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Sediment tests Sediment tests

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Authors
Christopher G. Ingersoll

Nonindigenous fish Nonindigenous fish

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Authors
C.P. Boydstun, P.L. Fuller, J.D. Williams

Size-dependent, sex-dependent and seasonal changes in insulin-lige growth-factor-I in the loggerhead sea turtle Size-dependent, sex-dependent and seasonal changes in insulin-lige growth-factor-I in the loggerhead sea turtle

This study examines size-dependent, sex-dependent, and seasonal fluctuations in plasma insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) concentrations in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Loggerhead turtles (n = 158) were captured in shrimp trawler nets during a 12-month survey in Cape Canaveral Channel, Florida. Plasma samples were analyzed using a validated heterologous radioimmunoassay...
Authors
D.A. Crain, A.B. Bolten, K.A. Bjorndal, L. J. Guillette, T. S. Gross

Toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants using freshwater invertebrates: A review of methods and applications Toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants using freshwater invertebrates: A review of methods and applications

This paper reviews recent developments in methods for evaluating the toxicity and bioaccumulation of contaminants associated with freshwater sediments and summarizes example case studies demonstrating the application of these methods. Over the past decade, research has emphasized development of more specific testing procedures for conducting 10-d toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella...
Authors
C.G. Ingersoll, G.T. Ankley, D.A. Benoit, E.L. Brunson, G.A. Burton, F.J. Dwyer, R.A. Hoke, P.F. Landrum, T. J. Norberg-King, P. V. Winger

Organochlorine residues in bat guano from nine Mexican caves, 1991 Organochlorine residues in bat guano from nine Mexican caves, 1991

Samples of bat guano, primarily from Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), were collected at nine bat roosts in caves in northern and eastern Mexico and analysed for organochlorine residues. DDE, the most abundant residue found in each cave, was highest (0.99 p.p.m. dry weight) at Ojuela Cave, Durango. Other studies of DDE in bat guano indicate that this concentration is too...
Authors
D. R. Clark, A. Moreno-Valdez, M.A. Mora

Occurrence of active and inactive herbicide ingredients at selected sites in Iowa Occurrence of active and inactive herbicide ingredients at selected sites in Iowa

The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence of herbicide active and inactive ingredients (primarily volatile organic compounds) at four selected sites in Iowa representing drain tiles, observation wells, or lysimeters. Water samples were collected monthly and bi-monthly before and after herbicide applications in 1991, respectively. They were analyzed for seven...
Authors
W. Wang, M. Liszewski, R. Buchmiller, K. Cherryholmes

Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1994 Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1994

Water resources data for Iowa for the 1994 water year consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; ground water levels and water quality of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 115 gaging stations; stage or contents for 8 lakes and reservoirs; water quality for 6 stream-gaging...
Authors
J.E. May, D. Sneck-Fahrer, J.G. Gorman, R.D. Goodrich, B.K. Nations, V.E. Miller

Delineation of flooding within the upper Mississippi River Basin, 1993 — Flood of June 29-September 18, 1993, in Iowa City and vicinity, Iowa Delineation of flooding within the upper Mississippi River Basin, 1993 — Flood of June 29-September 18, 1993, in Iowa City and vicinity, Iowa

The hydrologic investigations atlas shows the areas in and around Iowa City, Iowa, that were flooded by the Iowa River in 1993. This map also depicts the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 100-year flood boundaries. The drainage basin of the Iowa River at Iowa City received well over 100 percent of normal rainfall in June, July, and August, 1993. At the Cedar Rapids airport...
Authors
Bryan D. Schaap, Craig A. Harvey
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