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Monitoring the occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is important because of its long history of use in the United States and the unknown distribution of environmental releases over space and time. This application shows locations across Virginia and West Virginia where PFAS have been sampled by the U.S. Geological Survey's Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center as part of ongoing monitoring efforts conducted in cooperation with local and regional partners. Partner agencies include the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, the Virginia Department of Health, and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. These investigations span research on the distribution of PFAS contamination in surface water, groundwater, streambed sediments, and in the edible tissues of fish. These sample types are symbolized independently on the map. Click on a point to access site-specific information and a link to the source publication containing the measured data.

Learn more about PFAS investigations in Virginia and West Virginia.

Source Publications

The sampling locations displayed in this application, and associated information, are available in the following ScienceBase publications:

• McAdoo, M.A., Grindle, K.F., and Grindle, C.B., 2022, Data Collected to Assess the Occurrence and Distribution of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in West Virginia Public Source-Water Supplies, 2019 - 2021: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9NE6TVL
• McAdoo, M.A., Chambers, D.B., Miller S.A., Mason, C.A., Jastram, J.D., 2022, Analytical Results for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Collected in Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9LCSF2J

Accessing Data on ScienceBase

ScienceBase is a U.S. Geological Survey trusted digital repository providing access to scientific data products and resources. To access the data on a given ScienceBase repository, scroll down to the “Attached Files” section and click the data file of interest to download, or click " download all" . Each repository includes an extensible markup language (XML) metadata file with additional explanation.

The location site name is the common key linking sampling locations in the map to the source publication.

Disclaimers

Although the data, software, and related material have been processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. The USGS or the U.S. Government shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.