Arsenic concentrations exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) current Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) of 50 micrograms per liter are widespread in ground water in the Willamette Basin. The Oregon Water Resources Department and the U.S. Geological Survey began a cooperative study in the Willamette Basin in 1996. One goal...
Arsenic contamination of groundwater is a global issue with national and local implications. Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water has been linked to both carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health outcomes. The primary exposure route of inorganic arsenic is ingestion from drinking water due to natural contamination in groundwater from dissolution...
The use of terbacil for weed control was adapted by a high percentage
of Oregon peppermint growers soon after its introduction in
1967. To help clarify some of the implications of terbacil usage,
three studies were undertaken to collect information concerning (a)
the movement and build-up of terbacil in various...
Two small adjacent watersheds on the west-central edge of the
Willamette Valley of western Oregon were studied. Information was
gathered on existing conditions to determine the suitability of the two
watersheds for a paired-watershed study design.
A soil survey was conducted using slightly modified soil series
previously established for the...
Concern about heavy metal pollution has increased during the
past decade in which studies have shown that heavy metals are accumulating
in the environment and that these metals, in excess, are
toxic to organisms, including man. Because of this concern, scientists
have suggested the use of indigenous organisms as monitors...
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Intragravel organic loading and intragravel dissolved oxygen were studied to determine the relationship between timber harvesting adjacent to first-, second-, and third-order streams and intragravel water quality. Twenty watersheds in the central Coast Range of western Oregon were studied of which five were undisturbed, nine were partially harvested, and six...