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Ecology of amphibians and reptiles in a nutshell Ecology of amphibians and reptiles in a nutshell
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Greg Linder, C. Lehman, Joseph R. Bidwell
Epilogue: Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles-where should be going and how do we get there? Epilogue: Ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles-where should be going and how do we get there?
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Greg Linder, C. Bishop, S. Krest, D. W. Sparling
Physiological ecology of amphibians and reptiles: Natural history and life history attributes framing chemical exposure in the field Physiological ecology of amphibians and reptiles: Natural history and life history attributes framing chemical exposure in the field
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Greg Linder, B. Palmer, Edward E. Little, Christopher L. Rowe, Paula F. P. Henry
Flood hydrology and methylmercury availability in Coastal Plain rivers Flood hydrology and methylmercury availability in Coastal Plain rivers
Mercury (Hg) burdens in top-predator fish differ substantially between adjacent South Carolina Coastal Plain river basins with similar wetlands coverage. In the Congaree River, floodwaters frequently originate in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont regions, where wetlands coverage and surface water dissolved methylmercury (MeHg) concentrations are low. Piedmont-driven flood events can lead to...
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Paul M. Bradley, Celeste A. Journey, Francis H. Chapelle, Mark A. Lowery, Paul Conrads
Microbial and geochemical investigations of dissolved organic carbon and microbial ecology of native waters from the Biscayne and Upper Floridan Aquifers Microbial and geochemical investigations of dissolved organic carbon and microbial ecology of native waters from the Biscayne and Upper Floridan Aquifers
Groundwater resources in the United States are under ever-increasing demands for potable, irrigation, and recreational uses. Additionally, aquifer systems are being used or targeted for use as storage areas for treated surface waters and (or) groundwaters via injection (for example, aquifer storage and recovery). To date, the influence that the nutrients, including carbon, in the...
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John T. Lisle, Ron W. Harvey, George R. Aiken, David W. Metge
Water-quality, bed-sediment, and biological data (October 2008 through September 2009) and statistical summaries of long-term data for streams in the Clark Fork basin, Montana Water-quality, bed-sediment, and biological data (October 2008 through September 2009) and statistical summaries of long-term data for streams in the Clark Fork basin, Montana
Water, bed sediment, and biota were sampled in streams from Butte to near Missoula, Montana, as part of a long-term monitoring program in the upper Clark Fork basin; additional water samples were collected in the Clark Fork basin from sites near Missoula downstream to near the confluence of the Clark Fork and Flathead River as part of a supplemental sampling program. The sampling...
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Kent A. Dodge, Michelle I. Hornberger, Jessica Dyke
Patterns of organic contaminants in eggs of an insectivorous, an omnivorous, and a piscivorous bird nesting on the Hudson River, New York, USA Patterns of organic contaminants in eggs of an insectivorous, an omnivorous, and a piscivorous bird nesting on the Hudson River, New York, USA
Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon), spotted sandpiper (Actitus macularia), and tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) eggs were collected in 2004 from the upper Hudson River, New York, USA. This area is one of the most polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)‐contaminated locations in North America. Multivariate analyses indicated among species differences in the concentration and composition of PCB...
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Christine M. Custer, Thomas W. Custer, Paul M. Dummer
Observed and predicted reproduction of Ceriodaphnia dubia exposed to chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate Observed and predicted reproduction of Ceriodaphnia dubia exposed to chloride, sulfate, and bicarbonate
Chronic toxicities of Cl-, SO42-, and HCO3- to Ceriodaphnia dubia were evaluated in low- and moderate-hardness waters using a three-brood reproduction test method. Toxicity tests of anion mixtures were used to determine interaction effects and to produce models predicting C. dubia reproduction. Effluents diluted with low- and moderate-hardness waters were tested with animals acclimated...
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Peter J. Lasier, Ian R. Hardin
MTBE, TBA, and TAME attenuation in diverse hyporheic zones MTBE, TBA, and TAME attenuation in diverse hyporheic zones
Groundwater contamination by fuel-related compounds such as the fuel oxygenates methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), and tert-amyl methyl ether (TAME) presents a significant issue to managers and consumers of groundwater and surface water that receives groundwater discharge. Four sites were investigated on Long Island, New York, characterized by groundwater...
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James Landmeyer, Paul M. Bradley, D.A. Trego, K.G. Hale, J.E. Haas
Improved hydrogeophysical characterization and monitoring through parallel modeling and inversion of time-domain resistivity andinduced-polarization data Improved hydrogeophysical characterization and monitoring through parallel modeling and inversion of time-domain resistivity andinduced-polarization data
Electrical geophysical methods have found wide use in the growing discipline of hydrogeophysics for characterizing the electrical properties of the subsurface and for monitoring subsurface processes in terms of the spatiotemporal changes in subsurface conductivity, chargeability, and source currents they govern. Presently, multichannel and multielectrode data collections systems can...
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Timothy C. Johnson, Roelof J. Versteeg, Andy Ward, Frederick D. Day-Lewis, André Revil
Perfluorinated compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in great blue heron eggs from three colonies on the Mississippi River, Minnesota Perfluorinated compounds and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in great blue heron eggs from three colonies on the Mississippi River, Minnesota
Archived Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) eggs (N = 16) collected in 1993 from three colonies on the Mississippi River in Minnesota were analyzed in 2007 for perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs). One of the three colonies, Pig's Eye, was located near a presumed source of PFCs. Based on a multivariate analysis, the pattern of nine PFC concentrations...
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Thomas W. Custer, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Lin Tao, Hun Yun, Annette Trowbridge
Strong nonlinear photonic responses from microbiologically synthesized tellurium nanocomposites Strong nonlinear photonic responses from microbiologically synthesized tellurium nanocomposites
A new class of nanomaterials, namely microbiologically-formed nanorods composed of elemental tellurium [Te(0)] that forms unusual nanocomposites when combined with poly(m-phenylenevinylene-co-2,5-dioctoxy-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV) is described. These bio-nanocomposites exhibit excellent broadband optical limiting at 532 and 1064 nm. Nonlinear scattering, originating from the laser...
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K.-S. Liao, Jingyuan Wang, S. Dias, J. Dewald, N.J. Alley, Shaun Baesman, Ronald S. Oremland, W.J. Blau, S.A. Curran