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Use of semipermeable membrane devices for in situ monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic environments Use of semipermeable membrane devices for in situ monitoring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in aquatic environments

A method is given for the recovery, cleanup, and analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that have been sequestered in SPMDs (semipermeable membrane devices). SPMDs are polymeric membranes enclosing lipids, and mimic the bioconcentration process of aquatic animals. SPMDs are used as passive, in situ monitors of contamination by organic pollutants of aquatic environments. The...
Authors
Jon A. Lebo, James L. Zajicek, James N. Huckins, Jimmie D. Petty, Paul H. Peterman

A sediment suspension system for bioassays with small aquatic organisms A sediment suspension system for bioassays with small aquatic organisms

Exposure of aquatic organisms to suspended sediments can impair growth and survival and increase bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants. However, evaluation of the effects of suspended sediments and their associated contaminants on aquatic organisms has been hampered by the lack of a practical and inexpensive exposure system for conducting bioassays. We present a cost...
Authors
M. J. Schmidt-Dallmier, G.J. Atchison, M.T. Steingraeber, B.C. Knights

Herbicide transport in rivers: Importance of hydrology and geochemistry in nonpoint-source contamination Herbicide transport in rivers: Importance of hydrology and geochemistry in nonpoint-source contamination

Alachlor, atrazine, cyanazine, metolachlor, and metribuzin were measured at six sites during 1984 and 1985 in large subbasins within the Cedar River, IA. A computer model separated the Cedar River discharge hydrograph into groundwater and overland-flow components. The concentration of herbicides in the river when groundwater was the major flow component was less than 1.0 μg/L and...
Authors
P. J. Squillace, E.M. Thurman

Lake acidity and mercury content of fish in Darwin National Reserve, Russia Lake acidity and mercury content of fish in Darwin National Reserve, Russia

Darwin National Reserve is a protected natural area on the north-west shore of the Rybinsk Reservoir, 350 km north of Moscow. In June 1989, six lakes in the Reserve and the reservoir were surveyed to assess lake acidity and the mercury content of perch, Perca fluviatilis. Five were seepage lakes with no permanent inlets or outlets and one was a drainage lake with both an inlet and an...
Authors
Terry A. Haines, V. Komov, C. H. Jagoe

Sediment bioaccumulation testing with fish Sediment bioaccumulation testing with fish

In this chapter, we discuss methods for conducting bioaccumulation bioassays with fish; the advantages and disadvantages of using fish rather than invertebrates; and problems associated with bioaccumulation testing, with a special emphasis on statistical treatment.
Authors
Michael J. Mac, Christopher J. Schmitt

Histopathologic biomarkers Histopathologic biomarkers

No abstract available.
Authors
D.E. Hinton, P. C. Baumann, G. R. Gardner, W. E. Hawkins, J. D. Hendricks, R. A. Murchelano, M.S. Okihiro

Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1992 Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1992

No abstract available.
Authors
J.G. Gorman, C.J. Anderson, R.B. Lambert, D. Sneck-Fahrer, W. Wang
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