Comparison of digestion methods for total elemental analysis of peat and separation of its organic and inorganic components
C. S.E. Papp, T. F. Harms
1985, The Analyst (110) 237-242
In order to find the most efficient digestion method for the total elemental recovery in peat, ten samples were subjected to different techniques and analysed for Ca, Mg, Fe, AI, Na, K, Mn, P, Zn, Cu, Li, Cd, Co, Ni, Pb and Si using atomic-absorption spectrophotometry. The most satisfactory procedures...
Geology of the Brick Flat massive sulfide body, Iron Mountain cluster, West Shasta district, California
J. P. Albers
1985, Economic Geology (80) 2092-2099
The Brick Flat massive sulfide body is one of a group of 8 individual bodies that constitute the Iron Mountain cluster in the S part of the West Shasta district. Before they were separated by postmineral faulting, 5 of the 8 sulfide bodies formed a single large deposit about 1375...
Development of a culture medium for determination of sorbitol utilization among strains of Yersinia ruckeri
R. C. Cipriano, S. W. Pyle
1985, Microbios Letters (28) 79-82
Movement of underyearling walleyes in response to odor and visual cues
D. V. Rottiers, C. A. Lemm
1985, Progressive Fish-Culturist (47) 34-41
Underyearling walleyes, allowed to move freely in a Y‐shaped chamber into which various substances were added to one arm or another, were attracted to sodium chloride, sucrose, glutathione, vitamin B12, betaine, arginine, Daphnia slurries, some fish slurries, washings from live Daphnia and Artemia, and some commercial fish foods. They avoided...
Rapid serological analysis of bacterial lipopolysaccharides by electrotransfer to nitrocellulose
S. W. Pyle, W. B. Schill
1985, Journal of Immunological Methods (85) 371-382
Techniques are described for the rapid screening of proteinase K-treated bacterial lysates by electroblot and immunoenzymatic detection to assess O-specificity of antigens and antisera. Conditions are outlined which permit the use of a single polyacrylamide gel for both electrotransfer to nitrocellulose and silver staining. Immunodetection of transferred LPS bands was...
Effects of cumulative loading level, as fish weight per unit flow, on water quality and growth of lake trout
J. W. Meade, J.S. Ramsey, J.C. Williams
1985, Journal of the World Mariculture Society (16) 40-51
Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, were cultured in a series of five rearing units (in triplicate). The fish removed available oxygen in each unit, from about 10.5 to 7.0 mg/L. Oxygen was replaced, through aeration, between rearing units. Effects of cumulative loading, as fish weight/flow rate, are described in terms of water...
Survey of striped bass hatchery management in the southeastern United States
J. G. Geiger, N. C. Parker
1985, Progressive Fish-Culturist (47) 1-13
No abstract available....
Immune response of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque, to bacterial and protozoan antigens administered by three routes
S. W. Pyle, D. L. Dawe
1985, Aquaculture (46) 1-10
Experiments were conducted to measure the agglutinating antibody response of channel catfish to a particulate and a soluble antigen administered simultaneously by one of three routes. Specific antibody production in response to administration of particulate brucella tube-test antigen via intramuscular injection, oral drench, and topical application peaked at 3 weeks...
Growth, body composition and hepatic tyrosine aminotransferase activity in cortisol-fed channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque
K. B. Davis, P. Torrance, N. C. Parker, M. A. Suttle
1985, Journal of Fish Biology (27) 177-184
Metabolic consequences of chronic elevation of cortisol in the diet of yearling channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, were studied. Cortisol was incorporated into the diet in concentrations of 1, 10, 50 and 100 μg/g of food. This diet was offered at 3% of the body weight per day for 10 weeks. Fish...
Allowable ammonia for fish culture
J. W. Meade
1985, Progressive Fish-Culturist (47) 135-145
A review of the published literature on effects of ammonia on fish indicates that un‐ionized ammonia alone is probably not the cause of gill hyperplasia, indicative of, or previously attributed to, chronic ammonia poisoning. The maximum safe concentration of un‐ionized ammonia is unknown, but in many cases it is not...
Glugea pimephales Fantham, Porter, and Richardson, 1941, n comb (Microporidia: Glugeidae) in the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas
C. Morrison, G. L. Hoffman, V. Sprague
1985, Canadian Journal of Zoology (63) 380-391
A microsporidan parasite, fitting the description of Nosema pimephales Fantham, Porter and Richardson, 1941, was found in fry of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, from the Wray Fish Hatchery near Fort Morgan, Colorado. More detailed studies proved it to be a typical species of Glugea Thélohan, 1891, to which genus it was transferred. Presence of...
Comparative sensitivities of diagnostic procedures used to detect bacterial kidney disease in salmonid fishes
R. C. Cipriano, C. E. Starliper, J. H. Schachte
1985, Journal of Wildlife Diseases (21) 144-148
Kidney and spleen homogenates from each of 60 coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri) were examined for detection of Renibacterium salmoninarum. The proportions of positives differed widely with the detection procedures used: in coho salmon, 5% were positive by the Gram-stain...
PROGRESS REPORT ON GEOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE RANGER OREBODIES, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA.
J. Thomas Nash, David Frishman
Sibbald T.I.I.Petruk William, editor(s)
1985, Conference Paper, CIM Special Volume
The Ranger No. 1 and No. 3 orebodies contain about 124,000 tonnes U//3O//8 in highly chloritized metasediments of the lower Proterozoic Cahill Formation within about 500 m of the projected sub-Kombolgie Formation unconformity. In both orebodies, oxidized and reduced uranium minerals occur chiefly in quartzose schists that have highly variable...
The heat-capacity of ilmenite and phase equilibria in the system Fe-T-O
Lawrence M. Anovitz, A.H. Treiman, E.J. Essene, B. S. Hemingway, E.F. Westrum Jr., V.J. Wall, R. Burriel, S.R. Bohlen
1985, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (49) 2027-2040
Low temperature adiabatic calorimetry and high temperature differential scanning calorimetry have been used to measure the heat-capacity of ilmenite (FeTiO3) from 5 to 1000 K. These measurements yield S2980 = 108.9 J/(mol · K). Calculations from published experimental data on the reduction of ilmenite yield Δ2980(I1) = −1153.9 kJ/(mol · K). These new data, combined with available experimental and...
A procedure for estimating Bacillus cereus spores in soil and stream-sediment samples — A potential exploration technique
J.R. Watterson
1985, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (23) 243-252
The presence of bacterial spores of the Bacillus cereus group in soils and stream sediments appears to be a sensitive indicator of several types of concealed mineral deposits, including vein-type gold deposits. The B. cereus assay is rapid, inexpensive, and inherently reproducible. The test, currently under investigation for its potential in mineral...
Chemistry and transport of soluble humic substances in forested watersheds of the Adirondack Park, New York
C. S. Cronan, G. R. Aiken
1985, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (49) 1697-1705
Studies were conducted in conjunction with the Integrated Lake-Watershed Acidification Study (ILWAS) to examine the chemistry and leaching patterns of soluble humic substances in forested watersheds of the Adirondack region. During the summer growing season, mean dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in the ILWAS watersheds ranged from 21–32 mg C...
Proximal bedded deposits related to pyroclastic flows of May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens, Washington
P. D. Rowley, N. S. MacLeod, M. A. Kuntz, A.M. Kaplan
1985, Geological Society of America Bulletin (96) 1373-1383
Thin-bedded, dacitic, pumiceous pyroclastic-flow deposits partly cover the steep northern flank of Mount St. Helens volcano, Washington. They are termed proximal bedded pyroclastic-flow (PBPF) deposits and were formed during the eruption of May 18, 1980. These unconsolidated deposits, as much as 20 m thick, are characterized by well-defined, chiefly plane-parallel...
Redescription of Bellerophon bittneri (Gastropoda: Triassic) from Wyoming.
E. L. Yochelson, D.W. Boyd, B. Wardlaw
1985, Contributions to Geology - University of Wyoming, Laramie (23) 99-104
Bellerophon bittneri Newell and Kummel is an Early Triassic bellerophontacean from the Dinwoody Formation in the Wind River Mountains. The available type material consists of one fair, but incomplete, external mold, which resembles a Bellerophon but is actually a Retispira. After repeated search, additional specimens were found at one locality...
Land subsidence: Its impacts and costs in the U.S
T.L. Holzer
1985, Underground Space (9) 260
[No abstract available]...
Time scales of change in the San Francisco Bay benthos
F.H. Nichols, J.K. Thompson
1985, Hydrobiologia (129) 121-138
Results from multi-year investigations in the San Francisco Bay estuary show that large abundance fluctuations within benthic macroinvertebrate populations reflect both (1) within-year periodicity of reproduction, recruitment, and mortality that is not necessarily coincident with seasonal changes of the environment (e.g., the annual temperature cycle), and (2) aperiodic density changes...
TRANSIENT SOUNDING INVESTIGATION OF NEWBERRY VOLCANO, OREGON.
David V. Fitterman, Deborah K. Neev
1985, Conference Paper, Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
Transient electromagnetic soundings were used to map the geoelectrical structure of Newberry Volcano in central Oregon. An extensive conductor was found to underlie the volcano and to have resistivities from 20 OMEGA m to 72 OMEGA m. The depth to the conductor ranges from 410 m to 870 m. Inside...
An underwater instrument for determining bearing capacity of shallow marine sediments
Ronald C. Circe
1985, Geotechnical Testing Journal (8) 96-98
A small, portable, underwater instrument for measuring carbonate substrate bearing capacity in situ is described. The device was used in various shallow water (< 9 m) carbonate reef environments. Criteria for design and operation were based on ability to deliver controlled levels of stress to bearing plates of various sizes,...
EFFECTS OF LITHOLOGY ON TELEVIEWER-LOG QUALITY AND FRACTURE INTERPRETATION.
Frederick L. Paillet, W.S. Keys, A.E. Hess
1985, Conference Paper, Transactions of the SPWLA Annual Logging Symposium (Society of Professional Well Log Analysts)
Representative televiewer logs illustrating natural fractures in such common rock types as granite, gabbro, basalt, schist, sandstone, limestone and shale are presented in addition to photographs of the same fractures in core samples. These examples demonstrate the many difficulties in recognizing fractures on televiewer logs compared to fractures in logs...
Latest Mississippian (Namurian A) nonmarine ostracodes from West Virginia and Virginia
I. G. Sohn
1985, Journal of Paleontology (59) 446-460
Nonmarine ostracodes occur as partly exfoliated carapaces and internal molds at the base of the Bramwell Member of the Bluestone Formation, which represents the uppermost Mississippian (Namurian A), stratigraphic subdivision in West Virginia and Virginia. These specimens are important in that they permit the determination of a variety of adductor-muscle-attachment...
LIQUEFACTION POTENTIAL OF SEDIMENT IN THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.
William J. Winters
Chaney Ronald C.Demars Kenneth R., editor(s)
1985, Conference Paper, ASTM Special Technical Publication
The liquefaction potential of sediment in Norton Sound and the northern Bering Sea was evaluated by estimating the liquefaction susceptibility of the material from in-situ and laboratory tests in terms of earthquake and wave loads required to liquefy the material, and then comparing estimated behavior with anticipated loadings caused by...
