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Contract laboratory results Samples were submitted for contract laboratory analysis as part of a study examining the occurrence of chromium and natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI) in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). These Contract Lab results are part of the data release including grain-size distribution, photographic and associated chemical and mineral analysis data for 36 sediment core and alluvium samples as well as Scanning Electron Microscopy analysis on select grains from magnetic and heavy mineral separates collected... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags Particulate Matter Identification in Lung Tissue from Deployers, Positive, and Negative controls Using Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (2013-2016) We developed and tested a new method for in situ characterization and distribution of inorganic particles in biopsied lung tissue from three diverse human subject groups using field emission scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive analyzer. Backscattered electron and secondary electron images of particulate matter in lung tissue were acquired. Inorganic particulate matter in the field of view of the image was analyzed using energy dispersive spectroscopy and subsequently identified and cataloged. Tags: Afghanistan, Biopsy, Colorado, Denver, Edison, All tags... Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, Iraq, Lung, Lung tissue, Mass spectroscopy, National Jewish Health, New Jersey, Particulate matter, Phase spectra, Scanning electron microscopy, Tissue, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), health, mass spectroscopy, Fewer tags XRD: Qualitative mineralogy of Bulk (less than 2 mm) and heavy mineral separates Splits of samples were prepared of heavy mineral separates and bulk separates less than 2mm for analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and results were interpreted to identify mineral components as part of a study examining the occurrence of chromium and natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI), in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). These XRD results are part of a data release including grain size distribution, photographic, and associated chemical and mineral analysis data for 36 sediment core and alluvium... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags Argon data for Southern Patagonian Andes This dataset accompanies planned publication 'Detrital record of the Late Oligocene – Early Miocene mafic volcanic arc in the Southern Patagonian Andes (~51°S) from single-clast geochronology and trace element geochemistry'. The Ar/Ar data is for samples that record the detrital sedimentary record of the basin. The geochronology provides time constraints for the sedimentation studied in the manuscript. Samples were collected from the Magallanes-Austral Basin, and collection was supervised by Julie Fosdick, who sent them to the USGS for Ar/Ar analysis. Categories: Data; Tags: 40Ar/39Ar, Argentina, Argon Geochronology Laboratory, Chile, GGGSC, All tags... Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, MRP, Mineral Resources Program, Patagonia, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Structural Geology, U.S. Geological Survey, USGS, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), geochronology, geoscientificInformation, mass spectroscopy, radiometric dating, Fewer tags Argon and geochemical data for: 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and petrogenesis of the Table Mountain Shoshonites, Golden, CO This dataset accompanies publication '40Ar/39Ar geochronology and petrogenesis of the Table Mountain Shoshonites, Golden, CO', to be published in Rocky Mountain Geology, which analyzed lava flows on North and South Table Mountain in Golden, CO, for argon geochronology and geochemistry. Categories: Data; Tags: 40Ar/39Ar, Cretaceous, Eocene, GGGSC, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, All tags... MRP, Mineral Resources Program, North Table Mountain, Paleogene, Ralston Buttes, Ralston Dike, South Table Mountain, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), atomic emission spectroscopy, geochemistry, geochronology, geoscientificInformation, mass spectroscopy, radiometric dating, Fewer tags pXRF: Heavy and light mineral separates Heavy and light mineral separates were extracted from the 36 collected field samples following a USGS procedure (Strong and Driscoll, 2016) and analyzed using the handheld portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyzer as part of a study examining the occurrence of chromium and natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI), in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). These pXRF results are part of a data release including grain size distribution, photographic and associated chemical and mineral analysis data for 36... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags Grain size analysis Grain size analysis using an Advantech Sonic Sifter Separator was conducted as part of a study examining the occurrence of chromium and natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI) in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). Following field collection the samples were sieved into the greater than and less than 2 millimeter size fractions. The less than 2 millimeter fraction was sifted into seven grain size ranges. Each size fraction was weighed to 0.1 grams and photo documented. The cooperator for this study is... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center's Geologic Core and Sample Database This database contains a comprehensive inventory of geologic (coral, coral reef, limestone, and sediment) cores and samples collected, analyzed, published, and/or archived by, or in collaboration with, the U.S. Geological Survey St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (USGS SPCMSC). The SPCMSC Geologic Core and Sample Database includes geologic cores and samples collected beginning in the 1970s to present day, from study sites across the world. This database can be accessed through the CoreViewer 3.0 ArcOnline web mapping application, linked below. A copy of the data can also be downloaded from the web mapping application and the metadata is accessible through a link in the header of the application, as... Categories: Collection, Data; Tags: Alabama, Atlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Belize, Biological Collection, All tags... CTD measurement, Caribbean Sea, China, Florida, Geological Collection, Georgia, Gulf of Mexico, Honduras, Louisiana, Marshall Islands, Maryland, Mexico, Mississippi, Navassa Island, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pacific Ocean, Phillippines, Puerto Rico, Texas, U.S. Virgin Islands, United States, Virginia, Washington, age estimation methods, atomic emission spectroscopy, augering, biota, box coring, bulk density, carbon isotope analysis, carbon-14 analysis, chemical analysis, contamination and pollution, coral, core analysis, cores, drilling and coring, environmentfaunal and floral census (microscopic), field sampling, geolocation measurement, geology, geoscientificInformation, grab sampling, grain-size analysis, information technology methods, isotopic analysis, laboratory method, luminescence dating, magnetic susceptibility, marine geology, mass spectroscopy, ndc_collection, oceans, paleomagnetic analysis, permeability, photography, piston coring, porosity, protists, push coring, radiometric dating, rock, rotary drilling, salinity, sample repositories, samples, sea surface temperature, sediment, slight stable isotope analysis, soil sciences, stratigraphy, subsampling, tomography, vibracoring, water chemistry, water quality, x-ray diffraction, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) were used to analyze acid residues from heavy mineral separates, polished grain mounts, and clays from sampled sediments as part of a study examining the occurrence of chromium and natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI) in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). Results from EDS and SEM are presented as PDF reports and TIFF images. These data are part of a data release including grain size distribution, photographic and associated... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags XRD: Clay mineralogy Splits of the less than 38 micron size fraction were processed to make oriented clay mounts and analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD) as part of a study examining the occurrence of chromium and natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI) in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). These clay mineralogy XRD results are part of a data release including grain size distribution, photographic, and associated chemical and mineral analysis data for 36 sediment core and alluvium samples as well as select grains from... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags Energy Dispersive Spectra of Particles in Each Field of View We developed and tested a new method for in situ characterization and distribution of inorganic particles in biopsied lung tissue from three diverse human subject groups using field emission scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive analyzer. A backscattered electron image of each frame was acquired to locate inorganic particulate matter. The electron beam was deflected to points on the particles in the field of view to acquire an energy dispersive spectrum. The acquired spectra were used to identify the particle type. Tags: Afghanistan, Biopsy, Colorado, Denver, Edison, All tags... Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, Iraq, Lung, Lung tissue, Mass spectroscopy, National Jewish Health, Particulate matter, Phase spectra, Scanning electron microscopy, Tissue, health, mass spectroscopy, Fewer tags RPI Laser Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Data Sample Analyses: Samples were analyzed for their trace element chemistry using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) at the Corman Center for Mass Spectrometry, Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, New York. After XRF concentrations were determined following the methods laid out in the “X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)” portion of this data release, a small piece (~5 mm by 5-8 mm) was cut from the wavelength dispersive (WDXRF) pellets and mounted on a one-inch glass puck with 25-30 other samples. Samples were polished down to ~0.5 micron with diamond paste and placed in an ablation chamber that holds two sample pucks, 18 reference standards, and a drift monitor on a third puck. Samples were... Categories: Data; Tags: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone National Park, geysers, mass spectroscopy In Vitro Bioaccessibility Extractions from Previously Collected Uranium Mineral Deposit Samples, 1971 and 1981, Southwestern U.S This data set provides total element concentration and simulated lung and gastric fluid bioaccessibility from previously collected Uranium mineral deposit samples (1971 and 1981, Southwestern U.S.) exploring possible exposures to other hazardous trace metals. Elevated total as well as simulated gastric and lung fluid concentrations were observed for arsenic, cobalt, manganese, thallium, vanadium and uranium. Categories: Data; Tags: Biopsy, Colorado, Environmental Health, Fry Canyon, Gas Hills, All tags... Geochemistry, Henry Mountains, Lung, Mass spectroscopy, Slick Rock, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Utah, Wyoming, environment, health, mineral deposits, uranium, Fewer tags Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy of Filtrate from Lung Tissue Biopsies We developed and tested a new method for in situ characterization and distribution of inorganic particles in biopsied lung tissue from three diverse human subject groups using field emission scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive analyzer. The ICP-MS data table provides the concentrations of elements (in parts per billion) analyzed in the filtrate solutions from the tissue digestion method. This step was done to help determine if the phases identified during the in situ examination might dissolve during tissue digestion in a bleach solution. Categories: Data; Tags: Afghanistan, Biopsy, Colorado, Denver, Edison, All tags... Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, Iraq, Lung, Lung tissue, Mass spectroscopy, National Jewish Health, Particulate matter, Phase spectra, Scanning electron microscopy, Tissue, health, mass spectroscopy, Fewer tags Library of Phase Spectra We developed and tested a new method for in situ characterization and distribution of inorganic particles in biopsied lung tissue from three diverse human subject groups using field emission scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive analyzer. This library of phase spectra is provided to show the typical energy dispersive spectrum of the inorganic particulate matter identified in lung biopsy sections. Categories: Data; Tags: Afghanistan, Biopsy, Colorado, Denver, Edison, All tags... Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, Iraq, Lung, Lung tissue, Mass spectroscopy, National Jewish Health, Particulate matter, Phase spectra, Scanning electron microscopy, Tissue, health, mass spectroscopy, Fewer tags Summary of the Inorganic Particle Identifications We developed and tested a new method for in situ characterization and distribution of inorganic particles in biopsied lung tissue from three diverse human subject groups using field emission scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive analyzer. The following .csv files summarize the inorganic particle identifications made in each frame of each area for each subject in the study. The In_Situ_Frame_Summary_2016-09-09_NJH***.csv is a tabulation of the phases identified in each frame. The In Situ Area Summary_2016-09-09.csv totals the number of times each phase was identified in an area of the lung tissue biopsy for each subject from the In_Situ_Frame_Summary_2016-09-09_NJH***.csv. The In Situ Subject Summary_2016-09-09.csv... Categories: Data; Tags: Afghanistan, Biopsy, Colorado, Denver, Edison, All tags... Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, Iraq, Lung, Lung tissue, Mass spectroscopy, National Jewish Health, Particulate matter, Phase spectra, Scanning electron microscopy, Tissue, health, mass spectroscopy, Fewer tags pXRF: Bulk (less than 2 mm) and size fractions Samples were analyzed using the handheld portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyzer as part of a study examining the occurrence chromium and of natural and anthropogenic hexavalent Chromium, Cr(VI) in groundwater. Data will be used to estimate naturally-occurring background Cr(VI) concentrations upgradient, near the plume margins, and downgradient from a mapped Cr(VI) contamination plume near Hinkley, CA (Izbicki and Groover, 2016). Relative concentrations for 18 elements of interest were measured on the less than 2mm and sized- fraction splits of the 36 field samples. Greater than 20 percent of the samples analyzed using pXRF also have Contract Laboratory results for comparison. These pXRF results are part of... Categories: Data; Tags: California, Hinkley, atomic emission spectroscopy, background level, chemical analysis, All tags... chromium, contamination and pollution, geochemistry, geoscientificInformation, groundwater, health, mass spectroscopy, rocks and deposits, scanning electron microscopy, soil chemistry, unconsolidated deposits, x-ray fluorescence, Fewer tags Scanning Electron Microscope Images of Particulate Matter in Lung Tissue We developed and tested a new method for in situ characterization and distribution of inorganic particles in biopsied lung tissue from three diverse human subject groups using field emission scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive analyzer. Secondary and backscattered electron images were acquired to document the size and location of inorganic particulate matter in areas of lung tissue biopsy sections. Tags: Afghanistan, Biopsy, Colorado, Denver, Edison, All tags... Energy dispersive spectroscopy, Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS), International Institute for the Advancement of Medicine, Iraq, Lung, Lung tissue, Mass spectroscopy, National Jewish Health, Particulate matter, Phase spectra, Scanning electron microscopy, Tissue, health, mass spectroscopy, Fewer tags CSM Laser Ablation Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Data Sample Analyses: Samples were analyzed for their major and trace element chemistry using the Applied Spectra Resolution-SE 193nm ArF excimer laser ablation system at the LA-ICP-MS (Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry) Laboratory, Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Colorado. A small piece (~5 mm by 5-8 mm) was cut from the wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) pellets and mounted on a one-inch glass puck with 25-30 other samples. Samples were polished down to ~0.5 micron with diamond paste and placed in an ablation chamber that holds several sample pucks, a drift monitor, and 18 fused low dilution glass reference materials (made with common USGS, GSJ, etc. standards). All sample glasses... Categories: Data; Tags: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone National Park, geysers, mass spectroscopy Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) screening of extracted sediments for samples collected for the Sediment-Bound Contaminant Resiliency and Response Strategy pilot study, northeastern United States, 2015 Coastal communities are uniquely vulnerable to sea-level rise and severe storms such as hurricanes. These events enhance the dispersion and concentration of natural and anthropogenic chemicals and pathogenic microorganisms that could adversely affect the health and resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems in subsequent years. The U.S. Geological Survey has developed the Sediment-Bound Contaminant Resiliency and Response (SCoRR) strategy to define baseline and post-event sediment-bound environmental health stressors. These data document the mid-range Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra and absorbance measurements as a function of wavelength with and without spectral corrections for selected stations... Categories: Data; Tags: Assessment, Coastal, Connecticut, Contaminants, Delaware, All tags... District of Columbia, Environmental Health, FTIR, Fourier-transform infrared, Geochemistry, Geography, Maine, Maryland, Mass Spectroscopy, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Soil Sciences, South Carolina, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Virginia, chemical analysis, contamination, environmental health, field monitoring stations, field sampling, pollution, sediment analysis, Fewer tags