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Efficacy of candidate chemicals for preventing attachment of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) Efficacy of candidate chemicals for preventing attachment of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha)
Forty-seven chemicals having potential for preventing the attachment of zebra mussels Dreissena polymorpha were identified and tested. For each chemical, 15 zebra mussels (5–8-mm shell length) in each of two replicates and six treatments were exposed for 48 h followed by a 48-h postexposure period in untreated water. Eleven of the chemicals inhibited the reattachment of zebra mussels...
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W.G. Cope, M.R. Bartsch, L. L. Marking
Contaminant concentrations and biomarker response in great blue heron eggs from 10 colonies on the upper Mississippi River, USA Contaminant concentrations and biomarker response in great blue heron eggs from 10 colonies on the upper Mississippi River, USA
In 1993, great blue heron (Ardea herodias; GBH) eggs were collected from 10 colonies on the upper Mississippi River (UMR). They were then artificially incubated until pipping and analyzed for mercury, selenium, and organochlorines. Livers of embryos were analyzed for hepatic microsomal ethoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase (EROD) activity and four measures of oxidative stress. Brains were...
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T. W. Custer, R. K. Hines, M. J. Melancon, D. J. Hoffman, J.K. Wickliffe, J. W. Bickham, J.W. Martin, D.S. Henshel
External morphology of spermatozoa and spermatozeugmata of the freshwater mussel Truncilla truncata (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) External morphology of spermatozoa and spermatozeugmata of the freshwater mussel Truncilla truncata (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae)
Truncilla truncata males release spherical aggregates of spermatozoa, called spermatozeugmata, at spawning. Sperm aggregates from other bivalve species have been described, but few detailed studies exist of the morphology of unionid spermatozeugmata and spermatozoa. We provide the first description of the external morphology of spermatozeugmata and spermatozoa of T. Truncata. The...
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D. L. Waller, B. A. Lasee
Rock-stratigraphic nomenclature, lithology, and subcrop area of the Galena-Platteville bedrock unit in Illinois and Wisconsin Rock-stratigraphic nomenclature, lithology, and subcrop area of the Galena-Platteville bedrock unit in Illinois and Wisconsin
The Galena-Platteville bedrock unit is a dependable source of ground water for many private well owners and some municipal-water-supply systems in northern Illinois (Hackett, 1960) and in Wisconsin. The carbonate lithology of the unit contributes to the availability of ground water and also to the susceptibility of the unit to ground-water contamination. Susceptibility to contamination...
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W. G. Batten, T.A. Brown, P. C. Mills, T. J. Sabin
Field season report: Nesting success of passerine birds in the upper Mississippi River basin, floodplain and upland forests Field season report: Nesting success of passerine birds in the upper Mississippi River basin, floodplain and upland forests
Abstract not submitted to date
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M. G. Knutson, R. K. Hines, C.M. Sveum, C. E. Korschgen
Least tern (Sterna antillarum) Least tern (Sterna antillarum)
This species account discusses: distinguishing characteristics, distribution, systematics, migration, habitat, food habits, vocalizations, behavior (locomotion, maintenance, agonistic, sexual, social, interspecific), breeding (phenology, nest site, nest, eggs, incubation, development of the young, parental care), demography and populations (life span, mortality, dispersal and philopatry
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B.C. Thompson, J.J. Jackson, J. Burger, L.A. Hill, E.M. Kirsch, J.L. Atwood
Geohydrology and simulations of ground-water flow at Verona well field, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1988 Geohydrology and simulations of ground-water flow at Verona well field, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1988
Public water supply for the city of Battle Creek, Mich. is withdrawn from the Marshall Sandstone through wells at the Verona well field. Analysis of borehole acoustic televiewer, gamma, and single-point-resistance logs from wells in Bailey Park, near the well field, indicates 12 fracture zones in the Marshall Sandstone. Further interpretation of flow-meter and temperature logs from the...
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E. A. Lynch, N.G. Grannemann
Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 2, simulations with a regional model using a reduced cell size Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 2, simulations with a regional model using a reduced cell size
Vinyl chloride has been detected in water from the Saginaw aquifer near Lansing Board of Water and Light wells in the north Lansing well field. These public-supply wells have the potential to withdraw contaminated ground water. The effects of reduced grid spacing for the existing TriCounty regional ground-water-flow model on local ground-water movement were investigated. This refinement...
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C. L. Luukkonen, N.G. Grannemann, D. J. Holtschlag
Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 1, simulations with a regional model Ground-water flow in the Saginaw aquifer in the vicinity of the north Lansing well field, Lansing Michigan — Part 1, simulations with a regional model
Vinyl chloride has been detected in water from the Saginaw aquifer near Lansing Board of Water and Light wells in the north Lansing well field. These public-supply wells have the potential to withdraw contaminated ground water. Groundwater-flow simulations and particle-tracking analyses with a regional model were used to investigate local ground-water movement. The effectiveness of...
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C. L. Luukkonen, N.G. Grannemann, D. J. Holtschlag
Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland Mesocosm experiments to assess factors affecting phosphorus retention and release in an extended Wisconsin wetland
Phosphorus retention by wetland sediments and vegetation was investigated in Jackson Creek wetland, an extension of an existing prairie marsh in southeastern Wisconsin. The extended wetland construction was undertaken in 1992-93 to help reduce the phosphorus loading to a downstream eutrophic lake. Two approaches were used to study potential and actual phosphorus retention in the system...
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J. F. Elder, B.J. Manion, G. L. Goddard
Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in streams in the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95 Nutrients, suspended sediment, and pesticides in streams in the Red River of the North basin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, 1993-95
Fifteen stream sites in the Red River of the North Basin were sampled during 1993-95 to assess levels of nutrients, organic carbon, and suspended sediment, and five sites were sampled for pesticides. Concentrations varied seasonally and were related to periods of fertilizer and pesticide application, and to runoff. Concentrations of several constituents were related to the physiographic...
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L. H. Tornes, M. E. Brigham, D. L. Lorenz
Feasibility of combining two aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate community databases for water-quality assessment Feasibility of combining two aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate community databases for water-quality assessment
An important part of the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program is the analysis of existing data in each of the NAWQA study areas. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has an extensive aquatic benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams (benthic invertebrates) database maintained by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point...
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Bernard N. Lenz