West Virginia Water Science Center (WV WSC)
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Jean Brennan
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last modified
Apr 08, 2013 04:57 PM
The West Virginia Water Science Center provides information and conducts research concerning hydrology including ground water, water quality, streamflow, precipitation, and reservoirs in West Virginia. Additional research activities include:
- Hydrogeology in abandoned coal mines
- Streamflow and watershed characteristics in mountaintop coal mining locations
- Water course contaminants: chlorofluorocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, synthetic organic compounds, major ions, trace elements, and fecal contamination
- Fisheries
- Benthic invertebrate communities
- The operation of streamflow gages throughout West Virginia
The West Virginia Water Science Center provides information on their current projects and staff on their website: http://wv.usgs.gov/
