Tag: USGS
Post Publication Peer Reviews of USGS Volatilization Studies
The USGS has been seeking to conduct "policy relevant science" (for example, here), and must have thought they'd hit the...
PCTC’s Data Quality Act Submissions – Where are They Now?
September 12, 2015 – In May, 2013, PCTC submitted its first Data Quality Act (DQA, also known as...
Report on PAHs in Sediments before RTS was banned in Austin, TX
Updating and repairing links in old posts brings to mind the saga of PCTC's last decade. For reasons not clear...
Dr. Mahler explains how she linked RTS with Austin parking lot run off data
In the normal course of developing a study design with the goal of testing a hypothesis, the first...
PCTC v. USGS: Defendant’s (USGS’) Answer to Plaintiff’s (PCTC’s) Complaint
On October 14, 2014, the USGS filed its Answer to PCTC's Complaint in Case Number DC 1:14-cv-01200-KBJ. The document...
Information Quality Act Request for Correction #5 (Submitted Oct. 21, 2014)
This link leads to the fifth Information Quality Act (AKA Data Quality Act) Request for Correction (RfC) filed...
PAHs in Air
The USGS team has been busy – sediment, house dust, quantitative risk assessments, volatilization into air. It’s remarkable...
PCTC vs. USGS: Case No. DC 1:2014cv01200
On July 16, 2014, PCTC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint against the US Geological Survey...