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Nonindigenous species Nonindigenous species

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Authors
R.A. Orr, G. McClung, R. Peoples, J.D. Williams

Family Cepolidae Family Cepolidae

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Authors
William F. Smith-Vaniz

Acute toxicity of an acid mine drainage mixing zone to juvenile bluegill and largemouth bass Acute toxicity of an acid mine drainage mixing zone to juvenile bluegill and largemouth bass

The toxicity of an acid mixing zone produced at the confluence of a stream that was contaminated by acid mine drainage (AMD) and a pH-neutral stream was investigated in toxicity tests with juvenile bluegill Lepomis macrochirus and largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides. Fish mortalities in instream cages located in the mixing zone, below the mixing zone, and upstream in both tributaries...
Authors
T.B. Henry, E.R. Irwin, J.M. Grizzle, M. L. Wildhaber, W. G. Brumbaugh

Hypothesis of historical effects from selenium on endangered fish in the Colorado River basin Hypothesis of historical effects from selenium on endangered fish in the Colorado River basin

Anthropogenic selenium contamination of aquatic ecosystems was first associated with cooling reservoirs of coal-fired power plants in the late 1970s, and later with drainage water from agricultural irrigation activities in the 1980s. In the 1990s, selenium contamination has been raised as a concern in the recovery of currently endangered fish in the Colorado River system. Widespread...
Authors
S. J. Hamilton

Dietary effects of metals-contaminated invertebrates from the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho, on cutthroat trout Dietary effects of metals-contaminated invertebrates from the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho, on cutthroat trout

Benthic macroinvertebrates with elevated concentrations of metals were collected from the Coeur d'Alene (CDA) River, Idaho, pasteurized, and fed to cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki in the laboratory from start of feeding until 90 d posthatch. Invertebrates were collected from two sites known to contain elevated concentrations of metals: near Pinehurst in the South Fork of the CDA...
Authors
A.M. Farag, D. F. Woodward, W. Brumbaugh, J.N. Goldstein, Elizabeth MacConnell, Christer Hogstrand, F.T. Barrows

[Book review] Wetland restoration: flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics, by Beth Middleton [Book review] Wetland restoration: flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics, by Beth Middleton

Review of: Wetland restoration: Flood pulsing and disturbance dynamics / Beth Middleton / John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 6705 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158. 1999. 388 pages. ISBN 0-471-29263-X.
Authors
R.G. Boustany

A siphon gage for monitoring surface-water levels A siphon gage for monitoring surface-water levels

A device that uses a siphon tube to establish a hydraulic connection between the bottom of an onshore standpipe and a point at the bottom of a water body was designed and tested for monitoring surface-water levels. Water is added to the standpipe to a level sufficient to drive a complete slug of water through the siphoning tube and to flush all air out of the system. The water levels in...
Authors
Timothy D. McCobb, Denis R. LeBlanc, Roy S. Socolow

Nitrate in groundwater of the midwestern United States: A regional investigation on relations to land use and soil properties Nitrate in groundwater of the midwestern United States: A regional investigation on relations to land use and soil properties

The intense application of nitrogen-fertilizer to cropland in the midwestern United States has created concern about nitrate contamination of the region's aquifers. Since 1991, the US Geological Survey has used a network of 303 wells to investigate the regional distribution of nitrate in near-surface aquifers of the midwestern United States. Detailed land use and soil data were compiled...
Authors
D. Kolpin, M. Burkart, D. Goolsby

Distribution of major herbicides in ground water of the United States Distribution of major herbicides in ground water of the United States

Information on the concentrations and spatial distributions of pesticides and their transformation products, or degradates, in the hydrologic system is essential for managing pesticide use in both agricultural and nonagricultural settings to protect water resources. This report examines the occurrence of selected herbicides and their degradates in ground water, primarily on the basis of...
Authors
Jack E. Barbash, Gail P. Thelin, Dana W. Kolpin, Robert J. Gilliom

Selected nutrients and pesticides in streams of the eastern Iowa basins, 1970-95 Selected nutrients and pesticides in streams of the eastern Iowa basins, 1970-95

Water-quality data from 17 surface-water monitoring sites were compiled for 1970 through 1995 and analyzed to determine historical waterquality conditions and possible trends in the Eastern Iowa Basins study unit as part of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment Program. The Eastern Iowa Basins encompasses the Wapsipinicon, Cedar, Iowa, and Skunk River Basins and...
Authors
Douglas J. Schnoebelen, Kent Becher, Matthew W. Bobier, Thomas Wilton
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