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Water-quality data for Sauk Lake and tributaries near Sauk Centre, Minnesota, 1988-89 Water-quality data for Sauk Lake and tributaries near Sauk Centre, Minnesota, 1988-89

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to reduce aquatic growth and siltation in Sauk Lake in west-central Minnesota in order to improve recreation. A detailed water-quality survey of the lake and surrounding watershed was needed to plan remedial activities. Water-quality data were collected at 11 sites on Sauk Lake, at sites on 3 major tributaries to the lake, and at the outflow...
Authors
Gregory B. Mitton

Post-column reaction for simultaneous analysis of chromatic and leuco forms of malachite green and crystal violet by high-performance liquid chromatography with photometric detection Post-column reaction for simultaneous analysis of chromatic and leuco forms of malachite green and crystal violet by high-performance liquid chromatography with photometric detection

The chromatic and leuco forms of malachite green and crystal violet were readily separated and detected by a sensitive and selective high-performance liquid chromatographic procedure. The chromatic and leuco forms of the dyes were separated within 11 min on a C18 column with a mobile phase of 0.05 M sodium acetate and 0.05 M acetic acid in water (19%) and methanol (81%). A reaction...
Authors
J. L. Allen, J.R. Meinertz

Relation between the national handbook of recommended methods for water data acquisition and ASTM standards Relation between the national handbook of recommended methods for water data acquisition and ASTM standards

In the late 1950's, intense demands for water and growing concerns about declines in the quality of water generated the need for more water-resources data. About thirty Federal agencies, hundreds of State, county and local agencies, and many private organizations had been collecting water data. However, because of differences in procedures and equipment, many of the data bases were...
Authors
G. Douglas Glysson, John V. Skinner

Delineation of recharge areas for selected wells in the St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan Aquifer, Rochester, Minnesota Delineation of recharge areas for selected wells in the St. Peter-Prairie du Chien-Jordan Aquifer, Rochester, Minnesota

Accurate delineation of recharge areas for wells is an important requisite to protecting ground-water quality. Zones of transport and zones of contribution are two types of recharge areas that can be delineated. Analytical-calculation, numerical-modeling, and hydrogeologic-mapping methods were used to delineate recharge areas for two high-capacity (greater than about 200 gallons per...
Authors
G. N. Delin, James Edward Almendinger

Factors influencing mercury concentrations in walleyes in northern Wisconsin lakes Factors influencing mercury concentrations in walleyes in northern Wisconsin lakes

We examined relations between mercury concentrations in walleyes Stizostedion vitreum and the characteristics ofclear‐water Wisconsin lakes, which spanned a broad range of pH values (5.0–8.1) and acid‐neutralizing capacities (–9 to 1,017 μeq/L). Total concentrations of mercury in axial muscle tissue of walleyes (total length, 25–56 cm) varied from 0.12 to 1.74 μg/g wet weight...
Authors
J.G. Wiener, R.E. Martini, T.B. Sheffy, G.E. Glass

Pharmacokinetic modeling in aquatic animals. 1. Models and concepts Pharmacokinetic modeling in aquatic animals. 1. Models and concepts

While clinical and toxicological applications of pharmacokinetics have continued to evolve both conceptually and experimentally, pharmacokinetics modeling in aquatic animals has not progressed accordingly. In this paper we present methods and concepts of pharmacokinetic modeling in aquatic animals using multicompartmental, clearance-based, non-compartmental and physiologically-based
Authors
Mace G. Barron, Guy R. Stehly, W. L. Hayton

Sterilizing effects of cobalt-60 and cesium-137 radiation on male sea lampreys Sterilizing effects of cobalt-60 and cesium-137 radiation on male sea lampreys

Male spawning-run sea lampreys Petromyzon marinus were exposed to various doses of cobalt-60 or cesium-137 radiation in an attempt to sterilize them for use in a program for controlling sea lampreys through the release of sterile males. Males captured and irradiated during the early part of the upstream migration were not effectively sterilized at the doses tested. After irradiation, the...
Authors
L.H. Hanson

Effect of size on lake trout survival after a single sea lamprey attack Effect of size on lake trout survival after a single sea lamprey attack

When lake trout Salvelinus namaycush were subjected to a single attack by a sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus in laboratory tests in 1986, percentage mortality was significantly higher in small fish (64%; 469-557 mm; N = 67) than in medium (44%; 559-643 mm; N = 45) or large fish (43%; 660-799 mm; N = 47). Additional studies conducted in 1987 with 55 medium (559-650 mm) and 52 large (660-825...
Authors
William D. Swink

Evaluation of condition indices for estimation of growth of largemouth bass and white crappie Evaluation of condition indices for estimation of growth of largemouth bass and white crappie

We evaluated the ability of three condition indices-condition factor (K), relative condition (Kn), and relative weight (Wr)-to estimate annual growth rates of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and white crappies Pomoxis annularis collected during standardized autumn electrofishing and trap-net surveys of Texas reservoirs. Multiple-regression models for estimation of length increments...
Authors
Steve Gutreuter, W. Michael Childress
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