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An approach for assessment of water quality using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) and bioindicator tests An approach for assessment of water quality using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs) and bioindicator tests
As an integral part of our continued development of water quality assessment approaches, we combined integrative sampling, instrumental analysis of widely occurring anthropogenic contaminants, and the application of a suite of bioindicator tests as a specific part of a broader survey of ecological conditions, species diversity, and habitat quality in the Santa Cruz River in Arizona, USA...
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J. D. Petty, S.B. Jones, J.N. Huckins, W.L. Cranor, J.T. Parris, T.B. McTague, T.P. Boyle
An evaluation of the toxicity of contaminated sediments from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois, following remediation An evaluation of the toxicity of contaminated sediments from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois, following remediation
Waukegan Harbor in Illinois was designated as a Great Lakes Area of Concern due to high concentrations of sediment-associated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The objective of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of 20 sediment samples collected after remediation (primarily dredging) of Waukegan Harbor for PCBs. A 42-day whole sediment toxicity test with the amphipod Hyalella azteca...
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N.E. Kemble, D.G. Hardesty, C.G. Ingersoll, B. Thomas Johnson, F.J. Dwyer, D.D. MacDonald
Collection and detection of lipophilic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, soil, and air—SPMD-TOX Collection and detection of lipophilic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, soil, and air—SPMD-TOX
This toxicological screening tool is a method designed to collect and detect the presence of toxic lipophilic chemical contaminants in water, sediment, soil, and air.
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B. Thomas Johnson, James N. Huckins, Jimmie D. Petty, Randal C. Clark
Toxic responses of medaka, D-rR strain, to polychlorinatednaphthalene mixtures after embryonic exposure by in ovo nanoinjection: A partial life-cycle assessment Toxic responses of medaka, D-rR strain, to polychlorinatednaphthalene mixtures after embryonic exposure by in ovo nanoinjection: A partial life-cycle assessment
Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are organic compounds with some chemical properties and uses similar to polychlorinated biphenyls. Polychlorinated naphthalenes have been detected in biota from certain aquatic environments. The toxicities of several PCN technical mixtures (Halowax) to medaka (Oryzias latipes) were determined by use of an embryo nanoinjection method. Medaka eggs (early...
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Sergio A. Villalobos, Diana M. Papoulias, John C. Meadows, Alan L. Blankenship, Stephanie D. Pastva, Kurunthachalam Kannan, D.E. Hinton, Donald E. Tillitt, John P. Giesy
Mapping and converting essential Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata into MARC21 and Dublin Core: towards an alternative to the FGDC Clearinghouse Mapping and converting essential Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata into MARC21 and Dublin Core: towards an alternative to the FGDC Clearinghouse
The purpose of this article is to raise and address a number of issues related to the conversion of Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata into MARC21 and Dublin Core. We present an analysis of 466 FGDC metadata records housed in the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) node of the FGDC Clearinghouse, with special emphasis on the length of fields and the total length...
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A. Chandler, D. Foley, A.M. Hafez
Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1999, volume 1. surface water--Mississippi River basin Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1999, volume 1. surface water--Mississippi River basin
Water resources data for water year 1999 for Iowa consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report, in two volumes, contains stage or discharge records for 123 gaging stations; stage or contents records for 10 lakes and reservoirs; water-quality records for 4...
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G.M. Nalley, J.G. Gorman, R.D. Goodrich, V.E. Miller, M.J. Turco, S. M. Linhart
Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1999, volume 2. surface water--Missouri River basin, and ground water Water resources data, Iowa, water year 1999, volume 2. surface water--Missouri River basin, and ground water
Water resources data for water year 1999 for Iowa consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water quality of ground water. This report, in two volumes, contains stage or discharge records for 123 gaging stations; stage or contents records for 10 lakes and reservoirs; water-quality records for 4...
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G.M. Nalley, J.G. Gorman, R.D. Goodrich, V.E. Miller, M.J. Turco, S. M. Linhart
Ground-water quality in alluvial aquifers in the eastern Iowa basins, Iowa and Minnesota Ground-water quality in alluvial aquifers in the eastern Iowa basins, Iowa and Minnesota
The quality of shallow alluvial ground water that is used for domestic supplies in the Wapsipinicon, Cedar, Iowa, and Skunk River Basins (Eastern Iowa Basins) is described. Water samples from 32 domestic-supply wells were collected from June through July 1998. This study of ground-water quality in alluvial aquifers in the Eastern Iowa Basins is part of the U.S. Geological Survey's...
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Eric M. Sadorf, S. Michael Linhart
Effects of land use and hydrogeology on the water quality of alluvial aquifers in eastern Iowa and southern Minnesota, 1997 Effects of land use and hydrogeology on the water quality of alluvial aquifers in eastern Iowa and southern Minnesota, 1997
Ground-water samples were collected from monitoring wells at 31 agricultural and 30 urban sites in the Eastern Iowa Basins study unit during June–August 1997 to evaluate the effects of land use and hydrogeology on the water quality of alluvial aquifers. Ground-water samples were analyzed for common ions, nutrients, dissolved organic carbon, tritium, radon-222, pesticides and pesticide...
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Mark E. Savoca, Eric M. Sadorf, S. Mike Linhart, Kim K.B. Akers
Effects of land use on recharge potential of surficial and shallow bedrock aquifers in the upper Illinois River basin Effects of land use on recharge potential of surficial and shallow bedrock aquifers in the upper Illinois River basin
The upper Illinois River Basin (UIRB) is the 10,949-square-mile drainage area upstream from Ottawa, Illinois on the Illinois River and is one of the U.S. Geological Survey's National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program study units. To assist in the interpretation of groundwater data that will be collected during the course of the UIRB study, the study-unit team designed a spatial...
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Terri Arnold, Michael J. Friedel
Distribution of metals during digestion by cutthroat trout fed benthic invertebrates contaminated in the Clark Fork River, Montana and the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho, U.S.A., and fed artificially contaminated Artemia Distribution of metals during digestion by cutthroat trout fed benthic invertebrates contaminated in the Clark Fork River, Montana and the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho, U.S.A., and fed artificially contaminated Artemia
The concentrations of essential amino acids in three, undigested invertebrate diets collected from the Clark Fork River (CFR) for cutthroat trout were similar to each other, but were c. 25–75% less than Artemia that were exposed to a mixture of arsenic, copper, cadmium, lead and zinc in the laboratory. The Artemia diet appeared less palatable and the texture, quantity and appearance of...
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A.M. Farag, M.J. Suedkamp, J.S. Meyer, R. Barrows, D. F. Woodward
Quantifying solar spectral irradiance in aquatic habitats for the assessment of photoenhanced toxicity Quantifying solar spectral irradiance in aquatic habitats for the assessment of photoenhanced toxicity
The spectra and intensity of solar radiation (solar spectral irradiance [SSI]) was quantified in selected aquatic habitats in the vicinity of an oil field on the California coast. Solar spectral irradiance measurements consisted of spectral scans (280–700 nm) and radiometric measurements of ultraviolet (UV): UVB (280–320 nm) and UVA (320–400 nm). Solar spectral irradiance measurements...
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M.G. Barron, E. E. Little, R. Calfee, S. Diamond