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Environments, processes and interactions of estuarine shores Environments, processes and interactions of estuarine shores
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C. T. Roman, K.F. Nordstrom
Dedication [to Lucille F. and William H. Stickel] Dedication [to Lucille F. and William H. Stickel]
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D.L. Trauger
PCBs and dioxins in birds PCBs and dioxins in birds
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D. J. Hoffman, C.P. Rice, T.J. Kubiak
Records Records
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D. H. Ellis, J.A. Taylor, C.M. Mirande, J.A. Langenberg, M. Wellington, B.H. Powell, J.L. McMillen
Water quality of large discharges from mines in the anthracite region of eastern Pennsylvania Water quality of large discharges from mines in the anthracite region of eastern Pennsylvania
In 1991, 99 of the 102 coal mines in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania that discharged 1.0 cubic foot per second or more when water-quality samples were collected in 1975 were revisited. Water was not discharging from 15 of these 99 mines in 1991. Discharge, water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, sulfate, iron, manganese, alkalinity, and acidity were...
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C. R. Wood
Preliminary report on the distribution of modern fauna and flora at selected sites in north-central and north-eastern Florida Bay Preliminary report on the distribution of modern fauna and flora at selected sites in north-central and north-eastern Florida Bay
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G. L. Brewster-Wingard, S. E. Ishman, Lucy E. Edwards, Debra A. Willard
Assessment of water quality at selected sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1993 and 1995 using biological indices Assessment of water quality at selected sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, 1993 and 1995 using biological indices
As part of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, fish communities were sampled at 11 sites in the White River Basin, Indiana, in 1993 and 1995 to help determine water-quality conditions. Ninety-one species of fish with representatives from 18 families were collected in the basin. Total numbers of fish collected at every site increased between collection years. The Index...
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Jeffrey W. Frey, N.T. Baker, M.J. Lydy, W.W. Stone
Geohydrology of the Stockton Formation and cross-contamination through open boreholes, Hatboro Borough and Warminster Township, Pennsylvania Geohydrology of the Stockton Formation and cross-contamination through open boreholes, Hatboro Borough and Warminster Township, Pennsylvania
The study area consists of a 9-square-mile area underlain by sedimentary rocks of the middle arkose member of the Stockton Formation of Upper Triassic age. In the Hatboro area, the Stockton Formation strikes approximately N. 65 degrees E. and dps approximately 9 degrees NW. The rocks are chiefly arkosic sandstone and siltstone. Rocks of the Stocton Formation form a complex, heterogeneous
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Ronald A. Sloto, Paola Macchiaroli, Michael T. Towle
Factors affecting phosphorus transport at a conventionally-farmed site in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1992-95 Factors affecting phosphorus transport at a conventionally-farmed site in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1992-95
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Land and Water Conservation of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection conducted a cooperative study to determine the effects of manure application and antecedent soil-phosphorus concentrations on the transport of phosphorus from the soil of a typical farm site in Lancaster County, Pa., from September 1992 to March 1995. The...
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Daniel G. Galeone
Effects of coal-mine discharges on the quality of the Stonycreek River and its tributaries, Somerset and Cambria counties, Pennsylvania Effects of coal-mine discharges on the quality of the Stonycreek River and its tributaries, Somerset and Cambria counties, Pennsylvania
This report describes the results of a study by the U.S. Geological Survey, done in cooperation with the Somerset Conservation District, to locate and sample abandoned coal-mine discharges in the Stonycreek River Basin, to prioritize the mine discharges for remediation, and to determine the effects of the mine discharges on water quality of the Stonycreek River and its major tributaries...
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Donald R. Williams, James I. Sams, Mary E. Mulkerrin
Quality of ground water at selected sites in the upper Mahoning Creek Basin, Pennsylvania Quality of ground water at selected sites in the upper Mahoning Creek Basin, Pennsylvania
The ground-water quality of the upper Mahoning Creek Basin is largely unknown. Human activities in the basin have altered much of the landscape. The presence of coal mining, oil and gas exploration, agriculture, on-lot septic systems, and commercial development within the basin can introduce contaminants altering the natural chemistry of the ground water. Data collected to document...
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Michael J. Langland