Water Quality Testing and Research

Images of environmental scientists conducting water quality tests in lakes, showcasing monitoring equipment and research activities.

Canada: British Columbia, near Nelson, Salmo River, fishing float, release of salmon juvenile just caughtMPR (Editorial Usage Only)

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Boom protecting residential areas. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Support ships in operations area of BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

BOUCOIRAN, FRANCE - MARCH 16; Gold digger in France in the region of Cevennes and the department of Gard in the middle of the river called Le Gardon, march 16, 2014

Scientist sampling for biota in a wetland

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Support ships and relief well drilling platform, Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Canada: British Columbia, near Nelson, Salmo River, fishing float, release of salmon juvenile just caughtMPR (Editorial Usage Only)

BOUCOIRAN, FRANCE - MARCH 16: Gold digger in France in the region of Cevennes and the department of Gard in the middle of the river called Le Gardon, march 16, 2014

BOUCOIRAN, FRANCE - MARCH 16; Gold digger in France in the region of Cevennes and the department of Gard in the middle of the river called Le Gardon, march 16, 2014

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Oil washes ashore at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Gold digger in France in the region of Cevennes and the department of Gard in the middle of the river called Le Gardon

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Water Sampling (BP Oil Spill) - Water sampling, Jeff Brniarski, Western Solutions Contractor. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Support ships and relief well drilling platform, Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Pollution - 26-HK-219-39. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Murphy - 26-HK-225-13. Hurricane Katrina

Creator: Pos, Robert H., Fishery Biologist. Subjects: Electronic; Recreation; Fishing; Arkansas. . 1998 - 2011.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

This is the second phase of the restoration -stabilizing Pelican Island NWR with spartina grass after the shell wavebreak is in place. February 2001. Subjects: Florida; restoration. . 1998 - 2011.

USA, WA, Whidbey Island, Coupeville. Extreme low tide affords excellent clamming opportunity (MR)

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Relief well drilling platform Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Water Sampling (BP Oil Spill) - Sediment sampling, Jarrod Redwine , Environmental Protection Agency

Extreme Temperatures Flooding - Fargo, N. D. , April 14, 2009 Valley Water Rescue member, Bud Myers scents his search dog, "Barnaby" during a search for a missing victim in the Fargo/Moorhead area on the Red River. Andrea Booher/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Water Sampling (BP Oil Spill) - Sediment sampling, Jarrod Redwine , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Oil washes ashore at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Mike Rowe, the popular host of the Discovery Channel series "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe," brings his show to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge in April 2010. Mike Rowe, seated with goggles, surveys. Subjects: Connecting people with nature; Work of the Service; Boats; Invasive species. Location: Florida. Fish and Wildlife Service Site: ARTHUR R. MARSHALL LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Placing of marble trout fry by the Vallagarina fishermen's association in a bend of the Adige river in Vallagarina, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Panning for Gold

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - River Cleanup , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Water sampling, Jeff Brniarski, Western Solutions Contractor. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lafourche, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - Cody Fonseca, Lafourche, LA, sets out for a day of crabbing. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Interior officials and staff joining other Take Pride in America volunteers at the Anacostia River Cleanup event, sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, in Washington, D.C.

A photograph of a person holding up the aquatic invasive plant known as Hydrilla in Boulware Springs, Florida. Subjects: Aquatic plants; Invasive species. Location: Florida. . 1998 - 2011.

Couple seine netting along shore near Fort Myers, Florida. Trophy 2052 Walkaround boat.

Geologist Brian Atwater cleans a mud bank at low tide on the Niawiakum River, Washington as part of a Tsunami Research project.

Fort Yukon, Alaska, July 6, 2013 Clarence Oldman shoves off as we travel to his remote fishing camp site for inspection on the Yukon river. FEMA has strong, long-standing relationships with Tribal governments, and they are essential members of the emergency management team. Adam Dubrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Relief well drilling platform Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Support ships and relief well drilling platform, Gulf of Mexico. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Oil washes ashore at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Environmental police removing illegal frog catching equipment, Jura, France

Acting as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environmental Safety and Occupational Health, Terry Yonkers (in water) heads up a team of US Air Force volunteers from the Pentagon in support of Earth Day April 21, 2001. Yonkers and his team joined local citizens at the 4 Mile Run Park in Alexandria, Virginia, to gather a mountain of refuse. Base: Alexandria State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Office of the Administrator - GRID Event , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Oil washes ashore at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Beach clean up area. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Commercial Salvage - 26-HK-113-33. Hurricane Katrina

Biological Monitoring

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Water sampling, Jeff Brniarski, Western Solutions Contractor. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

FRA - BRITTANY - AN AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY IN CENTRAL BRETAGNEIn the remote countryside of central Brittany, at the end of a road that the GPS has difficulty pointing out, one ends up reaching the place called Kerlanic, called by its residents "Oasis Kerlanic". He was nicknamed that because, for someone who tries to escape the frenzy of our society, it is as if he were in the desert and found, in the middle of nowhere, an oasis.It is a place where we live in autonomy and in harmony with nature, a place where everyone is welcome and who preaches an alternative lifestyle.FRA - BRETAGNE - UNE COMMUNAUTÉ AUTONOME EN CENTRE BRETAGNEDans la campagne reculée du Centre Bretagne, au bout dune route que le GPS peine à indiquer, on finit par atteindre le lieu-dit Kerlanic, appelé par ses résidents « Oasis Kerlanic ». Il a été surnommé comme cela car, pour quelquun qui cherche à fuir la frénésie de notre société, cest comme sil était dans le désert et quil trouvait, au milieu de nulle part,

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) , Environmental Protection Agency

SPAIN - Valencia autonomous region - Alicante. Santa Pola; su puerto mantiene una fuerte actividad pesquera

Crew uses electro shocker nets to collect freshwater species; Tennessee, United States of America

In a series of three workshops in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee, the Asheville Field Office got area teachers into the field to explore water quality and stream monitoring. During each of the one-day workshops the teachers tested water chem. Descriptive Note: Images taken at Deep Creek Campground, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Swain County, North Carolina. Subjects: Water management; Sampling; Education outreach; Partnerships; Water conservation. Location: North Carolina.

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Mouth of Mississippi River, islands, boom. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Group of students at Wetlands Ecology Class, San Francisco State University, Tiberon, California, USA

Kenya, No Water No Life Mara River Expedition, scientist measuring low flow levels of the Mara River (MR)

Students help cleanup a streat in Roswell, Georgia.

USA, Colorado, Cameron Pass. Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife restocking mountain lake.

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Scientist Taking The Sample Of Ocean Water In The Bottle For Research

Release Red-sided Garter Snake after study Canada

Pacific Lamprey (Petromyzon tridentatus) held by Umatilla tribe member and fisheries biologist Aaron Jackson with water flowing over Willamette Falls in background as part of treaties restrictions so tribe members could exercise their rights to fish for lamprey, Columbia River Basin, Washington

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Genoa Fish Hatchery personnel of Genoa, Wis., stock rainbow trout in Stillwell Lake on April 29, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. In late April 2022, hatchery personnel planted more than 16,000 rainbow trout in Fort McCoy waterways in preparation for the 2022 fishing season.

Fishing is a popular activity at the outflow area of Woodcock Creek Lake in Saegertown, Pennsylvania. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District operates the reservoir to provide flood protection for the French Creek system. Additionally, the recreation areas offer residents and visitors with opportunities to camp, boat, picnic, hike and enjoy a round of disk golf.

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Creator: Hollingsworth, John and Karen. Subjects: Carolina Sandhills NWR; South Carolina; Endangered species; Birds. . 1998 - 2011.

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-85. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Oil washes ashore at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - EPA's Office of Water Earth Day 2006 Activity at Rock Creek Park , Environmental Protection Agency

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-255-54. Hurricane Katrina

2006. Subjects: Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge; AMNWR; Birds; Coastal environments; Islands; biology; work of the refuge. . 1998 - 2011.

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

Angler filtering water in cypress forest

Pollution - 26-HK-219-21. Hurricane Katrina

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides to Lorimer Park, near Norristown, Pennsylvania, for Earth Day event in conjunction with representatives of the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, restoration organization, Trout Unlimited

Biologist in the search of young Wood turtles in the lake

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-47. Hurricane Katrina

Deepwater Horizion oil spill

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