Publications
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Ground water discharge and the related nutrient and trace metal fluxes into Quincy Bay, Massachusetts Ground water discharge and the related nutrient and trace metal fluxes into Quincy Bay, Massachusetts
Measurement of the rate and direction of ground water flow beneath Wollaston Beach, Quincy, Massachusetts by use of a heat-pulsing flowmeter shows a mean velocity in the bulk sediment of 40 cm d−1. The estimated total discharge of ground water into Quincy Bay during October 1990 was 1324–2177 m3 d−1, a relatively low ground water discharge rate. The tides have only a moderate effect on...
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L.J. Poppe, A.M. Moffett
Regional evaluations of acid deposition effects on forests: Eastern spruce-fir Regional evaluations of acid deposition effects on forests: Eastern spruce-fir
Having reviewed the results of the Integrated Forest Study (IFS) project, we now try to place the results in a larger perspective by very briefly summarizing acid deposition effects and their potential role in forest health in the several forest types represented in the IFS project. This chapter gives brief overviews of the situation in eastern spruce-fir, eastern hardwood, and southern...
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A. H. Johnson, A. J. Friedland, E. K. Miller, J. J. Battles, Thomas G. Huntington, D. R. Vann, G. R. Strimbeck
Aluminum in soil solutions from a subalpine spruce-fir forest at Whiteface Mountain, New York Aluminum in soil solutions from a subalpine spruce-fir forest at Whiteface Mountain, New York
Direct or indirect Al toxicity has been suggested as a principal factor in forest tree declines. We monitored ambient soil solutions in undisturbed and experimentally manipulated soils from a fir [Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.]-spruce forest on Whiteface Mountain, NY, in order to characterize soil solution Al concentrations over a range of acid anion loadings. Under both natural and...
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E. K. Miller, Thomas G. Huntington, A. H. Johnson, A. J. Friedland
Geohydrology of, and simulation of ground-water flow in, the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire Geohydrology of, and simulation of ground-water flow in, the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer, Milford, New Hampshire
Hydrogeologic data collected since 1990 were assessed and a ground-water-flow model was refined in this study of the Milford-Souhegan glacial-drift aquifer in Milford, New Hampshire. The hydrogeologic data collected were used to refine estimates of hydraulic conductivity and saturated thickness of the aquifer, which were previously calculated during 1988-90. In October 1990, water levels...
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P. T. Harte, Thomas J. Mack
Geohydrology and simulated ground-water flow, Plymouth-Carver aquifer, southeastern Massachusetts Geohydrology and simulated ground-water flow, Plymouth-Carver aquifer, southeastern Massachusetts
The Plymouth-Carver aquifer underlies an area of 140 square miles and is the second largest aquifer in areal extent in Massachusetts. It is composed primarily of saturated glacial sand and gravel. The water-table and bedrock surface were mapped and used to determine saturated thickness of the aquifer, which ranged from less than 20 feet to greater than 200 feet. Ground water is present...
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Bruce P. Hansen, Wayne W. Lapham
Water Resources Data, New Hampshire and Vermont, Water Year 1991 Water Resources Data, New Hampshire and Vermont, Water Year 1991
No abstract available.
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K. W. Toppin, K.E. McKenna, J. E. Cotton, J.C. Denner
Water resources of Massachusetts Water resources of Massachusetts
This report describes the water resources of Massachusetts. It contains sections describing the location, use, quality, and management of water resources in Massachusetts, followed by a summary of the surface water and ground-water resources of all 27 river basins designated by the State for planning purposes. The data for each basin include information about selected continuous record...
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Alison C. Simcox
Geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the lower Merrimack and coastal river basins, southeastern New Hampshire Geohydrology and water quality of stratified-drift aquifers in the lower Merrimack and coastal river basins, southeastern New Hampshire
Communities in the lower Merrimack River basin and coastal river basins of southeastern New Hampshire are experiencing increased demands for water because of a rapid increase in population. The population in 1987 was 225,495 and is expected to increase by 30 percent during the next decade. As of 1987, five towns used the stratified-drift aquifers for municipal supply and withdrew an...
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Peter J. Stekl, Sarah M. Flanagan
Redistribution of soil nitrogen, carbon and organic matter by mechanical disturbance during whole-tree harvesting in northern hardwoods Redistribution of soil nitrogen, carbon and organic matter by mechanical disturbance during whole-tree harvesting in northern hardwoods
To investigate whether mechanical mixing during harvesting could account for losses observed from forest floor, we measured surface disturbance on a 22 ha watershed that was whole-tree harvested. Surface soil on each 10 cm interval along 81, randomly placed transects was classified immediately after harvesting as mineral or organic, and as undisturbed, depressed, rutted, mounded...
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D.F. Ryan, Thomas G. Huntington, Martin C. Wayne
Ground-water quality in the Bethpage-Hicksville-Levittown area, Long Island, New York, with emphasis on volatile organic compounds Ground-water quality in the Bethpage-Hicksville-Levittown area, Long Island, New York, with emphasis on volatile organic compounds
No abstract available.
Authors
S. M. Feldman, D. A. Smolensky, John P. Masterson