New USGS Filter Removes Phosphorus from Waste Water

by | Jul 19, 2017 | Academic, Media

Release Date: July 19, 2017 A tabletop water filter demo designed to remove phosphorus from waste water has in five-years grown into a fully functional water treatment system capable of filtering more than 100-thousand gallons per day. [embedded content] Take a quick...

Historical Maps at Your Fingertips

by | Jul 19, 2017 | Academic, Media

Release Date: July 19, 2017 Earlier this month, the USGS launched “TopoView 2.1”, an enhancement to the current popular TopoView mapping service that lets users discover, interact, and download historical USGS topographic maps scans. TopoView can now be accessed...

Volunteering for Science

by | Jul 18, 2017 | Academic, Media

Release Date: July 18, 2017 Citizen Scientists edit structures to improve US Topo Maps and along the way earn virtual badges. The USGS crowdsourcing project called The National Map Corps uses volunteer citizens interested in accurate cartography to validate or edit...

Unusual Suspects: Diving Ducks and Avian influenza

by | Jul 18, 2017 | Academic, Media

Release Date: July 18, 2017 Due to the global threat to health and human safety posed by avian influenza monitoring has been conducted in the United States to determine the prevalence of such viruses in our wild waterfowl. Due to the global threat to health and human...