USGS/NPS Water-Quality Partnership

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Supporting research to address critical water-quality issues in National Parks since 1998.

2025 Projects

2025 Projects

The projects selected for 2025 showcase the critical science done through the UGSS-NPS Partnership, with projects looking at water-quality issues such as mercury exposure, algal blooms, PFAS contamination, and coastal acidification.

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  • Visitor use

  • Coastal acidification

  • North Rim

  • Mercury exposure

  • Autumnal algal blooms

  • Mercury Bioaccumulation

  • Forever Chemicals

  • Rattlesnake Springs

Explore the Partnership

Projects

Ongoing projects currently receiving Partnership funding, and a searchable list of all projects

Publications

Searchable list of all publications from projects funded by the Partnership

About

The history and organization of the USGS/NPS Water-Quality Partnership.