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The emergence of "social-ecological systems" thinking has prompted environmental researchers across disciplines to acknowledge the intricate interplay between social and ecological dimensions in studying environmental systems. Despite the growing body of theoretical and...

Excess riverine phosphorus represents a preeminent catalyst for water quality degradation. Spatial mapping and characterization of the net gain and loss of riverine phosphorus help discern the critical source areas. Here, we developed a dataset encompassing phosphate (PO) and tot...

Due to the widespread nature of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), large nationwide datasets containing measured PFAS concentrations in many media and matrices have been collected. To explore the extent of PFAS contamination in the USA and threats to aquatic resources, w...

Low-gradient coastal stream systems support important landscape level ecological functions by connecting uplands and marshes directly to large tidal rivers, estuaries, and coastal waterbodies. In this study, we develop and evaluate innovative monitoring and assessment methods to ...

Reservoirs are globally important sources of greenhouse gases, but the magnitude of their emissions is highly uncertain. Here, we present data for 146 reservoirs from two surveys of reservoir methane and carbon dioxide emissions, one at the regional scale in the midwestern United...

Headwater streams play critical roles in hydrologic and biogeochemical processes and functions, yet their spatial distribution and land cover context remain poorly understood at continental scales, and no dedicated geospatial dataset exists. Building from a high-resolution conter...

Extreme precipitation events are increasingly compromising culvert infrastructure on forest roads, making it more vulnerable to floods, erosion, and post-wildfire debris flows. We developed the Climate and Upland Loading Vulnerability Evaluation and Risk analysis Tool (CULVERT)&m...

There is a common saying in business that “what matters gets measured”. Environmental protection and sustainability certainly should qualify as important concerns for both businesses and governments. The 1970s marked the genesis of the modern environmental movement, w...

Existing coastal wetland mitigation banks are increasingly vulnerable to climate change impacts such as sea-level rise (SLR) and saltwater intrusion, threatening restoration success, credit release, and long-term management. Consideration of existing and future vulnerabilities to...

Cyanobacterial blooms have been increasingly detected in estuaries and freshwater tidal rivers. To enhance detailed monitoring, an efficient approach to detecting algal blooms through remote sensing is needed to focus more detailed monitoring focused on cyanobacteria. In this stu...

This document includes an overview summary of the Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR), a listing of the data requirements to use WNTR, and a list of WNTR tutorials available. It also includes Jupyter Notebooks for these tutorials. These resources can help drinking water util...

Wetland restoration can be an effective tool in nutrient reduction strategies. However, to be effective as a strategy, restored wetlands must be geographically positioned where (1) soil and hydrologic conditions promote wetland persistence post-restoration and (2) interception of...

The Ecosystem Services Gradient (ESG) framework parallels the Biological Condition Gradient (BCG) as a way of visualizing current conditions within the context of the full range of potential biological condition, from highest quality to highly degraded. The steps to building and ...

Data is needed to understand local air quality, reduce exposure, and mitigate the negative impacts on human health. Measuring local air quality often requires a hybrid monitoring approach consisting of the national air monitoring network and one or more networks of air sensors. H...

This sub product is an abstract for the ISEE-ISES 2025 Annual Meeting describing the creation of an exposure model suitable for evaluating health effects using EHRs. Electronic health records and modern epidemiological cohorts offer opportunities to conduct large-scale epidemiolo...

This subproduct supports Product ACE 409.4.2 by filling a long-standing need for efficient QAQC reviews of continuous data from multiple sources. This example focuses on temperature monitoring to facilitate the development of regional stream temperature models to evaluate mitigat...

This subproduct supports Product ACE 409.4.2 by filling the need to optimize the estimation of effective riparian shade for various upstream distance and travel time buffers that can be used for the development of regional temperature models to evaluate mitigation potential of fo...

Geospatial indicators provide a consistent set of metrics to inform Brownfield assessment and redevelopment decisions at both the local and state level. Indicators are mappable data layers that can be shared with local, state, and federal partners and incorporated into GIS applic...

This subproduct includes the input data and output data (i.e., results) of EPA's CBW-cont-stream-temp-QC program (ACE.409.4.2.8). These datasets and the accompanying readme file are stored separately on Zenodo (https://zenodo.org/records/15547233). The input data includes multipl...

EPA's Freshwater Explorer is an interactive web-based mapping tool for water quality parameters of freshwater streams, lakes, and groundwater wells in all 50 U.S. states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The tool includes summary statistics for observed levels for approx...

Drinking water utilities need to be resilient to all types of disasters. The Water Network Tool for Resilience (WNTR) will be updated to use data projection maps available in Office of Water's Climate Resilience Evaluation and Awareness Tool (CREAT). The inclusion of these maps w...

Wetlands provide numerous ecosystem functions within their connected landscapes that improve water quality, including nutrient removal. Due to growing recognition of the role of wetlands in maintaining downstream water quality, there is an increasing emphasis on identifying exist...

Small systems struggle with limited technical, financial, and managerial resources to achieve clean, safe, and affordable drinking water.  Moreover, rural communities in Puerto Rico often lack stable electricity and cellular communication connections, which is exacerbated during ...

EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator (SWC) is a web-based tool that estimates the annual amount of rainfall capture and runoff frequency for specific sites using green infrastructure as low impact development controls. Targeted at diverse customers, including site developer...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Stormwater Management Model (SWMM) has been an indispensable tool for engineers and researchers for stormwater and wastewater related studies and infrastructure design since its development about 50-years ago. This p...