United States Geological Survey

The United States Geographical Survey, (USGS) was formed in 1879 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia with regional offices throughout the U.S. The primary responsibilities of the USGS is to conduct scientific inquiry and study of wild life, plant life, geological studies and mapping, earthquake and volcanic activity, geomagnetic field, and hydrology. USGS has no enforcement authority and reports to the Department of Interior. In recent years USGS has taken charge of studying planetary rocks, minerals and water.

Address
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192, USA
Website
http://www.usgs.gov/
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USGS

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Why Lyme disease is common in the north, rare in the south

The ticks that transmit Lyme disease to people die of dehydration when exposed to a combination of high temperature and lowered humidity, a new USGS-led study has found. In an earlier related study, the researchers found ...

Health

Coal-tar-sealant runoff causes toxicity and DNA damage

Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is toxic to aquatic life, damages DNA, and impairs DNA repair, according to two studies by the U.S. Geological Survey published in the journals Environmental Science and Technology ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Avian flu in seals could infect people

The avian flu virus that caused widespread harbor seal deaths in 2011 can easily spread to and infect other mammals and potentially humans.