Ecosystems and Human Well-being - (WRI) - how changes in ecosystem services have affected human well-being.

EPA Science Inventory - searchable, agency-wide catalog of current, recently completed, and archived science activities and products.

Fishing for Trouble - how toxic mercury contaminates our waterways and threatens recreational fishing.

Human Health Effects of Environmental Contaminants - Overview - paper discussing the risk factors of contaminants and their effects.

Mercury and elements in Counties of Upper Midwestern U.S. - (USGS) - data about mercury and elements in each county calculated from cells in geochemical grid plotting.

Mercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems - (USGS) - report showing states with at least one fish consumption advisory for mercury and other information.

Small-Scale Septic Systems: Their Threat to Drinking Water Supplies and Options for Local Government - (MSU) - this fact sheet covers septic systems and groundwater and Regulatory Authority.

Stormwater Structures and Mosquitoes - (EPA)

Testing the Waters - A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches - (NRDC) - info concerning beach monitoring.

The influence of lake shore management approaches on Escherichia coli densities in sands at two northwestern Lake Michigan beaches - study of the influence of beach sand on in situ populations of E. coli.

Water on Tap - (EPA) - how safe is drinking water and what can people do to protect it.

Waterborne pathogens: The concept of buffer effectiveness, microbial source tracking and a watershed bacterial model - (NRCS) - explores potential pathways for waterborne pathogen movement in watersheds.