USFWS National Digital Library

- Contaminant analysis
- Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS);Coastal restoration;Employees (USFWS);Contaminants;
- Fish and Wildlife Service worker with cored sediment samples from riverbed for contaminant analysis.
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- Oil field pollution
- Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS);Contaminants;Environmental quality;Oil spills;Petroleum industry;Pollution, Water
- Commercial oil field water holding facility. Excavated area for water, with oil-covered banks, corroded drain pipes and pieces of machinery, and oil-covered skim on water.
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- Duck carcass
- Environmental Sciences; Aquatic birds; Birds; Contaminants;Pollution control;Environmental quality; Lakes; Migratory birds; Waterfowl;
- Duck carcass laying near dry shore of Rasmus Lee Lake in Wyoming.
- Images
- Checking gill nets
- Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS); Employees (USFWS);
- Fish and Wildlife Service worker on boat checking gill net full of fish.
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- Dead bird in oil pit
- Environmental Sciences; Birds; Contaminants; Environmental quality; Human impacts; Oil production; Oil spills; Petroleum industry; Pollutants; Oil production;
- Gloved hand pointing to bird carcass covered in thick oil in oil pit.
- Images
- Studying goose eggs
- Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS); Contaminants; Employees (USFWS)
- Two FWS employees processing fertile goose eggs for study. Vertical.
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- Studying uranium mine samples
- Environmental Sciences; Contaminants; Mining;
- Scientists studying uranium mine samples laid on ground in small mounds for examination.
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- Public health warning sign
- Environmental Sciences; Contaminants; Environmental quality; Fishing; Human impacts; Hunting; Lakes; Pollutants; Pollution, Water; Waterfowl; Wildlife impacts; Signs;
- Public health warning sign for elevated levels of selenium in fish and waterfowl taken from the Stewart Lake Waterfowl Management Area in Stewart, Utah, posted by the Utah Department of Health.
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- Subsurface drain outlet
- Environmental Sciences; Contaminants; Environmental quality; Erosion; Human impacts; Pollutants; Pollution, Water; Water management;
- Subsurface drain outlet with liquid running out and surrounding erosion. Vertical.
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- Measuring mallard eggs
- Environmental Sciences; Pollutants;Waterfowl;
- Fish and Wildlife Service worker measuring mallard eggs for study. Vertical.
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- Collecting avocet eggs for analysis
- Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS);Pollutants;
- Fish and Wildlife Service biologist collects avocet eggs from the nest for selenium analysis.
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- Studying avocet egg
- Environmental Sciences; Biologists (USFWS);Pesticides;Pollutants
- Fish and Wildlife Service biologist studying avocet egg. Vertical.
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- Oil well pollution
- Environmental Sciences; Contaminants; Environmental quality; Equipment; Human impacts; Industries; Oil production; Oil spills; Petroleum industry; Pollutants; Soil degradation;
- Oil well head and surrounding oil pollution on ground in Park County, Wyoming. Vertical.
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- Irrigation runoff
- Environmental Sciences; Agriculture; Environmental quality; Erosion; Farms and farming; Human impacts; Ranching; Soil conservation; Soil management; Water conservation; Water management;
- Water loss and erosion from irrigation runoff due to unregulated watering.
- Images
- Collecting wetland samples
- Environmental Sciences; Aquaculture;Aquatic animals;Employees (USFWS)
- Fish and Wildlife Employee collecting invertebrates contained in wetland samples.
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