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Status of fishery chemicals in 1985 Status of fishery chemicals in 1985
A summary list of registered or approved products is provided for fishery uses, effective June 1985. The current status of efforts to register others and a discussion of the need for new products is presented.
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R. A. Schnick, F. P. Meyer, D. F. Walsh
Persistence of rotenone in ponds at different temperatures Persistence of rotenone in ponds at different temperatures
Two ponds were treated with liquid rotenone (5% rotenone), one with 3 mg/L at 24°C and the other with 2 mg/L at 0°C (concentrations of active rotenone were 0.15 and 0.10 mg/L, respectively). Water samples were collected and analyzed by high-performance liquid chromatography. The concentration of rotenone declined to 0.02 mg/L in 48 h in warm water and in 11 d in cold water. The half-life...
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P.A. Gilderhus, J. L. Allen, V. K. Dawson
Loss of lampricides by adsorption on bottom sediments Loss of lampricides by adsorption on bottom sediments
Problems have been encountered in maintaining effective concentrations of the lampricides 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) and 5,2a??-dichloro-4a??-nitrosalicylanilide (Bayer 73) during treatments of certain Great Lakes tributaries. Concentrations of Bayer 73 decreased by more than 80% in a portion of the Ford River, Michigan, during treatment in 1980. Adsorption of Bayer 73 on...
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V. K. Dawson, D.A. Johnson, J. L. Allen
Assessment of ground-water contamination at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 1982-85 Assessment of ground-water contamination at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, 1982-85
Continued study of ground-water contamination at Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Michigan, defined the movement and distribution of volatile organic compounds in the glacial sand and gravel aquifer at known sites of contamination, and has defined new plumes at two other sites. The Arrow Street purge system, installed in 1982 to remove contaminants from the Building 43 plume, has lowered...
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T. R. Cummings, F. R. Twenter
Direct conversion of terpenylalkanolamines to ethylidyne N-nitroso compounds Direct conversion of terpenylalkanolamines to ethylidyne N-nitroso compounds
A series of mono- and diterpenylalkanolamines bearing isopropylidene functionality on the terpene group was reacted with sodium nitrite in aqueous acetic acid to yield ethylidyne N-nitroso analogues. The key feature of this direct conversion involved initial N-nitrosation followed by apparent elimination of a "CH4" unit (not necessarily methane) from the isopropylidene double bond. The...
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S. L. Abidi
Confined-drift aquifers in Minnesota Confined-drift aquifers in Minnesota
No abstract available.
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G. N. Delin
Development of a water-use data system in Minnesota Development of a water-use data system in Minnesota
The Minnesota State Legislature passed laws as early as 1937 to regulate use of Minnesota's ground water and surface water through a permit system. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to computerize water-use data reported to the State. The U.S. Geological Survey, through the National Water-Use Information Program, assisted the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the...
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M.A. Horn
Ground-water data for Michigan 1985 Ground-water data for Michigan 1985
Water levels, locations, depths, and aquifers tapped are given for 113 observation wells. Tabulated data include extremes of water levels for calendar year 1985 and for the period of record, pumpage of most major ground-water users in the State, and water-quality data from selected wells. The largest reported user of ground-water, the city of Lansing, pumped 7.9 billion gallons from the...
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G.C. Huffman
Computer program calculation of gas supersaturation in water Computer program calculation of gas supersaturation in water
A short computer program, written in BASIC for the Apple IIe or IBM PC computer, efficiently performs all the calculations required to determine gas pressure and percent saturation values for water. Input for the program is limited to empirical determinations of barometric pressure, water temperature, differential dissolved gas pressures, dissolved oxygen, and salinity. An optional...
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V. K. Dawson
Production capabilities to meet needs Production capabilities to meet needs
Abstract not submitted to date
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R.C. Hubley
Effects of urbanization on streamflow, sediment loads, and channel morphology in Pheasant Branch basin near Middleton, Wisconsin Effects of urbanization on streamflow, sediment loads, and channel morphology in Pheasant Branch basin near Middleton, Wisconsin
A 5-year, data-collection and modeling study was conducted on Pheasant Branch basin in and near Middleton, Wisconsin. The objectives of the study were to: (1) describe the streamflow characteristics, sediment transport, and stream-channel morphology in the Pheasant Branch basin; and (2) relate the above factors to changes caused by urbanization and project the effect of urbanization on...
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W.R. Krug, G. L. Goddard
Hydrogeologic and water-quality characteristics of the Cretaceous aquifer, southwestern Minnesota Hydrogeologic and water-quality characteristics of the Cretaceous aquifer, southwestern Minnesota
The Cretaceous aquifer in southwest Minnesota consists of discontinuous, basal sandstone beds in the Dakota Formation and the overlying Codell Sandstone Member of the Carlile Shale of the Colorado Group. These sandstone beds are not laterally or vertically persistent throughout the area and generally are separated shale beds in the Dakota Formation and in the overlying Colorado Group of...
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D. G. Woodward, H. W. Anderson