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A toxic equivalency factor scale for polychlorinated dibenzofurans A toxic equivalency factor scale for polychlorinated dibenzofurans

The ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) induction of 20 polychiorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) was examined in the H4IIE rat hepatoma cell bioassay. The selection of the compounds tested was based on a multivariate chemical characterization laying the groundwork for covering the whole chemical series of PCDFs. The EROD induction potency was found to vary in ED50 values from 25 to 100,000...
Authors
M. Tysklind, D. Tillitt, L. Eriksson, K. Lundgren, C. Rappe

Use of saltwater and freshwater habitats by wintering redheads in southern Texas Use of saltwater and freshwater habitats by wintering redheads in southern Texas

Behavioral data were gathered for redheads (Aythya americana Eyton) using saltwater and freshwater habitats in southern Texas, the northern portion of their major wintering range, in 1989–90. Saltwater and freshwater habitats were used for different purposes by wintering redheads. Approximately 41% of all redheads in saltwater habitats were feeding, while only 0.1% of redheads in...
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Marc C. Woodin

Contraction scour at a bridge over the Iowa River Contraction scour at a bridge over the Iowa River

Flooding of the Iowa River during July and August 1993 caused extensive contraction scour at the State Highway 99 bridge over the Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa. At least 3.3 m of piling under the footing of the second pier from the right (west) abutment were exposed. The scoured streambed did not fill in again after the flood receded, and a bathymetric survey in November 1993 showed that...
Authors
Edward E. Fischer

Recent accretion in two managed marsh impoundments in coastal Louisiana Recent accretion in two managed marsh impoundments in coastal Louisiana

Recent accretion was measured by the feldspar marker horizon method in two gravity-drained, managed, marsh impoundments and unmanaged reference marshes located on the rapidly subsiding coast of Louisiana. Water level management was designed to limit hydrologic exchange to the managed marsh by regulating the direction and rate of water flows. During a drawdown-flooding water management...
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Donald R. Cahoon

Ultraviolet-B radiation and the immune response of rainbow trout: Chapter 18 Ultraviolet-B radiation and the immune response of rainbow trout: Chapter 18

As part of a larger study on global climate change and ozone depletion we are investigating the effects of ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation on fishes. We conducted a number of experiments to explore the possible effects of UVB radiation on the immune response of juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. In one study, the fish developed sunburn and fungal infection on the dorsal skin after...
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David L. Fabacher, Edward E. Little, S.B. Jones, E.C. DeFabo, L.J. Webber

Organochlorine pesticides, chlorinated dioxins and furans, and PCBs in peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus eggs from the Kola peninsula, Russia Organochlorine pesticides, chlorinated dioxins and furans, and PCBs in peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus eggs from the Kola peninsula, Russia

Nesting of a bog-associated population of mlgfatory Peregrine Falcons, Falco peregrinus, along the Ponoy River depression, Kola Peninsula, Russia, has been studied since 1977. In 1987 91 production rates averaged 1.94 young per active nest and the number of breeding pairs increased from 4 to 10. In 1991, most eyrie sites were visited during the egg stage and a 'sample' egg was collected...
Authors
Charles J. Henny, S.A. Ganusevich, F.P. Ward, T.R. Schwartz
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