Science Applications in the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Special Feature).
Millen, H.T., Gonnering, J.C., Berg, R.K., Spencer, S.K., Jokela, W.E., Pearce, J.M., Borchardt, J.S., and Borchardt, M.A., 2012, Glass wool filters for concentrating waterborne viruses and agricultural zoonotic pathogens: Journal of Visualized Experiments, no. 61, p. e3930, doi:doi:10.3791/3930.
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