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Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Columbia River and its tributaries: spatial and temporal trends Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Columbia River and its tributaries: spatial and temporal trends
Fish were collected from 16 sites on rivers in the Columbia River Basin (CRB) from September 1997 to April 1998 to document temporal and spatial trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants and to assess contaminant effects on the fish. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Columbia River and on the Snake, Willamette, Yakima, Salmon, and Flathead Rivers. Common carp...
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J.E. Hinck, C. J. Schmitt, V. S. Blazer, N. D. Denslow, T.M. Bartish, P.J. Anderson, J.J. Coyle, G.M. Dethloff, D. E. Tillitt
Assessing acid deposition: Advances in the state of science Assessing acid deposition: Advances in the state of science
NAPAP has a long history of conducting research related to acid deposition. Throughout the 1980s NAPAP supported a large number of research projects that confirmed the link between SO2 and NOx emissions and acidic lakes and streams hundreds of miles away. Recent research is confirming the tight link between emissions of SO2 and the amount of several different forms of sulfur in the...
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B. Bloomer, R. Cook, C. Eagar, M. Fenn, R. Haeuber, Thomas G. Huntington, S. McLaughlin, Peter S. Murdoch, T. Saltman, D. Schmeltz, M. Streigel, C. Trettin
Results of the acid rain program: Status and trends of emissions and environmental impacts (1990–2002) Results of the acid rain program: Status and trends of emissions and environmental impacts (1990–2002)
Both SO2 and NOx emissions from power generation sources have significantly declined under Title IV. In 2002, SO2 emissions from Title IV-affected sources totaled 10.2 million tons and NOx emissions from all Title IV-affected sources totaled 4.5 million tons, down 35% and 33% respectively from 1990 levels. Sources in states with the highest emissions continue to reduce their emissions...
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R. Cook, C. Eagar, M. Fenn, R. Haeuber, Thomas G. Huntington, S. McLaughlin, M. Ross, T. Saltman, D. Schmeltz, M. Streigel, C. Trettin
Restoration monitoring of riverine forests Restoration monitoring of riverine forests
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David Merkey, Bobby D. Keeland
Redhead Aythya americana Redhead Aythya americana
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Thomas C. Michot, Marc C. Woodin
Old-growth bottomland hardwood forests as bird habitat: Implications for contemporary management Old-growth bottomland hardwood forests as bird habitat: Implications for contemporary management
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Robert Hamilton, Wylie C. Barrow, Keith Ouchley
The density of falling snow in New England (1949-2001) The density of falling snow in New England (1949-2001)
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Thomas G. Huntington
Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species Cattail sleuths use forensic science to better understand spread of an invasive species
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Joy Marburger, Steve Travis, Steve K. Windels
Mapping the invasive species, Chinese tallow with NASA EO1 satellite hyperion hyperspectral image data Mapping the invasive species, Chinese tallow with NASA EO1 satellite hyperion hyperspectral image data
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Amina Rangoonwala, Elijah Ramsey
Quantification of fish habitat in selected reaches of the Marmaton and Marais des Cygnes Rivers, Missouri Quantification of fish habitat in selected reaches of the Marmaton and Marais des Cygnes Rivers, Missouri
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation, undertook a study to quantify fish habitat by using relations between streamflow and the spatial and temporal distributions of fish habitat at five sites in the Marmaton and Marais des Cygnes Rivers in western Missouri. Twenty-six fish habitat categories were selected for nine species under varying...
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David C. Heimann, Joseph M. Richards, Shannon K. Brewer, Richard D. Norman
Surface-Water and Ground-Water Resources of Kendall County, Illinois Surface-Water and Ground-Water Resources of Kendall County, Illinois
Water-supply needs in Kendall County, in northern Illinois, are met exclusively from ground water derived from glacial drift aquifers and bedrock aquifers open to Silurian, Ordovician, and Cambrian System units. As a result of population growth in Kendall County and the surrounding area, water use has increased from about 1.2 million gallons per day in 1957 to more than 5 million gallons...
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Robert T. Kay, P.C. Mills, Jennifer L. Hogan, Terri Arnold
A multi-disciplinary approach to the removal of emerging contaminants in municipal wastewater treatment plans in New York State, 2003-2004 A multi-disciplinary approach to the removal of emerging contaminants in municipal wastewater treatment plans in New York State, 2003-2004
Across the United States, there is a rapidly growing awareness of the occurrence and the toxicological impacts of natural and synthetic trace compounds in the environment. These trace compounds, referred to as emerging contaminants (ECs), are reported to cause a range of negative impacts in the environment, such as adverse effects on biota in receiving streams and interference with the...
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Patrick J. Philips, Beverley Stinson, Steven D. Zaugg, Edward T. Furlong, Dana W. Kolpin, Kathleen Esposito, B. Bodniewicz, R. Pape, J. Anderson