Earthquakes in the United States, October-December 1979
Carl W. Stover, J. H. Minsch, B.G. Reagor, P. K. Smith
1981, Circular 836-D
No abstract available....
The use of multivariate statistics in studies of wildlife habitat
Douglas H. Johnson
1981, General Technical Report RM-87
Geohydrologic reconnaissance of the Crofton Unit, northeastern Nebraska
S.J. Kent, R. A. Engberg, M. J. Ellis
1981, Water-Resources Investigations Report 81-58
This report describes the results of a reconnaissance of the sources, location, quantity, and quality of ground water in the proposed irrigation project area called the "Crofton Unit," an area of approximately 350 square miles in northeastern Nebraska.Precambrian Sioux Quartzite underlies the entire study area. Throughout most of the area,...
Simulative models for the analysis of ground-water flow in Vekol Valley, the Waterman Wash area, and the Bosque area, Maricopa and Pina Counties, Arizona
D. T. Matlock
1981, Open-File Report 82-77
Simulative ground-water flow models for Vekol Valley, the Waterman Wash area, and the Bosque area were developed for use in evaluating alternatives for developing a ground-water supply for the Ak-Chin Indian Community. The hydraulic properties of the basin-fill deposits used in the models were estimated primarily from aquifer tests made...
Historical evaluation and management recommendations for beavers at Lassen Volcanic National Park
Gary M. Fellers
1981, Technical Report CPSU/UCD 3
No abstract available at this time...
[Book review] Handbook of drugs and chemicals used in the treatment and control of fish diseases, by N. Herwig
G. L. Hoffman
1981, Journal of Parasitology (67) 117-118
Review of: Handbook of drugs and chemicals used in the treatment and control of fish diseases. N. Herwig; 1979; Charles C. Thomas, Co., Springfield, Illinois....
Influence of PCBs in water on uptake and elimination of DDT and DDE by lake trout
Robert J. Hesselberg, Lawrence W. Nicholson
1981, Journal of Environmental Quality (10) 315-318
Researchers predicted that several hundred years would be required before DDT (1,1,1 trichloro-2,2-bis [P-chlorophyl] ethane) and its metabolites were likely to decrease to nondetectable levels in Lake Michigan. But following the ban on DDT in 1970, residues of total DDT in Lake Michigan lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) declined rapidly from...
Economics and coal resource appraisal: strippable coal in the Illinois Basin ( USA)
E. D. Attanasi, E.K. Green
1981, Southern Economic Journal (47) 742-752
Coal-resource appraisals generally describe the location and general characteristics of coal beds. Estimates are made of the average overburden depth (depth of the coal bed below the surface), bed thickness, and perhaps certain chemical properties of the coal [1]. Although such resource compilations represent an important initial step, neither they...
Mercury in the muscle tissue of fish from three northern Maine lakes
J.J. Akielaszek, T.A. Haines
1981, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (27) 201-208
There is evidence that fish in Canadian wilderness areas exhibit elevated mercury levels because of the oligotrophic nature of the lakes they inhabit (BROUZES et al. 1977). D'ITRI et al. (1971) reported higher levels of mercury in trout from oligotrophic waters than in trout from eutrophic waters in unpolluted areas....
Earthquakes, September-October 1980
W. J. Person
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 105-106
There were two major (magnitudes 7.0-7.9) earthquakes during this reporting period; a magnitude (M) 7.3 in Algeria where many people were killed or injured and extensive damage occurred, and an M=7.2 in the Loyalty Islands region of the South Pacific. Japan was struck by a damaging earthquake on September 24,...
Depositional environments of the Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation in the Black Warrior basin of Alabama
C.A. Horsey
1981, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (51) 799-806
The Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation of the Black Warrior basin in Alabama comprises as much as 3000 m of shale, sandstone, and coal. The boundary between the informal units of the lower Pottsville and the upper Pottsville is the base of the Black Creek...
The great San Francisco earthquake
R. D. Nason
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 40-42
Seventy-five years ago on April 18, 1906, the most devastating earthquake in United States history occurred in northern California. This earthquake, which occurred at 5:2 in the morning just as the dawn was breaking, came from rupture of the San Andreas fault from San Juan Bautista (near Hollister) northqard for...
Plate-tectonic mechanism of Laramide deformation.
W. Hamilton
1981, Contributions to Geology - University of Wyoming, Laramie (19) 87-92
The Laramide compressive deformation of the craton was caused by a clockwise rotation of about 2-4o of the Colorado Plateau region relative to the continental interior, during late Late Cretaceous and early Tertiary time. Late Paleozoic and Neogene deformation of the craton also were produced by motion of a southwestern...
Earthquakes, March-April 1981
W. J. Person
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 195-198
There was on major earthquake (7.0-7.9) during this reporting period on April 24 in the Vanuatu Islands (formerly the New Hebrides islands). the series of strong earthquakes continued in Greece and caused additional casualties and damage, and Peru expereinced a moderate earthquake that caused fatalities and damage on April 18. In...
Two examples of seismic zonation in the San Francisco Bay region
W. J. Kockelman, E. E. Brabb
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 80-84
The science of earthquakes in complex, requiring data and research in seismology, geology, soil mechanics, geophysics, hydrology, and engineering. Nevertheless, if earthquake hazards are to be reduced, earth science information must be translated from scientific and technical language into a form that can be effectively used by planners and decisionmakers. Out...
Historical evidence for discrete stocks of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Michigan
Edward H. Brown Jr., G.W. Eck, N.R. Foster, R.M. Horrall, C.E. Coberly
1981, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (38) 1747-1758
Although few biological data exist on the now extinct native lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, of Lake Michigan, historical records and interviews with former commercial fishermen strongly suggest that this once widespread resource was composed of a number of discrete spawning populations or stocks. A natural division of the resource into distinct...
Earthquakes, May-June 1981
W. J. Person
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 225-227
The months of May and June were somewhat quiet, seismically speaking. There was one major earthquake (7.0-7.9) off the west coast of South Island, New Zealand. The most destructive earthquake during this reporting period was in southern Iran on June 11 which caused fatalities and extensive damage. Peru also experienced...
Earthquakes, July-August 1981
W. J. Person
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 228-230
No abstract available....
The seismicity of Ethiopia; active plate tectonics
P. Mohr
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 124-133
"But I tell you, when you look at the way the pieces of the northeastern portion of the African continent seem to fit together, separated by a narrow gulf, you could almost make a believer [in continental drift] of anybody" Astronaut Harrison Schmidt, on the view from Apollo 17. Ethiopia, descended...
Preliminary observations on the Campania-Basilicata, Italy, earthquake of November 23, 1980
J. L. Stratta, L. E. Escalente, E.L. Krinitzsky, U. Morelli
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 18-22
The authors comprised a field study team sent by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institue (EERI) and the National Research Council (NRC) of the United States to make a reconnaissance study of the earthquake in southern Italy. The team members were selected for their experience and expertise and served the EERI...
Preliminary geologic map of the Wheeler Peak-Hondo Canyon area, Taos County, New Mexico
John Calvin Reed Jr., J. M. Robertson, Peter W. Lipman
1981, Open-File Report 81-1077
No abstract available....
Two oil types on North slope of Alaska: Implications for exploration
L. B. Magoon, George E. Claypool
1981, American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin (65) 644-652
Forty oil samples from across the North Slope of Alaska have been analyzed by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the U.S. Geological Survey. Results of these analyses suggest two separate genetic oil types. The first, the Simpson-Umiat oil type, occurs in reservoir rocks of Cretaceous and Quaternary age and...
Investigation of August 1980 blowout and fire, lease OCS-G 4065 Matagorda Island Block 669, Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast
D.J. Bourgeois, R.J. Melancon, W.H. Martin, P. McDonald
1981, Open-File Report 81-706
No abstract available....
Mutagenicity of isomeric β, γ-unsaturated n-nitrosamines derived from terpene alkanolamines
S. L. Abidi, R. A. Finch
1981, Environmental Mutagenesis (3) 587-591
No abstract available....
The Algerian earthquake of October 10, 1980 - a preliminary report
A. F. Espinosa
1981, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (13) 23-33
The earthquake occurred at 1.25 pm local time and had a surface-wave magnitude of 7.3. The main event was followed by an aftershock 3 hours later with a magnitude of 6.0. The main earthquake epicenter was located 170 km from the capital, Algiers. -from Author...