Publications
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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Uptake of planar polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dibenzo-p-dioxins by birds nesting in the lower Fox River and Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA Uptake of planar polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dibenzo-p-dioxins by birds nesting in the lower Fox River and Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
The uptake of persistent polychlorinated hydrocarbons (PCHs) by four avian species was investigated at upper trophic levels of two aquatic food chains of the lower Fox River and Green Bay, Wisconsin. Accumulation of total and specific planar polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDDs), and H411E rat hepatoma cell...
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Gerald T. Ankley, Gerald J. Niemi, Keith B. Lodge, Hallett J. Harris, Donald L. Beaver, Donald E. Tillitt, Ted R. Schwartz, John P. Giesy, Paul D. Jones, Cynthia Hagley
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents in tissues of birds at Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents in tissues of birds at Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
The environment has become contaminated with complex mixtures of planar, chlorinated hydrocarbons (PCHs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and structurally similar compounds. Because the potencies of individual congeners to cause the same adverse effects vary greatly and the relative as well as...
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Paul D. Jones, John P. Giesy, John L. Newsted, David A. Verbrugge, Donald L. Beaver, Gerald T. Ankley, Donald E. Tillitt, Keith B. Lodge, Gerald J. Niemi
Sediment toxicity testing: Comparison of methods and evaluation of influencing factors Sediment toxicity testing: Comparison of methods and evaluation of influencing factors
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P. V. Winger, P. J. Lasier
Acute toxicity of the herbicide bromoxynil to Daphnia magna Acute toxicity of the herbicide bromoxynil to Daphnia magna
The acute toxicities of technical-grade bromoxynil octanoate (BO) and two commercial formulations, Buctril® and Bronate®, to 24-h-old neonate Daphnia magna (Straus) were determined in soft, hard, and oligosaline water. In addition, effects of life stage, feeding, aging the herbicide, and exposure duration on BO toxicity to daphnids were investigated. Regardless of formulation, life stage...
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Kevin J. Buhl, Steven J. Hamilton, James C. Schmulbach
Toxicity of contaminated sediments in dilution series with control sediments Toxicity of contaminated sediments in dilution series with control sediments
The use of dilutions has been the foundation of our approach for assessing contaminated water, and accordingly, it may be important to establish similar or parallel approaches for sediment dilutions. Test organism responses to dilution gradients can identify the degree of necessary sediment alteration to reduce the toxicity. Using whole sediment dilutions to represent the complex...
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M.K. Nelson, P.F. Landrum, G.A. Burton, S.J. Klaine, E.A. Crecelius, T.D. Byl, Duane C. Gossiaux, V.N. Tsymbal, L. Cleveland, Christopher G. Ingersoll, G. Sasson-Brickson
Toxicity of sediments and pore water from Brunswick Estuary, Georgia Toxicity of sediments and pore water from Brunswick Estuary, Georgia
A chlor-alkali plant in Brunswick, Georgia, USA, discharged >2 kg mercury/d into a tributary of the Turtle River-Brunswick Estuary from 1966 to 1971. Mercury concentrations in sediments collected in 1989 along the tributary near the chlor-alkali plant ranged from 1 to 27 μg/g (dry weight), with the highest concentrations found in surface (0–8 cm) sediments of subtidal zones in the...
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Parley V. Winger, Peter J. Lasier, Harvey Geitner
Activated mutatox assay for detection of genotoxic substances Activated mutatox assay for detection of genotoxic substances
No abstract available.
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B. Thomas Johnson
Use of mesocosm data to predict effects in aquatic ecosystems: Limits to interpretation: Chapter 16 Use of mesocosm data to predict effects in aquatic ecosystems: Limits to interpretation: Chapter 16
Aquatic mesocosm studies are being used to refute a presumption of risk derived from laboratory toxicity tests conducted under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Mesocosm studies incorporate many biological, chemical and physical characteristics of natural ecosystems. Hence, they serve as realistic surrogates of natural ecosystems and allow tests of...
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Thomas W. La Point, James F. Fairchild
Toxicity and bioaccumulation of waterborne and dietary selenium in juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Toxicity and bioaccumulation of waterborne and dietary selenium in juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) were exposed to waterborne selenium as a 6:1 mixture of selenate to selenite (as Se) for 60 d and to dietary seleno-l-methionine for 90 d. Measured concentrations of total selenium in the waterborne exposure ranged from 0.16 to 2.8 mg/l, and concentrations of seleno-l-methionine in the test diet ranged from 2.3 to 25.0 mg/kg wet weight. Mortality...
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Laverne Cleveland, Edward E. Little, Denny R. Buckler, Raymond H. Wiedmeyer
Caspian tern reproduction in the Saginaw Bay ecosystem following a 100-year flood event Caspian tern reproduction in the Saginaw Bay ecosystem following a 100-year flood event
In the 2 years that followed the 100-year flood incident of September 1986 in the Saginaw River/Bay ecosystem, the reproduction of Caspian terns collapsed and then slowly recovered. Egg viability and fledging rates of hatched chicks were drastically depressed in 1987 and 1988. Eggs from clutches laid later in the year were less viable and chicks hatched from these eggs displayed wasting...
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James P. Ludwig, Heidi J. Auman, Hiroko Kurita, Matthew E. Ludwig, Loraine M. Campbell, John P. Giesy, Donald E. Tillitt, Paul Jones, Nobu Yamashita, Shinsuke Tanabe, Ryo Tatsukawa
Polychlorinated biphenyls in Great Lakes lake trout and their eggs: relations to survival and congener composition 1979-1988 Polychlorinated biphenyls in Great Lakes lake trout and their eggs: relations to survival and congener composition 1979-1988
Eggs taken from lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) captured from various Great Lakes between 1979 and 1988 were analyzed for individual polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners. Eggs from the same fish had been previously reared through hatching and early fry development to ascertain egg quality. Tissues from a subsample of the adult females that provided eggs were similarly analyzed...
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Michael J. Mac, Ted R. Schwartz, Carol C. Edsall, Anthony M. Frank
Habitat suitability index model for brook trout in streams of the Southern Blue Ridge Province: Surrogate variables, model evaluation, and suggested improvements Habitat suitability index model for brook trout in streams of the Southern Blue Ridge Province: Surrogate variables, model evaluation, and suggested improvements
Data from several sources were collated and analyzed by correlation, regression, and principal components analysis to define surrrogate variables for use in the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) habitat suitability index (HSI) model, and to evaluate the applicability of the model for assessing habitat in high elevation streams of the southern Blue Ridge Province (SBRP). In all data...
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C. J. Schmitt, A.D. Lemly, P. V. Winger