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Water Resources Data, Georgia, 2001, Volume 2: Continuous ground-water level data, and periodic surface-water- and ground-water-quality data, Calendar Year 2001 Water Resources Data, Georgia, 2001, Volume 2: Continuous ground-water level data, and periodic surface-water- and ground-water-quality data, Calendar Year 2001
Water resources data for the 2001 water year for Georgia consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; and the stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs published in two volumes in a digital format on a CD-ROM. Volume one of this report contains water resources data for Georgia collected during water year 2001, including: discharge records of 133 gaging stations...
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Robert Coffin, Susan C. Grams, Alan M. Cressler, David C. Leeth
Evaluation of Metal Toxicity in Streams Affected by Abandoned Mine Lands, Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado Evaluation of Metal Toxicity in Streams Affected by Abandoned Mine Lands, Upper Animas River Watershed, Colorado
Acid drainage from abandoned mines and from naturally-acidic rocks and soil in the upper Animas River watershed of Colorado generates elevated concentrations of acidity and dissolved metals in stream waters and deposition of metal-contaminated particulates in streambed sediments, resulting in both toxicity and habitat degradation for stream biota. High concentrations of iron (Fe)...
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John M. Besser, Ann L. Allert, Douglas K. Hardesty, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Thomas W. May, Ning Wang, Kenneth J. Leib
Surface-water, water-quality, and ground-water assessment of the Municipio of Comerio, Puerto Rico, 1997-99 Surface-water, water-quality, and ground-water assessment of the Municipio of Comerio, Puerto Rico, 1997-99
To meet the increasing need for a safe and adequate supply of water in the municipio of Comerio, an integrated surface-water, water-quality, and ground-water assessment of the area was conducted. The major results of this study and other important hydrologic and water-quality features were compiled in a Geographic Information System, and are presented in two 1:30,000-scale map plates to...
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Jesús Rodríguez-Martínez, Fernando Gómez-Gómez, Luis Santiago-Rivera, M. L. Oliveras-Feliciano
Persistent organochlorine pollutants in eggs of colonial waterbirds from Galveston Bay and East Texas, USA Persistent organochlorine pollutants in eggs of colonial waterbirds from Galveston Bay and East Texas, USA
Eggs of neotropic cormorants (Phalacrocorax brasilianus), black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax), and great egrets (Ardea alba) nesting on several locations in Galveston Bay (TX, USA) and at two control sites outside the bay were collected during April–May 1996 and analyzed for chlorinated pesticides, PCBs, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlor-inated dibenzofurans
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D.S. Frank, M.A. Mora, J.L. Sericano, Alan L. Blankenship, K. Kannan, J. P. Giesy
Effects of regulation on L-moments of annual peak streamflow in Texas Effects of regulation on L-moments of annual peak streamflow in Texas
Several techniques exist to estimate annual peak-streamflow frequency for streamflows that have recurrence intervals ranging from 2 to 500 years for natural (unregulated) drainage basins in Texas. Unfortunately, such techniques have limited applicability in regulated basins. There are numerous regulated basins throughout Texas, which has more than 7,000 dams that are identified by Texas...
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William H. Asquith
Reconnaissance for trace metals in bed sediment, Wright Patman Lake, near Texarkana, Texas Reconnaissance for trace metals in bed sediment, Wright Patman Lake, near Texarkana, Texas
Many contaminants can be introduced into the environment by urban and industrial activities. The drainage area of Wright Patman Lake is influenced by these activities. Among the contaminants associated with urban and industrial activities are trace metals such as arsenic, lead, mercury, and zinc. These contaminants are relatively insoluble in water and commonly are found in stream, lake...
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Paul W. McKee
The trade-off between food and temperature in the habitat choice of bluegill sunfish The trade-off between food and temperature in the habitat choice of bluegill sunfish
A model is presented to describe the trade-off between food and temperature in bluegills Lepomis macrochirus, where temperature was the primary factor used in determining the patch in which to reside.
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M. L. Wildhaber
[Book review] Wetlands, by W. J. Mitch and J. G. Gosselink [Book review] Wetlands, by W. J. Mitch and J. G. Gosselink
Review of: Wetlands (Third Edition) / W.J. Mitch and J.G. Gosselink / John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012. 2000. 920 pages. ISBN 0-471-29232-X.
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R.G. Boustany
Surface water quality-assurance plan for the South Carolina District of the U.S. Geological Survey Surface water quality-assurance plan for the South Carolina District of the U.S. Geological Survey
This District Surface Water Quality-Assurance Plan documents the standards, policies, and procedures used by the South Carolina District for activities related to the collection, processing, storage, analysis, and publication of surface-water data.
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Theodore W. Cooney
Ammonia in ground water from the Mississippi River alluvium, Fort Madison, Iowa Ammonia in ground water from the Mississippi River alluvium, Fort Madison, Iowa
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the City of Fort Madison, conducted a study of the potential sources and possible processes that might produce ammonia in ground water from the Mississippi River alluvium near Fort Madison, Iowa. High ammonia concentrations of 3.0 to 6.4 milligrams per liter were detected in water produced from municipal well Fort Madison #4 from 1992...
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S. Mike Linhart
Contaminant sensitivity of threatened and endangered fishes compared to standard surrogate species Contaminant sensitivity of threatened and endangered fishes compared to standard surrogate species
Standard environmental assessment procedures are designed to protect terrestrial and aquatic species. However, it is not known if endangered species are adequately protected by these procedures. At present, toxicological data obtained from studies with surrogate test fishes are assumed to be applicable to endangered fish species, but this assumption has not been validated. Static acute...
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L.C. Sappington, F.L. Mayer, F.J. Dwyer, D.R. Buckler, J.R. Jones, Mark R. Ellersieck
Individual-based models: The importance of variability among individuals Individual-based models: The importance of variability among individuals
Abstract not supplied at this time
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D.L. DeAngelis, W.M. Mooij, M.P. Nott, R.E. Bennetts