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Use of Low-Flow Trend and Transfer-Function Models to Determine Relation of Low Flows to Regional Urbanization and Precipitation, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, 1940-91 Use of Low-Flow Trend and Transfer-Function Models to Determine Relation of Low Flows to Regional Urbanization and Precipitation, Rahway River Basin, New Jersey, 1940-91

The Rahway River Basin in northern New Jersey has become heavily urbanized. The importance of the Rahway River as a water-supply source for the region led to an investigation of trends in the river's low-flow characteristics over time and their relation to regional urbanization and precipitation. Since 1950, low flows at a stream-gaging station near Springfield, N.J., increasingly have...
Authors
Thomas H. Barringer, Robert G. Reiser, Curtis V. Price

Effects of white phosphorus on mallard reproduction Effects of white phosphorus on mallard reproduction

Extensive waterfowl mortality involving thousands of ducks, geese, and swans has occurred annually at Eagle River Flats, Alaska since at least 1982. The primary agent for this mortality has been identified as white phosphorus. Although acute and subacute lethality have been described, sublethal effects are less well known. This study reports on the effects of white phosphorus on...
Authors
S.I. Vann, D. W. Sparling, M. A. Ottinger

Lead poisoning of passerines at a trap and skeet range Lead poisoning of passerines at a trap and skeet range

Our objective was to determine if ground foraging passerines in a woodland surrounding a trap and skeet range were subject to lead poisoning. Lead availability to birds was determined by shot counts and soil and earthworm analysis. Avian exposure to lead was identified by measuring free-erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels in blood and lead in tissues of three passerine species. Results...
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N.B. Vyas, J. W. Spann, G. H. Heinz, W. N. Beyer, J.A. Jaquette, J.M. Mengelkoch

Developmental toxicity of lead-contaminated sediment to mallard ducklings Developmental toxicity of lead-contaminated sediment to mallard ducklings

Sediment ingestion has been identified as an important exposure route for toxicants in waterfowl. The toxicity of lead-contaminated sediment from the Coeur d'Alene River Basin (CDARB) in Idaho was examined on posthatching development of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) ducklings for 6 weeks. Day-old ducklings received either untreated control diet, clean sediment (24%) supplemented control...
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D. J. Hoffman, G. H. Heinz, L. Sileo, D. J. Audet, J.K. Campbell, L. J. LeCaptain
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