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An egg injection method for assessing early life stage mortality of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in rainbow trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss) An egg injection method for assessing early life stage mortality of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in rainbow trout, (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
To characterize the risk that polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and biphenyls (PCBs) pose to salmonid early life stage survival, we developed a method to expose rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs to graded doses of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB congeners, using 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) as a prototype. Rainbow trout eggs were injected 24–50 h...
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M.K. Walker, L.C. Hufnagle, M.K. Clayton, R. E. Peterson
Effect of the lampricide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol on the pink heelsplitter Effect of the lampricide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol on the pink heelsplitter
The lampricide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) is used to selectively kill sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus ) in the tributaries of the Great Lakes. Over the years, TFM was tested most often on nontarget fishes and only occasionally on invertebrates, including freshwater mussels. We exposed pink heelsplitters (Potamilus alatus ) to TFM concentrations and exposure times similar to...
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T.D. Bills, J.J. Rach, L. L. Marking, G.E. Howe
Hydrologic research at the Princeton, Minnesota management systems evaluation area Hydrologic research at the Princeton, Minnesota management systems evaluation area
The Management Systems Evaluation Area (MSEA) program is part of a multi-scale, inter-agency initiative to evaluate the effects of agricultural management systems on water quality. The program resulted from the integration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research Plan for Water Quality and the U.S Geological Survey (USGS) Mid-Continent Herbicide Initiative and is part of the...
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G. N. Delin, M.K. Landon, J. L. Anderson, R.H. Dowdy
Feeding flights of breeding double-crested cormorants at two Wisconsin colonies Feeding flights of breeding double-crested cormorants at two Wisconsin colonies
Unmarked Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus ) were followed by airplane from Cat Island and Spider Island, two nesting colonies in Wisconsin, to their first landing site. Cormorants flew an average of 2.0 km from Cat Island (maximum 40 km) and 2.4 km from Spider Island (maximum 12 km). The mean direction of landing sites differed seasonally for flights from Spider Island...
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T. W. Custer, C. Bunck
Ground water impacts from irrigated ridge tillage Ground water impacts from irrigated ridge tillage
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H. W. Anderson, R.H. Dowdy, G. N. Delin
Method for the systematic evaluation of organic chemical retention by solid phase extraction columns Method for the systematic evaluation of organic chemical retention by solid phase extraction columns
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P. D. Capel, D.S. Barbeau
Gages for measuring fluvial-sediment concentration Gages for measuring fluvial-sediment concentration
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J. V. Skinner, J.J. Szalona
Mechanisms controlling the transport of organic chemicals in subsurface environments Mechanisms controlling the transport of organic chemicals in subsurface environments
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G. R. Aiken, P. D. Capel, E. T. Furlong, M. F. Hult, K. A. Thorn
Rotenone persistence in freshwater ponds: Effects of temperature and sediment adsorption Rotenone persistence in freshwater ponds: Effects of temperature and sediment adsorption
The persistence of rotenone was compared between a cement-lined pond (0.04 hectare) and an earthen-bottom pond (0.02 hectare) treated with 5 μL Noxfish/L (250 μg rotenone/L) during spring, summer, and fall. Water temperatures on the days of treatment in each season were 8, 22, and 15°C, respectively. Both ponds were filled with pond water from a common source 1 week before each of the...
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V. K. Dawson, W.H. Gingerich, R. A. Davis, P.A. Gilderhus
Minnesota floods and drought Minnesota floods and drought
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G.H. Carlson
Particle size distributions by Pipet and sedigraph Particle size distributions by Pipet and sedigraph
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R.H. Hotchkiss
Potencies of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofuran, and biphenyl congeners, relative to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, for producing early life stage mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Potencies of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofuran, and biphenyl congeners, relative to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, for producing early life stage mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
The presence of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and biphenyls (PCBs) in feral lake trout eggs (Salvelinus namaycush) may increase the risk of lake trout early life stage mortality in the Great Lakes. To assess the combined toxicity of PCDDs, PCDFs, and PCBs to lake trout early development, toxic potencies, relative to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin...
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Mary K. Walker, Richard E. Peterson