U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program

Country: USA

Start Date: Duration: Project Type: RTD

Contract Number:

Organisation Type: Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body

Topics:
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Contaminated land-->Information management systems-->Predictive modelling
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Remediation options overview
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Tools and procedures
Contaminated land-->Risk assessment-->Toxicological information
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Risk management overview
Contaminated land-->Site investigation-->Site investigation overview
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Soil and groundwater processes overview
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Monitoring
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater processes-->Groundwater processes overview
Groundwater protection-->Monitoring-->Monitoring overview

Project objectives:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program was initiated in 1982 to provide objective and reliable scientific information 
needed to develop policies and practices that help avoid exposure to toxic substances, mitigate environmental deterioration from contaminants, provide 
cost-effective cleanup and waste-disposal strategies, and reduce future risk of contamination.

Project Summary:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Toxic Substances Hydrology (Toxics) Program conducts: (1) intensive field investigations of representative cases of 
subsurface contamination at local releases; and (2) watershed- and regional-scale investigations of contamination affecting aquatic ecosystems from 
nonpoint and distributed point sources. Toxics Program Investigations occur over a wide range of scales -- from intense point sources, such as leaks or discharges 
from industrial facilities; to multiple, closely spaced releases, such as domestic septic systems; to relatively uniform releases that occur over broad 
areas with similar land-use practices, such as agricultural and residential land uses.

Achieved Objectives:

The U.S. Geological Survey's Toxic Substances (Toxics) Hydrology Program has produced over 4,500 publications on a variety of topics related to the fate of 
contaminants in the environment. A searchable bibliography of publications is available on the Internet at http://toxics.usgs.gov/bib/

Product Descriptions:

Technical reports, fact sheets, articles in professional journals, books, and other publications are the primary means of documenting and releasing the 
findings and products of U.S. Geological Survey's Toxic Substances (Toxics) Hydrology Program activities. A searchable bibliography of publications is 
available on the Internet at http://toxics.usgs.gov/bib/

Additional Information:

Project Resources:

Weblink:
http://toxics.usgs.gov/

Funding Programme(s):
U.S. Geological Survey

Link to Organisations:

Submitted by: David Morganwalp Who does what? 20/02/2007 20:09:00