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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Revised: Activated mutatox assay for detection of genotoxic substances Revised: Activated mutatox assay for detection of genotoxic substances
No abstract available.
Authors
B. Thomas Johnson
Collection and detection of lipophilic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, soil, and air—SPMD-TOX Collection and detection of lipophilic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, soil, and air—SPMD-TOX
This toxicological screening tool is a method designed to collect and detect the presence of toxic lipophilic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, soil, and air.
Authors
B. Thomas Johnson, James N. Huckins, Jimmie D. Petty, Randal C. Clark
Bird use of stock ponds along the Rio Grande northwest of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA Bird use of stock ponds along the Rio Grande northwest of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, USA
No abstract available.
Authors
M.C. Woodin, M.K. Skoruppa, G.C. Hickman
Biomonitoring and ecotoxicology: Fish as indicators of pollution-induced stress in aquatic systems Biomonitoring and ecotoxicology: Fish as indicators of pollution-induced stress in aquatic systems
No abstract available.
Authors
L. Cleveland, J.F. Fairchild, E. E. Little
Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment effect concentrations for polychlorinated biphenyls Development and evaluation of consensus-based sediment effect concentrations for polychlorinated biphenyls
Sediment-quality guidelines (SQGs) have been published for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using both empirical and theoretical approaches. Empirically based guidelines have been developed using the screening-level concentration, effects range, effects level, and apparent effects threshold approaches. Theoretically based guidelines have been developed using the equilibrium-partitioning...
Authors
Donald D. MacDonald, Lisa M. Dipinto, Jay Field, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Edward R. Long, Richard C. Swartz
Quantifying solar spectral irradiance in aquatic habitats for the assessment of photoenhanced toxicity Quantifying solar spectral irradiance in aquatic habitats for the assessment of photoenhanced toxicity
The spectra and intensity of solar radiation (solar spectral irradiance [SSI]) was quantified in selected aquatic habitats in the vicinity of an oil field on the California coast. Solar spectral irradiance measurements consisted of spectral scans (280–700 nm) and radiometric measurements of ultraviolet (UV): UVB (280–320 nm) and UVA (320–400 nm). Solar spectral irradiance measurements...
Authors
M.G. Barron, E. E. Little, R. Calfee, S. Diamond
A passive integrative sampler for mercury vapor in air and neutral mercury species in water A passive integrative sampler for mercury vapor in air and neutral mercury species in water
A passive integrative mercury sampler (PIMS) based on a sealed polymeric membrane was effective for the collection and preconcentration of Hg0. Because the Hg is both oxidized and stabilized in the PIMS, sampling intervals of weeks to months are possible. The effective air sampling rate for a 15 x 2.5 cm device was about 21-equivalents/day (0.002 m3/day) and the detection limit for 4...
Authors
W. G. Brumbaugh, J. D. Petty, T.W. May, J.N. Huckins
Physiological measures of neurotoxicity of diazinon and malathion to larval rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and their correlation with behavioral measures Physiological measures of neurotoxicity of diazinon and malathion to larval rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and their correlation with behavioral measures
Relations between neurotoxicants and changes in physiological parameters and behavior were investigated in larval rainbow trout (RBT; Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to sublethal concentrations of two organophosphate pesticides (OPs). Fish were exposed to diazinon and malathion in static-renewal experiments. After exposures for 24, 96, or 96 h, followed by 48 h of recovery, individual RBT...
Authors
S.L. Beauvais, S.B. Jones, S.K. Brewer, E. E. Little
Assessment of the photoenhanced toxicity of a weathered oil to the tidewater silverside Assessment of the photoenhanced toxicity of a weathered oil to the tidewater silverside
Studies were conducted to determine the interactive toxicity of a water-accommodated fraction (WAF) of a weathered middle distillate petroleum and solar radiation to an estuarine organism, the tidewater silverside (Menidia beryllina). Juvenile silversides were monitored for survival and growth during a 7-d static renewal exposure to dilutions of WAFs of an environmentally weathered oil...
Authors
Edward E. Little, Laverne Cleveland, Robin D. Calfee, Mace G. Barron
Toxic responses of medaka, D-rR strain, to polychlorinatednaphthalene mixtures after embryonic exposure by in ovo nanoinjection: A partial life-cycle assessment Toxic responses of medaka, D-rR strain, to polychlorinatednaphthalene mixtures after embryonic exposure by in ovo nanoinjection: A partial life-cycle assessment
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are organic compounds with some chemical properties and uses similar to polychlorinated biphenyls. Polychlorinated naphthalenes have been detected in biota from certain aquatic environments. The toxicities of several PCN technical mixtures (Halowax) to medaka (Oryzias latipes) were determined by use of an embryo nanoinjection method. Medaka eggs (early...
Authors
Sergio A. Villalobos, Diana M. Papoulias, John C. Meadows, Alan L. Blankenship, Stephanie D. Pastva, Kurunthachalam Kannan, D.E. Hinton, Donald E. Tillitt, John P. Giesy
Hazard assessment of selenium and other trace elements in wild larval razorback sucker from the Green River, Utah Hazard assessment of selenium and other trace elements in wild larval razorback sucker from the Green River, Utah
Contaminant investigations of the Green River in northeastern Utah have documented selenium contamination at sites receiving irrigation drainage. The Green River provides critical habitat for four endangered fishes including the largest extant riverine population of endangered razorback sucker. Although 2175 larval razorback suckers were collected from the river between 1992 and 1996...
Authors
S. J. Hamilton, R.T. Muth, B. Waddell, T.W. May
Comparing polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations and patterns in the Saginaw River using sediment, caged fish, and semipermeable membrane devices Comparing polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations and patterns in the Saginaw River using sediment, caged fish, and semipermeable membrane devices
Three techniques of assessing bioavailable polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the Saginaw River, MI, were compared: sediments, caged fish, and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs). SPMDs and caged fish were placed in the river for 28 days at five sites where sediments were also sampled. The samples were analyzed for PCB congeners to determine concentrations and patterns. Total PCB
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K. R. Echols, R.W. Gale, T.R. Schwartz, J.N. Huckins, L.L. Williams, J.C. Meadows, D. Morse, J. D. Petty, C.E. Orazio, D. E. Tillitt