Geochemical survey of Missouri
Ronald R. Tidball
1984, Professional Paper 954-H-I
No abstract available....
K-Ar ages relating to metamorphism, plutonism, and gold quartz vein mineralization near Alleghany, Sierra County, California
J.K. Bohlke, E.H. McKee
1984, Isochron/West (39) 3-7
No abstract available. ...
Introduction - Contaminants in the upper Mississippi River
J.G. Wiener, R.V. Anderson, D.R. McConville
J.G. Wiener, R.V. Anderson, D.R. McConville, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Contaminants in the upper Mississippi River
Abstract not submitted to date...
Chronobiologic approach to aquaculture
N. C. Parker
1984, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society (113) 545-552
Diel and seasonal changes in the environment directly or indirectly control many biological functions. Chronobiology, the study of biological functions in relation to time of day, time of year, lunar phases, and other consistent cues, could have important applications in aquaculture. Physiological conditions that vary seasonally include feeding time, tolerance...
Availability of water from the alluvial aquifer in part of the Green River Valley, King County, Washington
W. E. Lum II, R. C. Alvord, B. W. Drost
1984, Water-Resources Investigations Report 83-4178
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe plans (1982) to build a fish hatchery in part of a 1.56-square-mile area in the Green River valley, Washington, and use groundwater to operate it. Groundwater data were collected in the area and used in a U.S. Geological Survey two-dimensional groundwater-flow model calibrated to simulate the...
Reflectance spectroscopy: Quantitative analysis techniques for remote sensing applications
Roger N. Clark, T. L. Roush
1984, Journal of Geophysical Research (89) 6329-6340
Several methods for the analysis of remotely sensed reflectance data are compared, including empirical methods and scattering theories, both of which are important for solving remote sensing problems. The concept of the photon mean optical path length and the implications for use in modeling reflectance spectra are presented. It is...
Hydrology of area 56, Northern Great Plains, and Rocky Mountain Coal Provinces, Utah
Gregory C. Lines
1984, Open-File Report 83-38
No abstract available....
Geochronological and isotopic evidence for early Proterozoic crust in the eastern Arabian Shield
J. S. Stacey, C. E. Hedge
1984, Geology (12) 310-313
We report zircon U-Pb, feldspar common Pb, whole-rock Sm-Nd, and Rb-Sr data from sample Z-103, a fine-grained granodiorite from the Jabal Khida region of the Saudi Arabian Shield (lat 21°19′N; long 44°50′W). The measurements yield conclusive evidence for continental crust of early Proterozoic...
Toxicity of chemical mixtures
L. L. Marking
G.M. Rand, S.R. Petrocelli, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Fundamentals of aquatic toxicology, methods and applications
Abstract not submitted to date...
Gold in natural water: A method of determination by solvent extraction and electrothermal atomization
J. B. McHugh
1984, Journal of Geochemical Exploration (20) 303-310
A method has been developed using electrothermal atomization to effectively determine the amount of gold in natural water within the nanogram range. The method has four basic steps: (1) evaporating a 1-L sample; (2) putting it in hydrobromic acid-bromine solution; (3) extracting the sample with methyl-isobutyl-ketone; and (4) determining the...
Effect of censoring trace-level water-quality data on trend-detection capability
R. J. Gilliom, R.M. Hirsch, E.J. Gilroy
1984, Environmental Science & Technology (18) 530-535
Monte Carlo experiments were used to evaluate whether trace-level water-quality data that are routinely censored (not reported) contain valuable information for trend detection. Measurements are commonly censored if they fall below a level associated with some minimum acceptable level of reliability (detection limit). Trace-level organic data were simulated with best-...
First record of marsupials (Metatheria: Polyprotodonta) from the Oligocene in Africa
T. M. Bown, E.L. Simons
1984, Nature (308) 447-449
Metatherian (marsupial) and eutherian (placental) mammals are end members of a complex, possibly common North American1-4 or, less likely, a South American5 stock that diverged before the early late Cretaceous and underwent separate adaptive radiations establishing them as the two dominant mammalian groups (subclass Theria). By the later Cretaceous, marsupials...
Rehabilitation materials from surface- coal mines in western U.S.A. III. Relations between elements in mine soil and uptake by plants.
R. C. Severson, L. P. Gough
1984, Reclamation and Revegetation Research (3) 185-197
Plant uptake of Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn from mine soils was assessed using alfalfa Medicago sativa, sainfoin Onobrychis viciaefolia, smooth brome Bromus inermis, crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum, slender wheatgrass A. trachycaulum and intermediate wheatgrass A. intermedium; mine soil (cover-soil and spoil material) samples were collected...
Water chemistry at selected sites on Pools 7 and 8 of the Upper Mississippi River: A ten-year survey
V. K. Dawson, G. A. Jackson, C. E. Korschgen
J.C. Wiener, R.V. Anderson, D.R. McConville, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Contaminants in the Upper Mississippi River
No abstract available....
Determination of rare-earth elements, yttrium and scandium in manganese nodules by inductively-coupled argon-plastma emission spectrometry
Terry L. Fries, Paul J Lamothe, J. J. Pesek
1984, Analytica Chimica Acta (159) 329-336
A sequential-scanning, inductively-coupled argon plasma emission spectrometer is used for the determination of the rare-earth elements, plus yttrium and scandium, in manganese nodules. Wavelength selection is optimized to minimize spectral interferences from manganese nodule components. Samples are decomposed with mixed acids in a sealed polycarbonate vessel, and elements are quantified...
Intrinsic oxygen fugacity measurements on seven chondrites, a pallasite, and a tektite and the redox state of meteorite parent bodies
R. Brett, M. Sato
1984, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (48) 111-120
Intrinsic oxygen-fugacity (fO2) measurements were made on five ordinary chondrites, a carbonaceous chondrite, an enstatite chondrite, a pallasite, and a tektite. Results are of the form of linear log fO2−1T">fO2−1T plots. Except for the enstatite chondrite, measured results agree well with calculated estimates by others.The tektite...
Species composition of fish communities in northern Wisconsin lakes: Relation to pH
J.G. Wiener, P.J. Rago, J.M. Eilers
G.R. Hendrey, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Early Biotic Responses to Advancing Lake Acidification. ACID-PRECIP.-SER. vol. 6
Fish communities in circumneutral Wisconsin lakes contained significantly more species than did those in acidic lakes (pH 5.1-6.0). Common, as well as rare, species occurred with lower frequency in acidic lakes than in circumneutral lakes. Certain taxa, such as minnows and darters, were either absent or rare in...
Use of dissolved oxygen modeling results in the management of river quality
D. A. Rickert
1984, Journal of the Water Pollution Control Federation (56) 94-101
In 1973, the U.S. Geological Survey initiated a study of the Willamette River, Oregon, to determine the major causes of dissolved oxygen (DO) depletion, and whether advanced treatment of municipal wastewaters was needed to achieve the DO standards. The study showed that rates of carbonaceous decay were low (kr =...
Statistical summaries of streamflow data in Oregon; Volume 1, eastern Oregon
John Friday, S. J. Miller
1984, Open-File Report 84-454
Statistical summaries of streamflow data at 335 streamgaging sites are presented in this two volume report to aid in appraising the hydrology of river basins in Oregon. Records for 31 gaging stations were compiled into separate periods owing to changes in regulation during the period of data collection. The periods...
Procedures for use of freshwater fishes in the development of reproducible toxicological information
L. L. Marking
L.L. Hoover, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Use of small fish in carcinogenicity testing
Abstract not submitted to date...
Water chemistry at selected sites on pools 7 and 8 of the upper Mississippi River: a ten-year survey
V. K. Dawson, G. A. Jackson, C. E. Korschgen
J.G. Wiener, R.V. Anderson, D.R. McConville, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Contaminants in the upper Mississippi River
Abstract not submitted to date...
Insights on why graphic correlation (Shaw's method) works
Lucy E. Edwards
1984, Journal of Geology (92) 583-597
In 1964 A. B. Shaw presented a method of correlating fossiliferous sedimentary rocks based on interpretation of graphic plots of first- and last-occurrences of taxa. Because there is no way to determine the true total ranges of fossil taxa, it is instructive to test the accuracy of the method using...
Biochemical indicators of stress in fishes: An overview
Dora R. M. Passino
V. W. Cairns, P. V. Hodson, J. O. Nriagu, editor(s)
1984, Book chapter, Contaminant effects on fisheries
No abstract available....
Monitoring active volcanoes
Robert I. Tilling
1984, Report
THERMAL-INERTIA MAPPING IN VEGETATED TERRAIN FROM HEAT CAPACITY MAPPING MISSION SATELLITE DATA.
Ken Watson, Susanne Hummer-Miller
1984, Conference Paper
Thermal-inertia data, derived from the Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM) satellite, were analyzed in areas of varying amounts of vegetation cover. Thermal differences which appear to correlate with lithologic differences have been observed previously in areas of substantial vegetation cover. However, the energy exchange occurring within the canopy is much...