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Determine Baseline and Sources of Toxic Contaminant Loadings Description of Work U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is identifying the types and locations of emerging and legacy toxic contaminants in the water and sediments at 59 major tributaries to the Great Lakes (including many Area of Concern sites). This information is needed to help prioritize watersheds for restoration, develop strategies to reduce contaminants, and measure the success of those efforts in meeting restoration goals. The USGS contaminant and virus tributary monitoring network follows the National Monitoring Network for Coastal Waters design. The monitoring effort includes collecting emerging contaminant samples at 17 sites, a subset of the 30 nutrient monitoring sites; and for human viruses and other waterborne... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Emerging contaminants, GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Tributaries, All tags... Lake, Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Legacy contaminants, National Monitoring Network, Template 78, Toxic Substances, Trace organic contaminants, Uploaded in Batch, Wastewater contamination, Waterborn pathogens, toxic contaminants, Fewer tags Benthos & Plankton in Wisconsin's Lake Michigan AOCs Description of Work Benthos (benthic invertebrate) and plankton (phytoplankton/zooplankton) communities in Wisconsin's four Lake Michigan Areas of Concern (AOCs; Menominee River, Lower Green Bay and Fox River, Sheboygan River, and Milwaukee Estuary) and six non-AOCs will be quantified. The inclusion of non-AOC sites will allow comparison of AOC sites to relatively-unimpacted or less-impacted control sites with natural physical and chemical characteristics that are as close as possible to that of the AOCs. The community data within and between the AOCs and non-AOCs will be analyzed. This project is a cooperative agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) and the US Geological Survey (USGS).... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: AOC, Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Ecosystem health, Fox River, All tags... GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Green Bay, Lake, Lake:Lake Michigan, Menominee River, Milwaukee Estuary, Sheboygan River, Toxic Substances, Watershed, Watershed:Lake Michigan Basin, benthos, invertebrates, phytoplankton, plankton, Fewer tags Sites and Basin Shapefiles for GLRI Toxic Contaminant Loading Project Categories: Data, Map; Types: Downloadable, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, Shapefile; Tags: GLRI, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Template 78, Toxic Substances Jeorse Park Beach Contamination Description of Work Jeorse Park Beach is located in East Chicago, Indiana, within the Grand Calumet River Area of Concern (AOC), which has been identified as having all 14 beneficial use designations impaired, including beach closings. Jeorse Park Beach has been identified as one of the most highly contaminated beaches in the nation, with annual beach closings due to bacterial contamination as high as 76% in 2010. Further, beach closings have steadily increased each year since beach monitoring was initiated in 2005 in response to the Beaches Environmental and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act. Beach closings represent an environmental, social, and economic burden, the alleviation of which require various remediation strategies... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, E. coli, Ecosystem health, GLRI, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Human health, Lake, Lake:Lake Michigan, Template 146, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, area of concern, beach closings, environmental justice, hydrodynamics, sewage contamination, Fewer tags Microplastics in Great Lakes Tributaries Description of Work In 2014-15 the U.S. Geological Survey and State University of New York at Fredonia characterized the quantity and morphology of floating microplastics in 29 Great Lakes tributaries in 6 states under different hydrologic conditions, wastewater effluent contributions, land uses, and seasons. Tributaries were sampled four times each, during high-flow and low-flow conditions. Samples were collected from the upper 20-30cm of the stream using a 0.33mm mesh neuston net. Microplastic particles were sorted by size, counted, and categorized as fibers/lines, pellets/beads, foams, films, and fragments. References 1. R. C. Thompson et al., Lost at Sea: Where Is All the Plastic? Science. 304, 838 (2004).... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Emerging contaminants, GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Tributaries, All tags... Lake, Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Legacy contaminants, National Monitoring Network, Template 78, Toxic Substances, Trace organic contaminants, Uploaded in Batch, Wastewater contamination, Waterborn pathogens, highlight, microplastics, toxic contaminants, Fewer tags Benthic Communities and Sediment and Water Toxicity in the Rochester Embayment AOC Description of Work The study will be implemented in two phases due to logistical constraints and the need to incorporate methods developed (and findings) from a comparable investigation underway in another AOC. The first phase will consist of site selection, methods refinement, work-plan development, subcontract assembly, site reconnaissance, and sediment collection which will be done mainly during FY2013. The second phase will consist of macroinvertebrate identification, sediment toxicity testing, data analysis and interpretation, and report preparation and review mainly during FY2014. In brief, we will generate bed sediment toxicity and benthic community data needed to test two related hypotheses that address... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Area of Concern, Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Chironomus dilutus, GLRI, All tags... Genesee River, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake, Lake:Lake Ontario, Rochester Embayment, Template 146, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, beneficial use impairment, bioassay, macroinvertebrate, plankton, sediment toxicity, Fewer tags AOC Decision Support Description of Work USGS scientists will develop support to State partners for the removal of Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) such as fish consumption advisories, fish tumor presence, Eutrophication and unwanted algae, drinking water problems, beach health, and concentrations of PCBs in lake trout and walleyes. Areas of Concern (AOC) principles and guidelines were developed as an initial reference point from which appropriate restoration criteria could be developed. Stage 2 Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) were developed for each of these AOCs to address impairments to any one of 14 beneficial uses associated with these areas. Specific remediation actions are completed in order to restore the beneficial use. When... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Ecosystem health, GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Human health, Lake, Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Mercury, Pollution event, Storm event, Template 384, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, Wastewater contamination, optical properties of water, waterborne pathogens, Fewer tags Determination of the Sensitivity of Two Species of Amphibians to Toxicity From Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia Description of Work Determine the relative sensitivity of two species of amphibians (i.e. Wood Frogs Rana sylvatica, Cricket Frogs Acris crepitans blanchardi, American Toad Bufo americana) to exposure to acute and chronic levels of nitrate, nitrite and ammonia. This data will be used to evaluate the current ammonia criteria and for possible inclusion in the development of criteria for nitrite and nitrate. Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Amphibians, GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake, All tags... Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Template 147, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, aquatic invertebrates, freshwater mussels, nitrogenous compounds, salts, toxicity, water quality criteria, Fewer tags Riparian Indicators of Contaminant Exposure and Potential PCB Sources at Manistique River and Harbor AOC Description of Work This work will investigate linkages between sediment PCB concentrations and subsequent exposure in riparian organisms living on land next to the river and harbor. This is an extension of prior work at the site that has been used by the Manistique River and Harbor Remediation Team (comprised of managers and scientists from USEPA GLNPO, USEPA ORD, NOAA, USACOE, USGS and the state of Michigan) to guide plans for delisting activities. Riparian spiders are important mediators of contaminant flux from aquatic systems to nearby terrestrial habitats. Aquatic insects accumulate contaminants in their larval form, and transport these contaminants to terrestrial ecosystems in their adult bodies. Spiders... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Bioaccumulation, GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake, Lake:Lake Michigan, PCBs, Template 146, Toxic Substances, riparian indicators, spiders, Fewer tags Birds as Indicators of Contaminant Exposure in the Great Lakes Description of Work U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) will identify through this project significant sources and impacts of historical and newly emerging toxics to the Great Lakes ecosystem through broad surveillance as well as laboratory and field research of tree swallows and other bird species. USGS scientists will determine the amount of exposure to and the effects of historical and emerging contaminants in Great Lakes food chains. The data will inform regulators and provide guidance on removal of Beneficial Use Impairments at Area of Concern sites around the Great Lakes. Work supported under this project is quantifying exposure to, and effects of, both historical and emerging contaminants on Great Lakes food chains... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of Concern, Climate change, Deposition, GLRI, Gap analysis, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Human health, Impaired waters/TMDLs, Invasive species, Lake, Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Regulatory benchmark, Storm event, Template 80, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, bioindicators, birds, colonial waterbirds, emerging contaminants, legacy contaminants, pesticides, tree swallows, Fewer tags Birds as indicators of contaminants in the Great Lakes - Egg Contaminants Data Tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, were sampled across the Great Lakes basin in 2010-2015 to provide a system-wide assessment of current exposure to organic contaminants. These results provide information identified as critical by land managers and regulators to assess the ‘Bird or Animal Deformity or Reproductive Problems’ Beneficial Use Impairment. Eggs were collected from 69 sites across all five Great Lakes, including 27 Areas of Concern (AOCs), some with multiple sites, and ten sites not listed as an AOC. Concentrations of organic contaminants in eggs were quantified and compared to background and reproductive effect thresholds. Approximately one-third of the AOCs had geometric mean concentrations of total... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: EPA Areas of Concern, GLRI, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Basin, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, All tags... Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, PBDEs, PCBs, PCDD-F, Template 80, Toxic Substances, eggs, organic pesticides, tree swallows, Fewer tags Toxicity Testing for Stream Dwelling Amphibians, Mussels, and Mayflies Description of Work The work completed for this template will provide the following information: 1) Generate acute and chronic toxicity data for freshwater mussels and snails to enhance the protection of listed/endangered species in the GL basin; 2) Refine methods and conduct acute and chronic toxicity tests on amphibians; 3) Develop and test methods for conducting chronic toxicity tests for mayflies. Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Amphibians, GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake, All tags... Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Template 147, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, aquatic invertebrates, chloride, nitrogenous substances, salts, sulfate, water quality criteria, Fewer tags Mercury Cycling and Bioaccumulation in the Great Lakes Description of Work U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) scientists are improving the health of the Great Lakes sport and commercial fisheries by documenting sources and the determining the processes that control mercury entering food webs, and helping to evaluate the implications for public health. Our scientists will provide decision-makers with a scientific understanding of mercury-source profiles, the relative importance of the various sources, and the expected environmental responses to Great Lakes wasters and fisheries to altered mercury loading and restoration actions. This information is intended to inform and maximize the benefit of the Great Lakes restoration program. The USGS will develop mercury and methylmercury... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Bioaccumulation, Deposition, Ecosystem health, All tags... GLRI, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Human health, Lake, Lake:Lake Erie, Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, Template 79, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, Whole-lake, mercury, methylmercury, Fewer tags Benthic Communities and Sediment Toxicity in the St Lawrence River AOC Description of Work This study will generate bed sediment toxicity and benthic community data needed to test two related hypotheses that address the two criteria for delisting the benthos BUI. The first hypothesis is that bed sediments at selected sample locations in the AOC (in three tributaries and in the St. Lawrence River) are no more toxic to the test species than bed sediments collected from control sites located outside (generally upstream from) the AOC. Acute (survival) and chronic (growth) whole bed-sediment toxicity tests will be conducted using the midge (Chironomus dilutus), following standard methods (USEPA 1994; USEPA 2000). The second hypothesis is that the benthic macroinvertebrate communities from... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Area of Concern, Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Chironomus dilutus, GLRI, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake, Lake:Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence River at Massena, Template 146, Toxic Substances, Uploaded in Batch, beneficial use impairment, bioassay, macroinvertebrate, sediment toxicity, Fewer tags Birds as indicators of contaminants in the Great Lakes Contaminant exposure of tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor, nesting in the Great Lakes basin was assessed in 2010 to 2014. Tree swallow nestlings were collected from 69 sites which included multiple sites at some of the 27 Areas of Concern (AOCs) and at nine non-AOC sites. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs) concentrations were measured in nestling stomach contents. Concentrations of PCBs and PBDEs were measured in nestling carcasses. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) were measured in nestling plasma. Pooled dietary concentrations of total PAHs were highest at the Rouge River, MI AOC (1,856 ng/g wet weight) and lowest at White Lake, MI... Categories: Data; Types: Citation, Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Areas of Concern, GLRI, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake:Lake Erie, All tags... Lake:Lake Huron, Lake:Lake Michigan, Lake:Lake Ontario, Lake:Lake St. Clair, Lake:Lake Superior, PAHs, PBDEs, PCBs, PFCs, Template 80, Toxic Substances, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Fewer tags Water Toxicity in the St. Lawrence River at Massena Area of Concern Description of Work Past water-quality issues in the St. Lawrence River at Massena, NY resulted in a determination that selected beneficial uses may be impaired in a surrounding Area of Concern (AOC) and on the Canadian side of the international boundary (Cornwall, Ontario). The plankton (phytoplankton and zooplankton) Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) was so designated because impairment metrics were unavailable or inconclusive. Recent investigations, however, suggest that plankton communities are relatively healthy and no longer threaten the local ecosystem. Thus, the BUI for plankton may now be outdated in all, or parts of, the St. Lawrence River in the Massena AOC. The primary goal for the Massena (and Cornwall)... Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: Area of Concern, Areas of concern, Beneficial use impairment, Ceriodaphnia dubia, GLRI, All tags... Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake, Lake:Lake Ontario, Plankton, Plankton Bioassay, Selenastrum capricornutum, St. Lawrence River, Template 146, Toxic Substances, Toxicity Test, Uploaded in Batch, beneficial use impairment, Fewer tags