A5067830346- Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Urban Stormwater Management Solutions
- NMR spectroscopy and applications
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Odor and Emission Control Technologies
- Smart Materials for Construction
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Seismology and Earthquake Studies
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Underground infrastructure and sustainability
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
2013-2023
Goodwin College
2023
United States Geological Survey
2018
New England Water Science Center
2014
Waters (United States)
2013
Public Works
2013
Department of Public Works
2013
Boston College
2004
The Salt Pond region of southern Rhode Island extends from Westerly to Narragansett Bay and forms the natural boundary between Atlantic Ocean shallow, highly permeable freshwater aquifer South Coastal Basin. Large inputs fresh ground water coupled with low flushing rates open ocean make salt ponds particularly susceptible eutrophication bacterial contamination. Ground-water discharge is an important though poorly quantified source contaminants, such as dissolved nutrients. A...
Low-impact-development (LID) approaches are intended to create, retain, or restore natural hydrologic and water-quality conditions that may be affected by human alterations. Wide-scale implementation of LID techniques offer the possibility improving in river basins, such as Ipswich River Basin Massachusetts, have run dry during summer because groundwater withdrawals drought. From 2005 2008, U.S. Geological Survey, a cooperative funding agreement with Massachusetts Department Conservation...
First posted May 2, 2018 For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science Center U.S. Geological Survey 10 Bearfoot Road Northborough, MA 01532 The quality of stormwater runoff from bridge decks (hereafter referred to as “bridge-deck runoff”) was characterized in a field study August 2014 through 2016 which concentrations suspended sediment (SS) and total nutrients were monitored. These new data collected supplement existing highway-runoff Massachusetts deficient...
During the months of August and September, flows in Ipswich River, Massachusetts, dramatically decrease largely due to groundwater withdrawals needed meet increased residential commercial water demands. In summer, rates recharge are lower than during rest year, demands higher. From 2005 2008, U.S. Geological Survey, a cooperative funding agreement with Massachusetts Department Conservation Recreation, monitored small-scale installations low-impact-development (LID) enhancements designed...
Material accumulating and washing off urban street surfaces ultimately into stormwater drainage systems represents a substantial nonpoint source of solids, phosphorus, other constituent loading to waterways in areas. Cost lack usable space limit the type number structural controls available municipalities public managers. Non-structural such as cleaning are commonly used by cities towns for construction, maintenance aesthetics, may reduce contaminant waterways. Effectiveness is highly...
Rapid development, population growth, and the changes in land water use accompanying development are placing increasing stress on resources Taunton River Basin. An assessment by Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection determined that a number tributary streams to impaired for variety beneficial uses because nutrient enrichment. Most reaches Matfield drainage area vicinity City Brockton. In addition impairments stream basin, discharge nutrient-rich from contributes eutrophication...
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Department of Fish Game, Division Ecological Restoration, collaborated to collect baseline information on quantity quality sediment impounded behind selected dams in Massachusetts, including thickness occurrence contaminants potentially toxic benthic organisms. thicknesses sediments were measured, cores collected from 32 impoundments 2004 2005. Cores chemically analyzed, concentrations inorganic elements 108 organic compounds quantified....
First posted July 23, 2024 For additional information, contact: Director, New York Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey425 Jordan RoadTroy, NY 12180–8349 Intertribal networks for collecting and analyzing hydrologic environmental data are growing. The U.S. Survey can be a key partner with Tribal Nations in the further development of network capacity. A first step is internship opportunity available through partnership between USGS Wildlife Society: Native American Research Assistantship Program.
From its headwaters in Westborough, Massachusetts, to confluence with the Sudbury River, 53-kilometer-long Assabet River passes through a series of small towns and mixed land-use areas. Along way, wastewater-treatment plants release nutrient-rich effluents that contribute eutrophic state this waterway. This condition is most obvious where river impounded by dams have sequestered large amounts sediment support rooted floating macrophytes epiphytic algae. The water parts these impoundments may...
First posted January 10, 2018 For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science Center U.S. Geological Survey 10 Bearfoot Road Northborough, MA 01532 Flow-proportional composite water samples were collected in years 2013 and 2014 by the Survey, cooperation with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, from Blackstone River at Millville, (U.S. station 01111230), about 0.5 mile border Rhode Island. Samples order to better understand dynamics selected...
Summary Over the last 30 years, advancements have been made in developing borehole geophysical tools and methods for determining aquifer hydraulic properties that control solute transport. More recent advances technology allow nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging of small-diameter boreholes typical environmental studies. Advantages NMR method are (1) does not use active sources to determine water content, (2) provides depth-dependent estimates pore-size distribution distinction between...
There is an increasing need for new non-invasive geophysical techniques to locate DNAPLs in the<br>subsurface. G. Olhoeft and colleagues have published several reports which indicate that organic solvents,<br>notably toluene, PCE, TCE, residing clay-bearing soils distinctive electrical signatures. These<br>results suggest a measurement technique remote characterization of DNAPL pollution.<br>As with any research result we note the importance reproducing work previous...
PreviousNext No AccessSymposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2004A Laboratory Study Complex Electrical Resistivity Response SoilsAuthors: Stephen R. BrownJason SorensonThackery I. BrownStephen BrownNew England Research, White River Junction, VT, Jason SorensonDept. Geology & Geophysics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, Thackery VThttps://doi.org/10.4133/1.2923366 SectionsAboutPDF/ePub ToolsAdd favoritesDownload CitationsTrack...
PreviousNext You have accessSymposium on the Application of Geophysics to Engineering and Environmental Problems 2015NMR for Near-surface Investigations (Development Applications)Authors: Emily FayRosemary KnightDenys GrombacherMike Müller-PetkeAhmad A. BehroozmandGianluca FiandacaEsben AukenM. Andy KassNeal PastickBruce WylieBurke MinsleyDana NossovElliot GrunewaldBrent BarkerMatt SpurlinDave WalshJames M. FineganBrady FlinchumW. Steven HolbrookCarole JohnsonJason SorensonKristal KielJohn...
Over the last 30 years, advancements have been made in developing borehole geophysical tools and methods for determining aquifer hydraulic properties that control solute transport. More recent advances technology allow nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logging of small-diameter boreholes typical environmental studies. Advantages NMR method are (1) does not use active sources to determine water content, (2) provides depth-dependent estimates poresize distribution distinction between bound-...
First posted December 20, 2023 For additional information, contact: Director, New England Water Science CenterU.S. Geological Survey10 Bearfoot RoadNorthborough, MA 01532 In summer and early fall (June to September) 2020, water-quality data were collected at 13 stations along the mainstem of Merrimack River into estuary. The are allocated among three different datasets: discrete water sample data, vertical profile continuous data. collective purpose these datasets is enable assessment...