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Predicting watershed acidification under alternate rainfall conditions Predicting watershed acidification under alternate rainfall conditions

The effect of alternate rainfall scenarios on acidification of a forested watershed subjected to chronic acidic deposition was assessed using the model of acidification of groundwater in catchments (MAGIC). The model was calibrated at the Panola Mountain Research Watershed, near Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. using measured soil properties, wet and dry deposition, and modeled hydrologic...
Authors
Thomas G. Huntington

Acetochlor in the hydrologic system in the midwestern United States, 1994 Acetochlor in the hydrologic system in the midwestern United States, 1994

The herbicide acetochlor [2-chloro-N-(ethoxymethyl)-N-(2-ethyl-6-methylphenyl)acetamide] was given conditional registration in the United States by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in March 1994. This registration provided a rare opportunity to investigate the occurrence of a pesticide during its first season of extensive use in the midwestern United States. Water samples...
Authors
D.W. Kolpin, B.K. Nations, D. A. Goolsby, E.M. Thurman

Denitrification in a South Louisiana wetland forest receiving treated sewage effluent Denitrification in a South Louisiana wetland forest receiving treated sewage effluent

Although denitrification has the potential to reduce nitrate (NO3a??) pollution of surface waters, the quantification of denitrification rates is complex because it requires differentiation from other mechanisms and is highly variable in both space and time. This study first measured potential denitrification rates at a wetland forest site in south Louisiana before receipt of secondary...
Authors
R.G. Boustany, C.R. Crozier, J.M. Rybczyk, R.R. Twilley

Deformities, PCBs, and TCDD-equivalents in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) and Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) of the Upper Great Lakes 1986–1991: Testing a cause-effect hypothesis Deformities, PCBs, and TCDD-equivalents in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) and Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) of the Upper Great Lakes 1986–1991: Testing a cause-effect hypothesis

Deformities have been reported in many species of colonial waterbirds from several localities on the Laurentian Great Lakes. The hypothesis that deformities were caused by either polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or contaminants measured as 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin equivalents (TCDD-EQs) is tested in this review of available data on concentrations of contaminants in eggs and...
Authors
James P. Ludwig, Hiroko Kurita-Matsuba, Heidi J. Auman, Matthew E. Ludwig, Cheryl L. Summer, John P. Giesy, Donald E. Tillitt, Paul D. Jones

Discharge of oilfield-produced water in Nueces Bay, Texas: A case study Discharge of oilfield-produced water in Nueces Bay, Texas: A case study

During oil and gas production, water is often extracted from geological formations along with the hydrocarbons. These “produced waters” have been discharged to Nueces Bay since the turn of the century. These effluents were found to be highly toxic, and sediments in the vicinity of the discharges were also toxic. We developed a map of wells and produced-water discharge sites in the...
Authors
Claude D’Unger, Duane Chapman, R. Scott Carr

Environmental gradients and identification of wetlands in north-central Florida Environmental gradients and identification of wetlands in north-central Florida

Vegetation composition, soil morphology, and hydrology were characterized along wetland-to-upland gradients at six forested sites in north-central Florida to compare results of Federal wetland delineation methods with 3–5 yr of hydrologic data. Wetland and non-wetland identifications were supported by hydrology data in eight of nine plant communities. Lack of hydric soil indicators and...
Authors
M.M. Davis, S.W. Sprecher, J.S. Wakeley, G.R. Best

A 7 year record of above-ground net primary production in a southeastern Mexican mangrove forest A 7 year record of above-ground net primary production in a southeastern Mexican mangrove forest

Spatial and temporal variations in net above-ground primary production (NPP) and litter turnover rate were studied, from 1987 to 1993, in a mangrove forest bordering Laguna de Terminos, Mexico. NPP, the sum of total litter fall and wood production, was measured over the entire study period in three zones in a basin forest: zone I, where Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove) occurs but...
Authors
J.W. Day, Carlos Coronado-Molina, F. R. Vera-Herrera, R. Twilley, V. H. Rivera-Monroy, V. H. Alvarez-Guillen, Richard H. Day, William Conner

Water-quality assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas — Pesticides in streams draining an urban and an agricultural area, 1993-95 Water-quality assessment of the Trinity River Basin, Texas — Pesticides in streams draining an urban and an agricultural area, 1993-95

Water and bed-sediment samples from streams draining an urban and an agricultural area in the Trinity River Basin, Texas, were analyzed. The samples were collected during March 1993?September 1995 by the Trinity River Basin study-unit team of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. A comparison of pesticide data for water samples from seven streams in the Dallas-Fort Worth urban...
Authors
Larry F. Land, Mariann F. Brown

Water resources data, Georgia, water year 1995 Water resources data, Georgia, water year 1995

Water-resources data for the 1995 water year for Georgia consists of records of stage, discharge, and quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; ground-water levels; and precipitation quality. This report contains discharge records of 119 gaging stations; stage for 26 gaging stations; stage and contents for 18 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 125 continuing...
Authors
W.R. Stokes, R.D. McFarlane
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