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Toxicity of inorganic contaminants, individually and in environmental mixtures, to three endangered fishes (Colorado squawfish, bonytail, and razorback sucker) Toxicity of inorganic contaminants, individually and in environmental mixtures, to three endangered fishes (Colorado squawfish, bonytail, and razorback sucker)

Two life stages of three federally-listed endangered fishes, Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius), bonytail (Gila elegans), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) were exposed to copper, selenate, selenite, and zinc individually, and to mixtures of nine inorganics in a reconstituted water that simulated the water quality of the middle Green River, Utah. The mixtures simulated...
Authors
Kevin J. Buhl, S. J. Hamilton

Interlaboratory study of precision: Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans freshwater sediment toxicity assays Interlaboratory study of precision: Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans freshwater sediment toxicity assays

Standard 10-d whole-sediment toxicity test methods have recently been developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the amphipod Hyalella azteca and the midge Chironomus tentans. An interlaboratory evaluation of method precision was performed using a group of seven to 10 laboratories, representing government, academia, and environmental consulting firms. The test...
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G.A. Burton, T. J. Norberg-King, C.G. Ingersoll, D.A. Benoit, G.T. Ankley, P. V. Winger, J. Kubitz, J.M. Lazorchak, M.E. Smith, E. Greer, F.J. Dwyer, D.J. Call, K.E. Day, P. Kennedy, M. Stinson

Small mammal populations in Maryland meadows during four years of herbicide (brominal®) applications Small mammal populations in Maryland meadows during four years of herbicide (brominal®) applications

The herbicide Brominal® was applied at the recommended rate to one plot in each of three paired 0.6-ha plots; the other three plots were used as controls. Plots were sprayed once in the fall of 1988 and 1989 and twice in the spring of 1990 and 1991. Small mammals were trapped three times during each activity season (April-October) to obtain population estimates before and after spraying...
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D. R. Clark, C.A. Moulton, J.E. Hines, D. J. Hoffman

Water-quality assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas - Nutrients in two coastal prairie streams draining agricultural areas, 1994-95 Water-quality assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas - Nutrients in two coastal prairie streams draining agricultural areas, 1994-95

In 1991, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) began nationwide implementation of the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. Long-term goals of NAWQA are to describe the status of and trends in the quality of a large, representative part of the Nation?s surface- and ground-water resources and to provide a sound, scientific understanding of the primary natural and human factors...
Authors
Larry F. Land

Ground-water hydrology, historical water use, and simulated ground-water flow in Cretaceous-age Coastal Plain aquifers near Charleston and Florence, South Carolina Ground-water hydrology, historical water use, and simulated ground-water flow in Cretaceous-age Coastal Plain aquifers near Charleston and Florence, South Carolina

A quasi-three-dimensional, transient, digital, ground-water flow model representing the Coastal Plain aquifers of South Carolina, has been constructed to assist in defining the ground- water-flow system of Cretaceous aquifers near Charleston and Florence, S.C. Both cities are near the centers of large (greater than 150 feet) potentiometric declines in the Middendorf aquifer. In 1989, the...
Authors
B. G. Campbell, Marijke van Heeswijk

The south Florida environment: A region under stress The south Florida environment: A region under stress

This report provides an overview of the environmental setting in South Florida and serves as review and framework for developing U.S. Geological Survey programs in the region. The report describes the predevelopment and the current (present-day) environmental conditions in South Florida with emphasis on the quantity and quality of water. The geographical area covered is the southern one...
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Benjamin F. McPherson, Robert B. Halley

Ground-water recharge to the regolith-fractured crystalline rock aquifer system, Orange County, North Carolina Ground-water recharge to the regolith-fractured crystalline rock aquifer system, Orange County, North Carolina

Quantitative information concerning recharge rates to aquifers and ground water in storage is needed to manage the development of ground-water resources. The amount of ground water available from the regolith-fractured crystalline rock aquifer system in Orange County, North Carolina, is largely unknown. If historical patterns seen throughout the Piedmont continue into the future, the...
Authors
C. C. Daniel

Hydrology of the southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system in South Carolina and parts of Georgia and North Carolina Hydrology of the southeastern Coastal Plain aquifer system in South Carolina and parts of Georgia and North Carolina

The wedge of sediments present beneath the Coastal Plain of South Carolina and adjacent parts of Georgia and North Carolina consists of sand, silt, clay, and limestone. These strata have been subdivided into six regional aquifers: the surficial aquifer, the Floridan aquifer system, the Tertiary sand aquifer, the Black Creek aquifer, the Middendorf aquifer, and the Cape Fear aquifer...
Authors
Walter R. Aucott
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