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Tissue distribution and elimination of rotenone in rainbow trout Tissue distribution and elimination of rotenone in rainbow trout

The fate of a single i.v. dose (120 μg/kg) of the piscicide [14C]rotenone was evaluated in rainbow trout for periods up to 72 h after dosing. Rotenone was rapidly cleared from the plasma; less than 2% of the dose remained in the plasma compartment after 20 min. The highest concentrations of rotenone residues (% dose/g tissue) were in the hepatobiliary system, bile, intestine, and in...
Authors
W.H. Gingerich

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...
Authors
P.A. Gilderhus, J. L. Allen, V. K. Dawson

Hydrogeologic framework and properties of regional aquifers in the Hollandale Embayment, southeastern Minnesota Hydrogeologic framework and properties of regional aquifers in the Hollandale Embayment, southeastern Minnesota

In 1977, the U.S. Geological Survey began a series of investigations of regional aquifer systems in the United States. These studies will provide quantitative information for use in developing and managing regional ground-water supplies. One of these studies, the Northern Midwest Regional Aquifer-System Analysis (RASA) project, concerns the Cambrian and Ordovician age aquifers that occur...
Authors
D. G. Woodward

Water quality in the St Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin Water quality in the St Croix National Scenic Riverway, Wisconsin

The U.S. Geological Survey conducted a water-quality study of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. This report documents the water quality during the period 1975-83. The water quality is good for most uses and is a calcium bicarbonate type. Concentrations of most constituents analyzed were less than most sites in Wisconsin. Constituent loads and yields were alsg lower in the Sceiilc...
Authors
D.J. Graczyk

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...
Authors
T. R. Cummings, F. R. Twenter

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.
Authors
R. A. Schnick, F. P. Meyer, D. F. Walsh

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...
Authors
V. K. Dawson, D.A. Johnson, J. L. Allen

An integrated system for treating nitrogen supersaturated water An integrated system for treating nitrogen supersaturated water

Groundwater is commonly supersaturated with nitrogen and must be treated before it is used for culturing fish–especially sensitive species such as lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). We treated water with an integrated system that passed water through a packed column aerator, then through a vacuum degasser, and finally through another packed column...
Authors
V. K. Dawson, L. L. Marking

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...
Authors
S. L. Abidi
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