Pesticides and pesticide transformation product data from passive samplers deployed in 15 Great Lakes tributaries, 2016

This dataset includes pesticides and pesticide transformation products in 15 tributaries of the Great Lakes. Pesticides were monitored using polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS) to estimate concentrations in water following standard protocols (Alvarez, 2010) in June and July 2016. POCIS extracts were analyzed for 225 chemicals (USGS National Water Quality Laboratory schedule 5437, Sandstrom and others, 2016), for which 129 chemicals also have POCIS uptake rates, allowing calculations of time-weighted mean concentration over the approximately 30 day deployment (Alvarez and others, 2008). Collectively, there were 97 chemicals detected, and time-weighted mean concentrations could be calculated for 95...

Categories: Data; Tags: Bad River, Clinton River, Cuyahoga River, Environmental Health, Fox River, All tags... Genesee River, Grand River, Great Lakes, Indiana, Indiana Harbor canal, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Limnology, Maumee River, Michigan, Milwaukee River, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oswego River, River Rouge, Saginaw River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vermilion River, Water Resources, Wisconsin, contamination and pollution, dissolved contaminants, emerging contaminants, inlandWaters, legacy contaminants, passive samplers, pesticides, surface water, surface water quality, water chemistry, Fewer tags

Reconnaissance of chemicals of potential biological concern in tributaries of the Great Lakes using passive samplers in 2010 and 2014

This data set is a compilation of data from two sampling efforts (2010 and 2014), focused on determining the presence and distribution of organic contaminants throughout the United States portion of the Great Lakes watershed. Water-borne contaminants were monitored in 69 tributaries of the Great Lakes using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs), and polar organic chemical integrative samplers (POCIS). Analyses included 185 chemicals (143 detected) including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), legacy and current-use pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and organophosphate fire retardants, pharmaceuticals, fragrances, industrial chemicals, surfactants, and others.

Tags: Ashtabula River, Au Sable River, Bad River, Black River, Buffalo River, All tags... Cattaraugus Creek, Cheboygan River, Clinton River, Cuyahoga River, Environmental Health, Escanaba River, Ford River, Fox River, Genesee River, Grand Calumet River, Grand River, Grass River, Great Lakes, Huron River, Indian River, Indiana, Indiana Harbor canal, Kalamazoo River, Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior, Manistee River, Manistique River, Manitowoc River, Maumee River, Menominee River, Michigan, Milwaukee River, Minnesota, Montreal River, Muskegon River, Nemadji River, New York, Oconto River, Ohio, Ontonagon River, Oswegatchie River, Oswego River, Paw Paw River, Pere Marquette River, Peshtigo River, Pigeon River, Portage River, Portage-Burns waterway, Presque Isle River, Raquette River, Rifle River, River Raisin, River Rouge, Rocky River, Saginaw River, Sandusky River, Sheboygan River, St. Joseph River, St. Louis River, St. Regis River, Sturgeon River, Tahquamenon River, Thunder Bay River, Tonawanda Creek, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Vermilion River, Water Quality, White River, Wisconsin, contamination and pollution, dissolved contaminants, emerging contaminants, inlandWaters, legacy contaminants, passive samplers, surface water, surface water quality, water chemistry, Fewer tags

Development of an age estimation method for Grass Carp from North America

The development of a reliable method of age estimation for Grass Carp is necessary for the successful management of this invasive species. Multiple federal and state agencies with assistance from commercial fishers collected adult Grass Carp from 2012 to 2018. Ossified parts were collected from these fish, and age estimates from them were compared to develop an age estimation method. Here we provide the data used in that effort.

Categories: Data; Tags: Allegheny River, Ashtabula River, Berlin Lake, Blackwater, Calumet River, All tags... Cuyahoga River, Great Lakes, Illinois, Jungbluth Ditch, Lake Erie, Lake Gibson, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lamine, Little Calumet River, Mahoning River, Maumee River, Milwaukee River, Minnesota River, Mississippi River, Missouri, Muskingum River, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Sac, Sandusky River, Sugar Creek, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Upper Mississippi River, Wisconsin, age estimation methods, biota, freshwater ecosystems, invasive species, none, Fewer tags

Bottom sediment chemical data at rivermouths and harbors along western Lake Michigan, USA, 2016

Streambed sediment samples were collected in October 2016 from streams tributary to Wisconsin’s western Lake Michigan shoreline. Streams included two Areas of Concern (AOCs), two non-AOC comparisons, and two additional non-AOC study areas. Within the Milwaukee Estuary AOC, samples were collected from the Milwaukee River (three subsites), the Menomonee River (two subsites), the Kinnickinnic River (2 subsites), and the Milwaukee Harbor (one subsite). The Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers converge in the Milwaukee Harbor and then discharge to Lake Michigan. Within the Sheboygan River AOC, samples were collected at three subsites. Samples were also collected at two subsites in the Manitowoc River and two...

Categories: Data; Tags: Kewaunee River, Kinnickinnic River, Lake Michigan, Manitowoc River, Menomonee River, All tags... Milwaukee Estuary, Milwaukee River, Oak Creek, Root River, Sheboygan River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wisconsin, biota, heavy metals, mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), sediment toxicity, Fewer tags