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Since 1966, CERC scientists have published over 2000 peer reviewed articles and reports. Browse our publications below or search CERC's publications by author or title through the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife Overview of a workshop on screening methods for detecting potential (anti-) estrogenic/androgenic chemicals in wildlife
The U.S. Congress has passed legislation requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) to develop, validate, and implement screening tests for identifying potential endocrine-disrupting chemicals within 3 years. To aid in the identification of methods suitable for this purpose, the U.S. EPA, the Chemical Manufacturers Association, and the World Wildlife Fund sponsored...
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Gerald T. Ankley, Ellen Mihaich, Ralph G. Stahl, Donald E. Tillitt, Theo Colborn, Suzzanne McMaster, Ron Miller, John Bantle, Pamela Campbell, Nancy Denslow, Richard L. Dickerson, Leroy C. Folmar, Michael Fry, John P. Giesy, L. Earl Gray, Patrick Guiney, Thomas Hutchinson, Sean W. Kennedy, Vincent Kramer, Gerald A. LeBlanc, Monte Mayes, Alison Nimrod, Reynaldo Patino, Richard Peterson, Richard Purdy, Robert Ringer, Peter C. Thomas, Les Touart, Glen Van Der Kraak, Tim Zacharewski
Use of a subsurface plankton layer to benefit a cage-culture fishery in Lake Phewa, Nepal Use of a subsurface plankton layer to benefit a cage-culture fishery in Lake Phewa, Nepal
The Nepalese government and some 225 families in the private sector are engaged in an expanding aquaculture program in lakes Phewa, Begnas and Rupa in the Pokhara Valley, Nepal (Swar & Pradhan 1992). Bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) and silver carp (Hypopthalmichthys molitrix) are propagated in hatchery ponds and are raised to market size in mesh enclosures (having sides, tops and...
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Melinda F. Davis, Tek B. Gurung, Bikash Shrestha, Susan B. Jones, Glenn D. Wylie, Bruce D. Perkins, John R. Jones
Environmental toxicology and risk assessment: Seventh volume Environmental toxicology and risk assessment: Seventh volume
This publication, Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Seventh Volume, contains papers presented at the Seventh Symposium on Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Ultraviolet Radiation and the Environment, held 7-9 April, 1997 in St. Louis, MO. The symposium, the 24th in a series on environmental toxicology, was sponsored by Committee E-47. Edward E. Little, of the U.S. Geological...
A table of polyatomic interferences in ICP-MS A table of polyatomic interferences in ICP-MS
Spectroscopic interferences are probably the largest class of interferences in ICP-MS and are caused by atomic or molecular ions that have the same mass-to-charge as analytes of interest. Current ICP-MS instrumental software corrects for all known atomic “isobaric” interferences, or those caused by overlapping isotopes of different elements, but does not correct for most polyatomic...
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Thomas W. May, Ray H. Wiedmeyer
Comparative sensitivity of five species of macrophytes and six species of algae to atrazine, metribuzin, alachlor, and metolachlor Comparative sensitivity of five species of macrophytes and six species of algae to atrazine, metribuzin, alachlor, and metolachlor
This study determined the relative sensitivity of five species of aquatic macrophytes and six species of algae to four commonly used herbicides (atrazine, metribuzin, alachlor, and metolachlor). Toxicity tests consisted of 96-h (duckweed and algae) or 14-d (submerged macrophytes) static exposures. The triazine herbicides (atrazine and metribuzin) were significantly more toxic to aquatic...
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James F. Fairchild, Shane Ruessler, A. Ron Carlson
Assessing sediment toxicity from navigational pools of the Upper Mississippi River using a 28-day Hyalella azteca test Assessing sediment toxicity from navigational pools of the Upper Mississippi River using a 28-day Hyalella azteca test
To assess the extent of sediment contamination in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) system after the flood of 1993, sediment samples were collected from 24 of the 26 navigational pools in the river and from one site in the Saint Croix River in the summer of 1994. Whole-sediment tests were conducted with the amphipod Hyalella azteca for 28 days measuring the effects on survival, growth...
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N.E. Kemble, E.L. Brunson, T.J. Canfield, F.J. Dwyer, C.G. Ingersoll
Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs for humans and wildlife Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for PCBs, PCDDs, PCDFs for humans and wildlife
An expert meeting was organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and held in Stockholm on 15-18 June 1997. The objective of this meeting was to derive consensus toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and dioxinlike polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for both human, fish, and wildlife risk assessment. Based on existing...
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M. Van den Berg, L. Birnbaum, A. T. C. Bosveld, B. Brunstrom, P. Cook, M. Feeley, J. P. Giesy, A. Hanberg, R. Hasegawa, S. W. Kennedy, T. Kubiak, J. C. Larsen, F. X. R. Van Leeuwen, A. K. D. Liem, C. Nolt, R. E. Peterson, L. Poellinger, S. Safe, D. Schrenk, Donald E. Tillitt, M. Tysklind, M. Younes, F. Waern, T. Zacharewski
Riparian-vegetation controls on the spatial pattern of stream-channel instability, Little Piney Creek, Missouri Riparian-vegetation controls on the spatial pattern of stream-channel instability, Little Piney Creek, Missouri
The role of riparian vegetation is assessed quantitatively by using a five-decade record of valley bottom vegetation and channel dynamics developed from historical aerial photography. A 12-kilometer reach of a typical Ozarks stream was mapped using aerial photographs from 1938, 1948, 1955, 1965, 1976, and 1989; maps were then analyzed in a digital geographic information system. Analysis...
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Robert B. Jacobson, Aaron L. Pugh
Assessing sediments from Upper Mississippi River navigational pools using a benthic invertebrate community evaluation and the sediment quality triad approach Assessing sediments from Upper Mississippi River navigational pools using a benthic invertebrate community evaluation and the sediment quality triad approach
Benthic invertebrate samples were collected from 23 pools in the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) and from one station in the Saint Croix River (SCR) as part of a study to assess the effects of the extensive flooding of 1993 on sediment contamination in the UMR system. Sediment contaminants of concern included both organic and inorganic compounds. Oligochaetes and chironomids constituted...
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T.J. Canfield, E.L. Brunson, F.J. Dwyer, C.G. Ingersoll, N.E. Kemble
Validity of using semipermeable membrane devices for determining aqueous concentrations of freely dissolved PAHs Validity of using semipermeable membrane devices for determining aqueous concentrations of freely dissolved PAHs
An in-depth review of the recent contribution to this journal by Gustafson and Dickhut [1] prompts us to share our concerns regarding some of their conclusions. The paper presents data comparing three techniques for determining aqueous concentrations of freely dissolved polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) gas sparging, lipid-containing semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) of the U...
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Harry Prest, J. D. Petty, J.N. Huckins
Uptake of arsenic and metals by tadpoles at an historically contaminated Texas site Uptake of arsenic and metals by tadpoles at an historically contaminated Texas site
On 14 May 1994, tadpoles were collected from Lateral Pond and Municipal Lake in Bryan, Texas. These waters are immediately downstream from Finfeather Lake which was directly contaminated during 53 years of industrial production of arsenic (As)-based cotton defoliants. The tadpoles contained elevated levels of arsenic, chromium (Cr) and zinc (Zn). As far as it is known, the mean...
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D. R. Clark, R. Cantu, D.F. Cowman, D.J. Maxson
Photoenhanced toxicity of a carbamate insecticide to early life stage anuran amphibians Photoenhanced toxicity of a carbamate insecticide to early life stage anuran amphibians
Aican clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) and gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) embryos and tadpoles were exposed to sublethal levels of carbaryl, a broad-spectrum insecticide, and ultraviolet radiation to determine interactive and sublethal effects. Ultraviolet intensity (UV-B [285–320 nm] plus UV-A [321–400 nm]) was controlled with various types of plastic filters and quantified with a...
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A. Zaga, E. E. Little, C.F. Rabeni, Mark R. Ellersieck