AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
County level domestic well population with arsenic greater than 10 micrograms per liter based on probability estimates for the conterminous U.S.

Approximately 43 million people (about 14 percent of the U.S. population) rely on domestic wells as their source of drinking water. Unlike community water systems, which are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, there is no comprehensive national program to ensure that the water is tested to ensure that is it safe to drink. A study published in 2009 from the National Water-Quality Assessment Program of the U.S. Geological Survey that assessed water-quality conditions from 2,100 domestic wells within 48 states reported that more than one in five (23 percent) of the sampled wells contained one or more contaminants at a concentration greater than a human-health benchmark. In addition, there are many activities, e.g., resource extraction, climate change-induced drought, and changes in land use patterns that could potentially affect the quality of the ground water source for domestic wells. The Health Studies Branch (HSB) of the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, created a Clean Water for Health Program to help address domestic well concerns. The goals of this program are to identify emerging public health issues associated with using domestic wells for drinking water and begin to develop a plan to address these issues. As part of this effort, HSB in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey has created models to estimate the probability of arsenic occurring at various concentrations in domestic wells in the U.S. Similar work has been done by public health professionals on a state and regional basis. We will present preliminary results of the project, including estimates of the domestic well population that is likely to have arsenic greater than 10 micrograms per liter. Nationwide, we estimate this to be just over 2 million people. Logistic regression model results showing probabilities of arsenic greater than 10 micrograms per liter in domestic wells in the U.S., based on data for arsenic concentrations in domestic wells across the U.S. will be described, as well as the use of data on domestic well use by county in the U.S., to estimate the affected population.

Tags: arsenic, domestic-wells, logistic-models, usgs-599c5eaee4b0b589267ed68b, water-quality, water-usage
Organization: Department of the Interior
Probability of arsenic concentrations greater than 10 micrograms per liter in groundwater used by domestic wells in the United States

Arsenic concentrations from 20,450 domestic wells in the U.S. were used to develop a logistic regression model of the probability of having arsenic &gt; 10 µg/L (“high arsenic”), which is presented at the county, state, and national scales.  Variables representing geologic sources, geochemical, hydrologic, and physical features were among the significant predictors of high arsenic. For U.S. Census blocks, the mean probability of arsenic &gt; 10 µg/L was multiplied by the population using domestic wells to estimate the potential high-arsenic domestic-well population. Approximately 44.1 M people in the U.S. use water from domestic wells. The population in the conterminous U.S. using water from domestic wells with predicted arsenic concentration &gt; 10 µg/L is 2.1 M people (95% CI is 1.5 to 2.9 M). Although areas of the U.S. were underrepresented with arsenic data, predictive variables available in national datasets were used to estimate high arsenic in unsampled areas.  Linking predictive modeling to private well use information nationally, despite the uncertainty, is beneficial for broad screening of the population at risk from elevated arsenic in drinking water from private wells. This dataset represents modeled probabilities of arsenic &gt; 10 micrograms per liter in domestic wells in the U.S.

Tags: arsenic, domestic-wells, logistic-models, usgs-599c5e9de4b0b589267ed687, water-quality, water-usage
Organization: Department of the Interior
Depth grids for the Wabash River at Memorial Bridge at Vincennes, Indiana Flood Inundation

Digital flood-inundation maps for a 10.2-mile reach of the Wabash River at Memorial Bridge at Vincennes, Indiana, were created by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in cooperation with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The flood-inundation maps, which can be accessed through the USGS Flood Inundation Mapping Science Web site at http://water.usgs.gov/osw/flood_inundation/, depict estimates of the areal extent and depth of flooding corresponding to selected water levels (stages) at the USGS streamgage on the Wabash River at Memorial Bridge at Vincennes, Indiana (station number 03343010). Near-real-time stages at this streamgage may be obtained from the USGS National Water Information System at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ or the National Weather Service (NWS) Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service at http://water.weather.gov/ahps/, which also forecasts flood hydrographs at this site (VCNI3).
Flood profiles were computed for the stream reach by means of a one-dimensional step-backwater model. The hydraulic model was calibrated by using   stage-discharge relation at the Wabash River at Memorial Bridge at Vincennes, Ind., streamgage. The calibrated hydraulic model was then used to compute 19 water-surface profiles for flood stages referenced to the streamgage datum and ranging from 10.0 feet, or near bankfull, to 28 feet, the highest stage of the stage-discharge rating curve. The simulated water-surface profiles were then combined with a Geographic Information System digital elevation model (derived from light detection and ranging [lidar] data having a 0.98-foot vertical accuracy and 4.9-foot horizontal resolution) to delineate the area flooded at each water level.

Tags: flood, geospatial-analysis, usgs-59944e04e4b0fe2b9fe91310, vincennes-in, wabash-river
Organization: Department of the Interior
Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae) data release

This metadata record represents passive immunity components of six songbird species (Passeriformes) in a single taxonomic family, the New World blackbirds (Icteridae).  Six immune elements were compared among blackbird eggs collected in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Puerto Rico, including immunoglobulins (Ig) in both yolk and albumen, lipopolysaccharide-specific immunoglobulins in both yolk and albumen, and ovotransferrin and lysozyme in albumen.  The data were summarized and used in the analysis for a peer-reviewed journal publication entitled: "Do life history traits influence patterns of maternal immune elements in New World blackbirds (Icteridae)?" The data consist of two data sets. The first data set includes day, year, and location (county or municipality, U.S. State or Territory) of egg collection, a species code, a ratio between positive and negative values of immunoglobulin in egg yolk, and a ratio between positive and negative values of lipopolysaccharide-specific immunoglobulins in egg yolk.  The second data set includes day, year, and location (county or municipality, U.S. State or Territory) of egg collection, a species code, a ratio between positive and negative values of immunoglobulin in egg albumen, a ratio between positive and negative values of lipopolysaccharide-specific immunoglobulins in egg albumen, concentration of lysozyme (an antimicrobial enzymen) in egg albumen, and concentration of ovotransferrin (an antimicrobial enzymen) in egg albumen. Both data sets also include information on parasitism rates in the northern Great Plains between 1990 to 2015 (L.D. Igl, unpublished data) and average incubation periods for blackbird species from the literature.

Tags: albumen, biota, birds, brood-parasitism, cabo-roja-municipality-puerto-rico, clutch-size, colonial, day-county-south-dakota, eco-immunology, ecological-immunology, eddy-county-north-dakota, eggs, environment, hettinger-county-north-dakota, immunoglobulins, immunology, kidder-county-north-dakota, life-history, lysozyme, maternal-effects, mcpherson-county-south-dakota, nest, north-dakota, passive-immunity, puerto-rico, south-dakota, stutsman-county-north-dakota, usgs-5994820ce4b0fe2b9fe91461, yolk
Organization: Department of the Interior
Organic and total carbon analyses of rock core collected from boreholes 83BR, 84BR, 85BR, 86BR, 87BR, 88BR, and 89BR in the mudstone underlying the former Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey

These data sets present results for analyses of the fraction of total and organic carbon in samples of rock core collected from boreholes 83BR, 84BR, 85BR, 86BR, 87BR, 88BR, and 89BR in the Lockatong Formation (mudstone) underlying the former Naval Air Warfare Center, West Trenton, New Jersey.

Tags: carbon, core-analysis, lockatong-formation, mudstone, newark-basin, sedimentary-rock, usgs-59949ebfe4b0fe2b9fe914a5
Organization: Department of the Interior
Near-surface wind fields for San Francisco Bay--historical and 21st century projected time series

To support Coastal Storm Modeling System (CoSMoS) in the San Francisco Bay (v2.1), time series of historical and 21st-century near-surface wind fields (eastward and northward wind arrays) were simulated throughout the Bay.
      While global climate models (GCMs) provide useful projections of near-surface wind vectors into the 21st century, resolution is not sufficient enough for use in regional wave modeling projects, such as CoSMoS. Short-duration high wind speeds, on the order of hours, are of key importance in wave and subsequent coastal flood modeling. Here we present temporally-downscaled wind data for historical (1975-2004) and projected (2010-2100) time periods, developed using a method similar to constructed analogues (CA), suitable for use in local wave models. 

Tags: california, climatologymeteorologyatmosphere, extreme-weather, hazards-planning, ocean-waves, oceans, san-francisco-bay, sea-level-rise, storms, time-series-datasets, usgs-5994dc46e4b0fe2b9fe915eb, waves
Organization: Department of the Interior
Storm Characteristics, Concentrations, and Loads Measured at the Permeable Pavement Research Facility, Madison, Wisconsin (2014 - 2016)

This dataset describes water-quantity and -quality data measured from the parking lot influent and underdrain and overflow effluent from the permeable asphalt, concrete and paver test plots in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Data include precipitation statistics, volumes, and concentrations and loads of total and dissolved forms of solids, nutrients, chloride, and bacteria. Samples were collected in August 2014 through September 2016. These data are interpreted in a USGS Scientific Investigations Report.

Tags: chloride, dane-county, madison, nutrients, permeable-pavement, stormwater, total-suspended-solids, urban-runoff, usgs-5995b535e4b0fe2b9fea75ed
Organization: Department of the Interior
Depth to Water Data in the Upper Glacial and Magothy Aquifers, April-May 2016

The depth to water table was measured at 276 groundwater monitoring wells (observation and supply) screened in the upper glacial and Magothy aquifers during April and May of 2016. This shapefile consists of the locations of those sites where water levels were measured and includes depth-to-water values which are stored in the attribute table. The shapefile was created and intended for use with geographic information system (GIS) software. The measurement locations and depth-to-water values in this digital data set are also presented in Sheet 4 of Scientific Investigations Map 3398.

Tags: depth-to-water, environment, geoscientificinformation, hydrologic-conditions, inlandwaters, long-island, nassau-county, new-york, suffolk-county, usgs-5995ca61e4b0fe2b9fea7690, vadose-zone, water-table
Organization: Department of the Interior
Depth to the Water Raster on Long Island, New York, 2016

The depth to water table was measured at 276 groundwater monitoring wells (observation and supply) screened in the upper glacial and Magothy aquifers during April and May of 2016. This raster data set was interpolated from the water level data collected at those sites and represents a continuous surface of the estimated depth to water for hydrologic conditions for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, New York. These data are presented in Sheet 4 of Scientific Investigations Map 3398.

Tags: depth-to-water, environment, geoscientificinformation, hydrologic-conditions, hydrology, inlandwaters, long-island, nassau-county, new-york, suffolk-county, usgs-5995ca78e4b0fe2b9fea7694, vadose-zone, water-table
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water Level Data in the Lloyd and North Shore Aquifers, April-May 2016

This point shapefile consists of digital points that represent water level altitudes in the Lloyd and North Shore aquifers of Long Island, New York. The U.S. Geological Survey measured 55 observation wells and 5 supply wells screened in the Lloyd aquifer and the contiguous and hydraulically connected North Shore aquifer. This point shapefile is a digital representation of the water levels presented in sheet 3 of Scientific Investigations Map 3398.

Tags: environment, geoscientificinformation, ground-water, hydrology, inlandwaters, levels, lloyd-aquifer, long-island, nassau-county, new-york, north-shore-aquifer, potentiometric-surface, suffolk-county, usgs, usgs-5995caa2e4b0fe2b9fea769b, water-level
Organization: Department of the Interior
Monarch Threats Analysis

Data are population size estimates for monarch butterflies overwintering in Mexico as well as 76 potential stressors and 3 correlates. These stressors include disease, pesticide, herbicide, temperature, precipitation, and habitat loss measured for Mexican overwintering area and Southern, North Central, and Northeastern breeding areas.

Tags: extreme-weather, forest-loss, glyphosate, monarch-butterfly, neonicotinoid, usgs-5994439de4b0fe2b9fe9129f
Organization: Department of the Interior
Potentiometric Surface Contours of the Magothy and Jameco Aquifers, April-May 2016

This polyline shapefile consists of digital contours that represent the potentiometric-surface altitude of water in the Magothy and contiguous Jameco aquifer beneath Long Island, New York. The U.S. Geological Survey constructed a potentiometric-surface altitude map using ground-water levels measured in the Magothy and Jameco aquifers during the spring of 2016. Contours were constructed at a scale of 1:125,000 from water-level data collected at 88 groundwater monitoring wells. The potentiometric-surface altitude contours were digitized and compared to 1997, 2006, 2010 and 2013 potentiometric-surface altitude maps. The 10 foot contour interval ranges from 10 to 80 feet above the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD29). This polyline shapefile is a digital representation of the potentiometric-surface contours presented in sheet 2 of Scientific Investigations Map 3398.

Tags: contours, environment, geoscientificinformation, groundwater, hydrology, inlandwaters, jameco-aquifer, levels, long-island, magothy-aquifer, nassau-county, new-york, potentiometric-surface-contours, suffolk-county, usgs, usgs-5995cabae4b0fe2b9fea769d, water-level
Organization: Department of the Interior
Water Level Data in the Magothy and Jameco Aquifers, April-May 2016

The potentiometric surface altitude was measured at 61 observation wells and 27 supply wells screened in the Magothy aquifer and the contiguous and hydraulically connected Jameco aquifer during April and May of 2016. This point shapefile consists of the locations of those sites where water levels were measured and includes potentiometric surface altitude values which are stored in the attribute table. The point shapefile was created and intended for use with geographic information system (GIS) software. The measurement locations and depth-to-water values in this digital data set are also presented in Sheet 2 of Scientific Investigations Map 3398.

Tags: environment, geoscientificinformation, hydrologic-conditions, hydrology, inlandwaters, jameco-aquifer, levels, long-island, magothy-aquifer, nassau-county, new-york, potentiometric-surface, suffolk-county, usgs-5995cad1e4b0fe2b9fea76a3, water-level
Organization: Department of the Interior
Variables used as input to a logistic regression model to estimate high-arsenic domestic-well population in the United States, 1970 through 2013

Approximately 44.1 million people (about 14 percent of the U.S. population) rely on domestic wells as their source of drinking water.  Unlike community water systems, which are regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act, there is no comprehensive national program for testing domestic well water to ensure that is it safe to drink.  There are many activities, e.g., resource extraction, climate change-induced drought, and changes in land use patterns that could potentially affect the quality of the ground water source for domestic wells. The Health Studies Branch (HSB) of the National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, created a Clean Water for Health Program to help address domestic well concerns. The goals of this program are to identify emerging public health issues associated with using domestic wells for drinking water and begin to develop a plan to address these issues. As part of this effort, HSB in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey has created models to estimate the probability of arsenic occurring at various concentrations in domestic wells in the U.S.  Similar work has been done by public health professionals on a state and regional basis. In the conterminous United States, we estimate that just over 2 million people are likely to have arsenic greater than 10 micrograms per liter.

Tags: arsenic, domestic-wells, logistic-models, usgs-599c5dcbe4b0b589267ed681, water-quality, water-usage
Organization: Department of the Interior
Conservation easements in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota: characteristics of wetland catchments and key factors for determination of drainage setback distances

This data release includes characteristics of wetland catchments associated with U.S. Fish and Wildlife conservation easement lands located in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota. Characteristics include wetland catchment areas, slope length, land use, soil mapping unit, and slope grades of representative soils. County and ecoregion also are included. Summary data pertaining to lateral setback distances, or drainage setbacks, also are presented by county and soil mapping unit for a range of subsurface drainage system characteristics (i.e., drain pipe depth and diameter). Additionally, calculated variables used for data analyses and presentation in the manuscript associated with this data release are included.

Tags: conservation-easements, environment, hydrology, inlandwaters, lateral-effect-distance, subsurface-drainage-systems, usgs-599b01a2e4b0b589267d608d, wetland-ecosystems
Organization: Department of the Interior
1-m backscatter mosaic in Vineyard and western Nantucket Sounds produced from multiple sidescan-sonar datasets (GeoTIFF Image; UTM, Zone 19N, WGS 84)

Geologic, sediment texture, and physiographic zone maps characterize the sea floor of Vineyard and western Nantucket Sounds, Massachusetts. These maps were derived from interpretations of seismic-reflection profiles, high-resolution bathymetry, acoustic-backscatter intensity, bottom photographs, and surficial sediment samples. The interpretation of the seismic stratigraphy and mapping of glacial and Holocene marine units provided a foundation on which the surficial maps were created. This mapping is a result of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management to characterize the surface and subsurface geologic framework offshore of Massachusetts.

Tags: aquinnah, atlantic-ocean, backscatter, cape-cod, cape-poge, cmgp, coastal-and-marine-geology-program, composite-image, cuttyhunk-island, czm, edgartown, elizabeth-islands, falmouth, geoscientificinformation, geospatial-datasets, geotiff, gosnold, grey-scale, hedge-fence-shoal, hydrographic-survey-h11319, image-mosaics, imagerybasemapsearthcover, klein-3000, klein-5000, lhommedieu-shoal, lucas-shoal, marine-geophysics, marthas-vineyard, massachusetts-office-of-coastal-zone-management, menemsha, middle-ground-shoal, mosaic, nantucket-sound, nashawena-island, naushon-island, nonamesset-island, oak-bluffs, oceans, pasque-island, sea-floor-acoustic-reflectivity, sidescan, sidescan-sonar, squash-meadow-shoal, succonnesset-point, succonnesset-shoal, u-s-geological-survey, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2006-1357, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2008-1004, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2009-1001, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2011-1184, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2012-1002, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2012-1006, u-s-geological-survey-open-file-report-2013-1020, usgs, usgs-59991edf-a3d0-401b-a68a-065b9099d263, vineyard-haven, vineyard-sound, whcmsc, woods-hole, woods-hole-coastal-and-marine-science-center
Organization: Department of the Interior
SAR 2016 Microhabitat Use Data

Data included in this dataset includes microhabitat use data for the Santa Ana Sucker (Catostomus santaanae) and the Arroyo Chub (Gila orcutti) in the Santa Ana River.

Tags: arroyo-chub-gila-orcutti, california, habitat-use, population-estimate, santa-ana-river, santa-ana-sucker-catostomus-santaanae, usgs-599755bbe4b0b589267bbbff
Organization: Department of the Interior
Physical and Hydraulic Properties at Recently Burned and Long-Unburned Boreal Forest Areas in Interior Alaska, USA

This dataset includes physical and hydraulic properties at selected sites in interior Alaska. Physical properties include dry bulk density, loss on ignition, saturated soil water content, and particle size distribution. Hydraulic properties include field-saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil-water retention data, and parameters used in a common soil-water retention model (van Genuchten model). Volumetric soil-water content profiles with depth are also included. Note that unburned locations are dentoed with UB and burned locations are denoted with B.

Tags: alaska, dalton-highway, hydraulic-properties, interior-alaska, permafrost, soil-properties, steese-highway, usgs-59974466e4b0b589267bbbc8
Organization: Department of the Interior