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Escherichia coli concentrations in recreational streams and backcountry drinking-water supplies in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, 2005-2006

Hyer, K.E.

2007, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5160, 18 p.

Project: Assess Effects of Human Activities and Recreational Use on Bacteria Concentrations in Streams *

Related Park: Shenandoah NP

Related Center: Virginia-West Virginia Water Science Center

Escherichia coli in the Santa Cruz River in Tumacacori National Historical Park, Arizona

Paretti, N.V.

2019, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2019-3065, 6 p.

Project: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Bacteria Indicators and Microbial Source Tracking Markers within Tumacacori National Historic Park and the Santa Cruz Watershed

Related Park: Tumacacori NM

Related Center: Arizona Water Science Center

A Cyanotoxin Mixture Model: Relating Environmental Variables and Toxin Co-Occurrence to Human Exposure Risk

Victoria G.Christensen , Erin A. Stelzer , Barbara C. Eikenberry , Hayley T. Olds , Jaime F. LeDuc , Ryan P. Maki , Alisha M. Saley , Jack Norland , Eakalak Khan

2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 415

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Biological and Chemical Characterization of Metal Bioavailability in Sediments from Lake Roosevelt, Columbia River, Washington, USA

John M. Besser , William G. Brumbaugh , Chris D. Ivey , Christopher G. Ingersoll , Patrick W. Moran

2008, Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 54, 557–570 (2008)

Project: Effects of Trace Elements on Water Quality and Biological Health

Related Park: Lake Roosevelt NRA

Related Center: Washington Water Science Center, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Collection methods and quality assessment for Escherichia coli, water quality, and microbial source tracking data within Tumaccori National Historical Park and the upper Santa Cruz River, Arizona, 2015-16

Paretti, N.V. , Coes, A.L. , Kephart, C.M. , Mayo, J.P.

2018, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2017-5139, 30 p.

Project: Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Bacteria Indicators and Microbial Source Tracking Markers within Tumacacori National Historic Park and the Santa Cruz Watershed

Related Park: Tumacacori NM

Related Center: Arizona Water Science Center

Creek and Quarry Water Quality at Pipestone National Monument and Pilot Study of Pathogen Detection Methods in Waterfall Mist at Winnewissa Falls, Pipestone, Minnesota, 2018–19

Krall, A.L. , King, K.A. , Christensen, V.G. , Stokdyk, J.P. , Scudder Eikenberry, B.C. , Stevenson, S.A.

2023, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2022–5122, 80 p.

Project: Pipestone National Monument Water-Quality Assessment

Related Park: Pipestone NM

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Data and model archive for multiple linear regression models for prediction of weighted cyanotoxin mixture concentrations and microcystin concentrations at three recurring bloom sites in Kabetogama Lake in Minnesota

Christensen, V.G. , Stelzer, E.A. , Haserodt, M.H.

2021, U.S. Geological Survey data release

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Effects of backpacker use, pack stock trail use, and pack stock grazing on water-quality indicators, including nutrients, E. coli, hormones, and pharmaceuticals, in Yosemite National Park, USA

Forrester, H. , Clow, D. , Roche, J. , Heyvaert, A. , Battaglin, W.

2017, Environmental Management, p. 1-18, doi: 10.1007/s00267-017-0899-z

Project: Effects of Stock and Backpackers on Water Quality in Yosemite National Park

Related Park: Yosemite NP

Related Center: California Water Science Center

Mercury and water level management in lakes of northern Minnesota

Larson, J. , Maki, R. , Christensen, V.G. , Hlavacek, E. , Sandheinrich, M. , LeDuc, J.F. , Kissane, C. , Knights, B.

2021, Ecosphere, vol. 12, issue 4

Project: Assess Drivers of Fish Mercury Body Burdens to Inform a Decision Regarding Artificial Water Level Management for Voyageurs National Park Lake

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Microplastics in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 2017-2018

Austin K Baldwin , Andrew R Spanjer , Michael R Rosen , Theresa Thom

2019, US Geological Survey Data Release

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Related Park: Lake Mead NRA

Related Center: Idaho Water Science Center

Microplastics in Lake Mead National Recreation Area, USA: Occurrence and biological uptake

Austin K. Baldwin , Andrew R. Spanjer , Michael R. Rosen , Theresa Thom

2020, PLOS ONE. 15(5): e0228896

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Related Park: Lake Mead NRA

Related Center: Idaho Water Science Center

Microplastics in the Delaware River

Austin K Baldwin , Andrew R Spanjer , Brett A Hayhurst , Donald Hamilton

2021, US Geological Survey Fact Sheet

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Related Park: Delaware Water Gap NRA, Upper Delaware SRR, Lower Delaware

Related Center: Idaho Water Science Center

Microplastics in the Delaware River

Austin K Baldwin , Andrew R Spanjer , Brett A Hayhurst , Donald Hamilton

2020, US Geological Survey Data Release

Project: Occurrence and potential risk of microplastics in Lake Mead and the Delaware River

Related Park: Delaware Water Gap NRA, Upper Delaware SRR, Lower Delaware

Related Center: Idaho Water Science Center

Occurrence of Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

2010, U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2010-3068, 4 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Related Park: Cuyahoga Valley NP

Related Center: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Occurrence, Fate, and Transport of Aerially Applied Herbicides to Control Invasive Buffelgrass within Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountain District, Arizona, 2015–18

Nicholas V. Paretti , Kimberly R. Beisner , Bruce W. Gungle , Michael T. Meyer , Bethany K. Kunz , Edyth Hermosillo , Jay R. Cederberg , Justine P. Mayo

2021, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021–5039, 65 p.

Project: Occurrence, Fate, Transport, and Ecological Effects of Aerially Applied herbicides to control invasive buffelgrass in the ecologically sensitive desert ecosystem of Saguaro National Park

Related Park: Saguaro NP

Related Center: Arizona Water Science Center

Phytoplankton community and temporal variation in relation to algal bloom toxicity, Sullivan Bay, Kabetogama Lake, MN, USA

Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P. , Stelzer, E.A. , Khan, Eakalak , Norland, J.E.

2019, Nature Scientific Reports vol 9, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52639-y

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Phytoplankton enumeration and identification from recurring algal bloom locations in Kabetogama Lake, northern Minnesota, 2016-2017

Christensen, V.G. , Olds, H.T.

2019, U.S. Geological Survey data release

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Rapid assessment test strip data for determining cyanotoxin presence in algal blooms, Kabetogama Lake, northern Minnesota, 2017-2018

Olds, H.T. , LeDuc, J.F. , Christensen, V.G.

2019, U.S. Geological Survey data release

Project: Rapid-Assessment Test Strips for Determining Cyanotoxin Presence in Algal Blooms

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Rapid method for Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River

Brady, A.M.G.

2007, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2007-1210, 5 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Related Park: Cuyahoga Valley NP

Related Center: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Rapid-assessment test strips: Effectiveness for cyanotoxin monitoring in a north temperate lake

LeDuc, J.F. , Christensen, V.G. , Maki, R.P.

2020, Lake and Reservoir Management, vol. 36, issue 4, 444-453

Project: Rapid-Assessment Test Strips for Determining Cyanotoxin Presence in Algal Blooms

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

Relations between environmental and water-quality variables and Escherichia coli in the Cuyahoga River with emphasis on turbidity as a predictor of recreational water quality, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2008

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

2009, U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009-1192, 6 p.

Project: Develop a Method to Rapidly Estimate Fecal-Indicator Bacteria Concentrations

Related Park: Cuyahoga Valley NP

Related Center: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

Sharing of ribotype patterns of Escherichia coli isolates during baseflow and stormflow conditions

Hartel, P.G. , Frick, E.A. , Funk, A.L. , Hill, J.L. , Summer, J.D. , Gregory, M.B.

2004, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5004, 10 p.

Project: Microbial Source Tracking in the Chattahoochee River Utilizing Ribosomal RNA Typing

Related Park: Chattahoochee River NRA

Related Center: South Atlantic Water Science Center

Towards automating measurements and predictions of Escherichia coli concentrations in the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio, 2012-14

Brady, A.M.G. , Plona, M.B.

2015, U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2015-5094, 30 p.

Project: Development of a Model for Predicting Recreational Water Quality of the Cuyhoga River in Cuyahoga Valley NP based on RealTime Turbidity and Stage Data

Related Park: Cuyahoga Valley NP

Related Center: Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center

A caveat regarding diatom-inferred nitrogen concentrations in oligotrophic lakes

Arnett, H.A. , Saros, J.E. , Mast, M.A.

2012, Journal of Paleolimnology, v. 47, no. 2, p. 277-291.

Project: Effects of Nitrogen Limitation and Biological Characteristics of High-Elevation Lakes

Related Park: Rocky Mountain NP

Related Center: Colorado Water Science Center

A History of Trade Routes and Water-Level Regulation on Waterways in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota, USA

Christensen, V.G. , LaBounty, A.E.

2018, World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2018, p. 125-135. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784481394.014

Project: Using Molecular Tools to Understand and Predict Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Bloom Toxicity in Kabetogama Lake, Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

Related Park: Voyageurs NP

Related Center: Upper Midwest Water Science Center

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