Organochlorine residues in animals from three Louisiana watersheds in 1978 and 1979
P.F. Dowd, G.U. Mayfield, D.P. Coulon, J.B. Graves, J.D. Newson
1985, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (34) 832-841
No abstract available....
Sperm whales (Physeter catodon) in the Gulf of Mexico
L.A. Collum, T. H. Fritts
1985, Southwestern Naturalist (30) 101-104
The distribution of the sperm whale, Physeter catodon, was documented in the Gulf of Mexico during 1979 to 1981 using regular aerial surveys and opportunistic sightings from ships. Most sightings were in the western Gulf of Mexico in deep waters near the edge of the continental shelf. A total of...
Growth and blood chemistry of ducklings reared on acidified wetlands
Barnett A. Rattner, G. Haramis, G. Linder, D. Chu
1985, American Zoologist (25) 17A-17A
Acid deposition is one factor that may be responsible for the decline of some waterfowl populations. Growth and physiological condition were monitored in captive-reared black ducks (Anas rubripes) exposed for 10-day trials (day 11-20 of life) on control (pH 6.8) and acidified (pH 5.0) man-made emergent wetlands. Impaired...
[Book review] Seabirds of Eastern North Pacific and Arctic Waters, Delphine Haley, editor
C.S. Robbins
1985, Audubon Naturalist News (11) 6
Reproduction and organochlorine contaminants in terns at San Diego Bay
H. M. Ohlendorf, F.C. Schaffner, T. W. Custer, C. J. Stafford
1985, Colonial Waterbirds (8) 42-53
In 1981, we studied Caspian Terns (Sterna caspia) and Elegant Terns (S. elegans) nesting at the south end of San Diego Bay, California. Randomly collected Caspian Tern eggs contained signficantly (P < 0.05) higher mean concentrations of DDE (9.30 ppm) than did Elegant Tern eggs (3.79 ppm). DDE may have...
Waterbirds of Hawaii Island
P.W.C. Paton, J. M. Scott
1985, 'Elepaio (45) 69-76
No abstract available....
Bird use and heavy metal accumulation in waterbirds at dredge disposal impoundments, Corpus Christi, Texas
Donald H. White, E. Cromartie
1985, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (34) 295-300
No abstract available....
Environmental contamination in the oil fields of western Pennsylvania
P.H. Albers, A. A. Belisle, D. M. Swineford, R.J. Hall
1985, Oil and Petrochemical Pollution (2) 265-280
The effects on freshwater wildlife of chronic exposure to oil field discharges are not well known. Collections of wastewater, aquatic invertebrates, fish, salamanders, and small mammals were made in several streams in the oil fields of western Pennsylvania during 1980-81. Estimates of the petroleum content of two wastewater discharges were...
Mapping of forested wetland: Use of Seasat radar images to complement conventional sources
J.L. Place
1985, Professional Geographer (37) 463-469
Distinguishing forested wetland from dry forest using aerial photographs is handicapped because photographs often do not reveal the presence of water below tree canopies. Radar images obtained by the Seasat satellite reveal forested wetland as highly reflective patterns on the coastal plain between Maryland and Florida. Seasat radar images may...
The manatee in Haiti
G. B. Rathbun, C.A. Woods, J. A. Ottenwalder
1985, Oryx (19) 234-236
The future looks bleak for the manatee population in the waters around Haiti. Results of a survey conducted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service suggest that numbers have declined drastically over the last 50 years. The best hope for the few remaining is that the hunting expertise will vanish...
Habitat Suitability Index Models: Lesser snow goose (wintering)
John C. Leslie, Phillip J. Zwank
1985, FWS/OBS 82/10.97
The lesser snow goose may have the largest population of any goose in the world (Cooch 1958; Kerbes 1975; Ogilvie 1978). Its arctic breeding range has greatly expanded since the mid-1950's (Bellrose 1976). In the United States, it normally ranks behind only the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) in population size...
A kinematic model for the structure of lee-side (dune-like) deposits
Ralph E. Hunter
1985, Sedimentology (32) 409-422
A kinematic model for the structure of the lee-side deposit of a dune-like bedform, Gilbert-type delta, or similar step is developed, based on the assumptions that initial deposition is entirely by grainfall, that the rate of deposition decreases as a power function of distance downflow from the brink of the...
Crystalline gold in soil and the problem of supergene nugget formation: Freezing and exclusion as genetic mechanisms
J.R. Watterson
1985, Precambrian Research (30) 321-335
Many of the world's richest gold placer deposits now occur in cold regions despite differences in their climatic history. It therefore seems possible that there may be some fundamental connection between freezing climates and the local chemical behavior of gold in the weathering cycle. This hypothesis, along with the problematical...
Hydraulic gradient control for groundwater contaminant removal
Atwood D. Fisher, S.M. Gorelick
1985, Journal of Hydrology (76) 85-106
The Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver, Colorado, U.S.A., is used as a realistic setting for a hypothetical test of a procedure that plans the hydraulic stabilization and removal of a groundwater contaminant plume. A two-stage planning procedure successfully selects the best wells and their optimal pumping/recharge schedules to contain the...
Experimental studies in natural groundwater-recharge dynamics: The analysis of observed recharge events
M. Sophocleous, C. A. Perry
1985, Journal of Hydrology (81) 297-332
The amounts and time distribution of groundwater recharge from precipitation over an approximately 19-month period were investigated at two instrumented sites in south-central Kansas. Precipitation and evapotranspiration sequences, soil-moisture profiles and storage changes, water fluxes in the unsaturated zone and hydraulic gradients in the saturated zone at various depths, soil...
Salt-water-freshwater transient upconing - An implicit boundary-element solution
M. Kemblowski
1985, Journal of Hydrology (78) 35-47
The boundary-element method is used to solve the set of partial differential equations describing the flow of salt water and fresh water separated by a sharp interface in the vertical plane. In order to improve the accuracy and stability of the numerical solution, a new implicit scheme was developed for...
Post-Eruption Changes in Channel Geometry of Streams in the Toutle River Drainage Basin, 1980-82, Mount St. Helens, Washington
D. F. Meyer, K. Michael Nolan, J.E. Dodge
1985, Open-File Report 85-412
The May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, generated a debris avalanche, lateral blast, lahars, and tephra deposits that altered mainstem and tributary channels within the Toutle River drainage basin. Channel cross sections were monumented and surveyed on North Fork Toutle River and its tributaries, on South Fork...
Water resources data, Michigan, water year 1984
John B. Miller, John L. Oberg, Theodore Sieger Jr.
1985, Water Data Report MI-84-1
Water resources data for the 1984 water year for Michigan consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; stage, contents, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; and water levels and water temperature of ground water. This report contains discharge records for 142 gaging stations; stage only...
Cost-effectiveness of the U.S. Geological Survey's stream-gaging programs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
R. A. Gadoury, J.A. Smath, R. A. Fontaine
1985, Water-Resources Investigations Report 84-4097
The report documents the results of a study of the cost-effectiveness of the U.S. Geological Survey 's continuous-record stream-gaging programs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Data uses and funding sources were identified for 91 gaging stations being operated in Massachusetts are being operated to provide data for two special purpose...
Water resources data, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, water year 1983
R. A. Gadoury, G.G. Girouard, Kernell G. Ries III
1985, Water Data Report MA-RI-83-1
Water-resources data for the 1983 water year for Massachusetts and Rhode Island consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams; contents of lakes and reservoirs; and ground-water levels. This report contains discharge records for 93 gaging stations, monthend contents for 30 lakes and reservoirs, water quality for...
Bedrock aquifers of eastern San Juan County, Utah
Charles Avery
1985, Open-File Report 85-568
This study is one of a series of studies appraising the water-bearing properties of the Navajo Sandstone and associated formations in southern Utah. The study area is about 4,600 square miles, extending from the Utah-Arizona State line northward to the San Juan-Grand County line and westward from the Utah-Colorado State...
Agua subterranea en Puerto Rico [Ground water in Puerto Rico]
Ferdinand Quinones-Marquez, Jose Alicea-Ortiz
1985, Open-File Report 85-642
No abstract available....
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1984: Volume 2. Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and American Samoa
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1985, Water Data Report HI-84-2
Volume 2 of water resources data for the 1984 water year for other Pacific areas consists of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; stage of 2 lakes and a reservoir; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report contains discharge records for 32...
Water resources data, Missouri, water year 1984
L.A. Waite, Jerri V. Davis, H.L. Reed, D.O. Hatten, T.J. Perkins
1985, Water Data Report MO-84-1
Water resources data for the 1984 water year for Missouri consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of lakes and reservoirs; contains records for water discharge at 112 gaging stations; stage and contents at 9 lakes and reservoirs; water quality at 71 sampling stations (including 1 lake) and...
Water resources data for Hawaii and other Pacific areas, water year 1984: Volume 1. Hawaii
Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey
1985, Water Data Report HI-84-1
Water resources data for the 1984 water year for Hawaii and other Pacific Areas consist of records of stage, discharge, and water quality of streams and springs; and water levels and water quality in wells. This report, volume 1, contains discharge records for 96 gaging stations; water quality for 13...
