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Toxicity of metal-contaminated sediments from the upper Clark Fork River, Montana, to aquatic invertebrates and fish in laboratory exposures Toxicity of metal-contaminated sediments from the upper Clark Fork River, Montana, to aquatic invertebrates and fish in laboratory exposures
Sediments of the upper Clark Fork River, from the Butte and Anaconda area to Milltown Reservoir (230 km downstream), are contaminated with As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, and Zn primarily from mining activities. The toxicity of pore water from these sediments was determined using Daphnia magna (48-h exposure), rainbow trout (96-h exposure), and Microtox®. However, pore-water data from these...
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Nile E. Kemble, William G. Brumbaugh, Eric L. Brunson, F. James Dwyer, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Dave P. Monda, Daniel F. Woodward
Use of benthic invertebrate community structure and the sediment quality triad to evaluate metal-contaminated sediment in the upper Clark Fork River, Montana Use of benthic invertebrate community structure and the sediment quality triad to evaluate metal-contaminated sediment in the upper Clark Fork River, Montana
The upper Clark Fork River, above Flathead River, is contaminated with large amounts of As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, and Zn ores from past mining activities. The contaminated area extends from the Butte and Anaconda area to at least 230 km downstream to Milltown Reservoir. Both the upper Clark Fork River and Milltown Reservoir have been designated as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Superfund...
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Timothy J. Canfield, Nile E. Kemble, William G. Brumbaugh, F. James Dwyer, Christopher G. Ingersoll, James F. Fairchild
Hydrologic processes controlling sulfate mobility in a small forested watershed Hydrologic processes controlling sulfate mobility in a small forested watershed
Hydrologic controls on sulfate mobility were investigated in a forested catchment in the Georgia Piedmont using a watershed mass balance approach. Variations in annual sulfate export were governed primarily by differences in runoff rather than by differences in sulfate deposition or in total annual precipitation. However, 2 years with similar total runoff had substantially different...
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Thomas G. Huntington, R. P. Hooper, Brent T. Aulenbach
Relation among cytochrome P450, AH-active PCB congeners and dioxin equivalents in pipping black-crowned night-heron embryos Relation among cytochrome P450, AH-active PCB congeners and dioxin equivalents in pipping black-crowned night-heron embryos
Pipping black-crowned night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) embryos were collected from a relatively uncontaminated site (next to Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, VA) and three polluted sites (Cat Island, Green Bay, Lake Michigan, WI; Bair Island, San Francisco Bay, CA; West Marin Island, San Francisco Bay, CA). Hepatic cytochrome P-450-associated monooxygenases and cytochrome P-450...
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Barnett A. Rattner, Jeff S. Hatfield, M. J. Melancon, T. W. Custer, D. E. Tillitt
Drift fences encircling breeding sites Drift fences encircling breeding sites
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C.K. Dodd, D.E. Scott
Fire patterns in the southern Everglades Fire patterns in the southern Everglades
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L.H. Gunderson, J.R. Snyder
1994 Annual summary: ENTERGY Lake Dardanelle fish and zebra mussel study 1994 Annual summary: ENTERGY Lake Dardanelle fish and zebra mussel study
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J.N. Stoeckel, C.J. Gagen, J.J. Herod, R.K. Beadel, S.D. Shook, C.S. Howell, P. Penny
Standard operating procedures for zebra mussel monitoring project with ENTERGY Corporation Standard operating procedures for zebra mussel monitoring project with ENTERGY Corporation
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C.J. Gagen, J.N. Stoeckel, R.K. Beadel, J.J. Herod, D.O. McCollum
Coral reef monitoring manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic Coral reef monitoring manual for the Caribbean and Western Atlantic
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C.S. Rogers, G. Garrison, R. Grober, Z. Hillis, M.A. Franke
Activity patterns and habitat use of box turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) on a Florida island, with recommendations for management Activity patterns and habitat use of box turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) on a Florida island, with recommendations for management
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C.K. Dodd, R. Franz, L. Smith
Mercury in fish from gold mining regions in the upper Cuyuni River system, Venezuela Mercury in fish from gold mining regions in the upper Cuyuni River system, Venezuela
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L.G. Nico, D.C. Taphorn
Selected nutrients in stormwater runoff from Davenport, Iowa, 1992 Selected nutrients in stormwater runoff from Davenport, Iowa, 1992
Flow-weighted composite samples of stormwater runoff from areas of different land use in Davenport, Iowa, were collected in the summer and fall of 1992 and analyzed for selected nutrients. Annual constituent loads were estimated for the area drained by the Davenport storm-sewer network. In all cases, the regression-equation estimate of mean annual load is less than the estimate obtained...
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B.D. Schaap, K.J. Lucey