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Herbicides and metabolites in surface and ground water in the midwestern United States Herbicides and metabolites in surface and ground water in the midwestern United States
No abstract available.
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D. A. Goolsby, E.M. Thurman, D.W. Kolpin, M. T. Meyer
Effect of the Cedar River on the quality of the ground-water supply for Cedar Rapids, Iowa Effect of the Cedar River on the quality of the ground-water supply for Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The Surface Water Treatment Rule under the 1986 Amendment to the Safe Drinking Water Act requires that public-water supplies be evaluated for susceptibility to surface-water effects. The alluvial aquifer adjacent to the Cedar River is evaluated for biogenic material and monitored for selected water-quality properties and constituents to determine the effect of surface water on the water...
Authors
P.M. Schulmeyer
Agricultural chemicals in ground water of the midwest Agricultural chemicals in ground water of the midwest
No abstract available.
Authors
D.W. Kolpin
Occurrence of herbicides and metabolites in surface water, ground water, and rainwater in the midwestern United States Occurrence of herbicides and metabolites in surface water, ground water, and rainwater in the midwestern United States
No abstract available.
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D. A. Goolsby, E.M. Thurman, D.W. Kolpin, William A. Battaglin
Microwave radiometers and their application in field and aircraft campaigns for remote sensing of land and water surfaces Microwave radiometers and their application in field and aircraft campaigns for remote sensing of land and water surfaces
The paper presents an overview of the scientific investigations and practical applications of a group of specialists working in the Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IRE RAS) with their partners in Russia and the USA in the area of passive microwave remote sensing as applied to the study of soil, vegetation and water bodies. Applications...
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A.M. Shutko, A.A. Haldin, E.P. Novichikhin, A.A. Mil’shin, S.P. Golovachev, A.G. Grankov, V.G. Mishanin, T.J. Jackson, B.J. Logan, G.B. Tilley, E.W. Ramsey, H. Pirchner
Pathological and behavioral manifestations of the “Cayuga syndrome,” a thiamine deficiency in larval landlocked Atlantic salmon Pathological and behavioral manifestations of the “Cayuga syndrome,” a thiamine deficiency in larval landlocked Atlantic salmon
The “Cayuga syndrome” is a maternally transmitted, naturally occurring thiamine deficiency that causes 100% mortality of larval landlocked Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in several of New York's Finger Lakes, Results of multiyear studies to qualify and quantify the neurobehavioral and gross pathological signs of this condition are described, Affected sac fry became weak and ataxic and...
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Jeffrey P. Fisher, Jan M. Spitsbergen, Tina Iamonte, Edward E. Little, Aaron DeLonay
Environmental and hydrologic setting of the Ozark Plateaus study unit, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma Environmental and hydrologic setting of the Ozark Plateaus study unit, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma
The environmental and hydrologic setting of the Ozark Plateaus National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit and the factors that affect water quality are described in this report. The primary natural and cultural features that affect water- quality characteristics and the potential for future water-quality problems are described. These environmental features include climate...
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James C. Adamski, James C. Petersen, David A. Freiwald, Jerri V. Davis
Wind shear stress measurements in a coastal marsh during Hurricane Andrew Wind shear stress measurements in a coastal marsh during Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew produced changes to the Louisiana wetlands not normally observed after lesser, more common storms. For example, the
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J. R. Dingler, S.A. Hsu, A. Lee Foote
Structural impact of hurricane Andrew on the forested wetlands of the Atchaflaya Basin in South Louisiana Structural impact of hurricane Andrew on the forested wetlands of the Atchaflaya Basin in South Louisiana
On August 26, 1992, Hurricane Andrew hit the Louisiana coast and traversed a large portion of the lower Atchafalaya Basin, bounding the largest remaining tract of cypress-tupelo and bottomland hardwood swamp in the United States. Permanent field sites were established following the hurricane to assess the extent of forest damage and to monitor the rate and process of forest recovery...
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Thomas W. Doyle, Bobby D. Keeland, Lance E. Gorham, Darrin J. Johnson
Comparison of condition indices in migratory passerines at a stopover site in coastal Louisiana Comparison of condition indices in migratory passerines at a stopover site in coastal Louisiana
We evaluated the utility of four nondestructive condition indices—body mass, body mass scaled by wing chord length, fat scoring, and total body electrical conductivity method (TOBEC)—as predictors of lipid levels in migrating Wood Thrushes (Hylocichla mustelina), Swainson's Thrushes (Catharus ustulatus), and Summer Tanagers (Piranga rubra). The Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)...
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Terry J. Spengler, P.L. Leberg, Wylie C. Barrow
Development of toxic equivalency factors for PCB congeners and the assessment of TCDD and PCB mixtures in rainbow trout Development of toxic equivalency factors for PCB congeners and the assessment of TCDD and PCB mixtures in rainbow trout
This study was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between mammalian and piscine 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for PCBs, based on induction of CYP1A enzyme activity, catalytic protein, and mRNA. Rainbow trout administered a single i.p. injection of TCDD had an average (±SD) ED50 of 0.91 ± 0.14 μg TCDD/kg for induction of ethoxyresorufin O
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John L. Newsted, Paul D. Jones, John P. Giesy, Robert A. Crawford, Gerald T. Ankley, Donald E. Tillitt, Jay W. Gooch, Michael S. Denison
Flood volumes in the upper Mississippi River basin, April 1 through September 30, 1993 Flood volumes in the upper Mississippi River basin, April 1 through September 30, 1993
Previous maximum flows on many streams and rivers were exceeded during the flood of 1993 in the upper Mississippi River Basin. Not only were peak discharges exceeded at many streamflow-gaging stations, but flood volumes were significantly higher than previous maximums. Rainfall amounts that were greater than 50 inches were recorded in parts of Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa from April 1...
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Rodney E. Southard