You asked for it! Goldfish farming: Part II
M. Martin
1983, Aquaculture Magazine (9) 38-40
You asked for it! Goldfish farming: Part III
M. Martin
1983, Aquaculture Magazine (9) 30-34
Groundwater contamination by organic bases derived from coal-tar wastes
W. E. Pereira, C.E. Rostad, J.R. Garbarino, M. F. Hult
1983, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (2) 283-294
A fluid sample from a shallow aquifer contaminated by coal-tar wastes was analyzed for organic bases. The sample consisted of a mixture of aqueous and oily-tar phases. The phases were separated by centrifugation and filtration. Organic bases were isolated from each phase by pH adjustment and solvent extraction. Organic bases...
The relationship of acquisition systems to automated stereo correlation.
A. P. Colvocoresses
1983, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (49) 539-544
Today a concerted effort is being made to expedite the mapping process through automated correlation of stereo data. Stereo correlation involves the comparison of radiance (brightness) signals or patterns recorded by sensors. Conventionally, two-dimensional area correlation is utilized but this is a rather slow and cumbersome procedure. Digital correlation can...
Experimental study of metastable sulfur oxyanion formation during pyrite oxidation at pH 6-9 and 30 degrees C
Martin B. Goldhaber
1983, American Journal of Science (283) 193-217
No abstract available....
Selective concentration of cesium in analcime during hydrothermal alteration, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
T. E. C. Keith, J. M. Thompson, R. E. Mays
1983, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (47) 795-804
Chemical and mineralogical studies of fresh and hydrothermally altered rhyolitic material in Upper and Lower Geyser Basins, Yellowstone National Park, show that all the altered rocks are enriched in Cs and that Cs is selectively concentrated in analcime. The Cs content of unaltered rhyolite lava flows, including those from which...
In situ capture gamma-ray analysis of coal in an oversize borehole
J.L. Mikesell, D.W. Dotson, F. E. Senftle, R.S. Zych, J. Koger, L. Goldman
1983, Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research (215) 561-566
In situ capture gamma-ray analysis in a coal seam using a high resolution gamma-ray spectrometer in a close-fitting borehole has been reported previously. In order to check the accuracy of the method under adverse conditions, similar measurements were made by means of a small-diameter sonde in an oversize borehole in...
Crustal and upper mantle structure of the northern and central Sierra Nevada
B.B. Mavko, G. A. Thompson
1983, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (88) 5874-5892
Teleseismic data were recorded within the Sierra Nevada to look for lateral variations in the upper mantle. The data were collected at both temporary and permanent stations, and P wave residuals were computed. After correcting the P residual data for crustal and topographic effects, there is still a variation of as much as 0.5-0.6...
Nonequilibrium models for predicting forms of precipitated manganese oxides
J.D. Hem, Carol J. Lind
1983, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (47) 2037-2046
Manganese oxides precipitated by bubbling air through 0.01 molar solutions of MnCl2, Mn(NO3)2, MnSO4, or Mn(ClO4)2 at a constantly maintained pH of 8.5 to 9.5 at temperatures of 25°C or higher consisted mainly of hausmannite, Mn3O4. At temperatures near 0°C, but with other conditions the same, the product is feitknechtite, βMnOOH,...
Characteristics of resuspended sediment from Georges Bank collected with a sediment trap
C.M. Parmenter, Michael H. Bothner, B. Butman
1983, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (17) 521-533
A sediment trap was deployed 3 m from the bottom at a water depth of 62 m on the southern flank of Georges Bank (41°02·2′N, 67°33·5′W) from 30 September 1978 to 10 March 1979 to qualitatively determine the size of sediments resuspended from the bottom by winter storms and to...
Variable tolerance to copper in two species from San Francisco Bay
Samuel N. Luoma, D.J. Cain, K. Ho, A. Hutchinson
1983, Marine Environmental Research (10) 209-222
In static toxicity experiments, tolerance to soluble Cu of the bivalve, Macoma balthica, and the copepod, Acartia clausi, varied substantially among populations sampled within San Francisco Bay. Intraspecific tolerance differed ten-fold or more for both species over relatively small distances, suggesting geographical isolation of populations is not a prerequisite for...
Nucleation and growth of strike slip faults in granite
P. Segall, D.P. Pollard
1983, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (88) 555-568
Fractures within granodiorite of the central Sierra Nevada, California, were studied to elucidate the mechanics of faulting in crystalline rocks, with emphasis on the nucleation of new fault surfaces and their subsequent propagation and growth. Within the study area the fractures form a single, subparallel array which strikes N50°–70°E and...
Plasma corticosteroid and chloride dynamics in rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, and lake trout during and after stress
K. B. Davis, N. C. Parker
1983, Aquaculture (32) 189-194
Levels of plasma corticosteroids and chloride were studied in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) after 6 h of confinement in a shallow dipnet. Plasma corticosteroids increased more sharply in rainbow trout than in the other species during the confinement, and returned to...
Subdivision of the Mg-suite noritic rocks into Mg-gabbronorites and Mg-norites
O.B. James, M.K. Flohr
1983, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth (88) A603-A614
Mg-suite noritic rocks can be divided into two groups, the Mg-gabbronorites and the Mg-norites. The rocks of these groups differ in ratios of high-Ca pyroxene to total pyroxene, compositions of pyroxene and plagioclase, assemblages of Ti-, Nb-, and Zr-bearing minerals, compositions of chrome spinel, bulk-rock Ti/Sm and Sc/Sm, and measured...
Liquefaction sites, Imperial Valley, California.
T. L. Youd, M.J. Bennett
1983, Journal of Geotechnical Engineering (109) 440-457
Sands that did and did not liquefy at two sites during the 1979 Imperial Valley, Calif., earthquake (ML = 6.6) are identified and their properties evaluated. SPT tests were used to evaluate liquefaction susceptibility. Loose fine sands in an abandoned channel liquefied and produced sand boils, ground fissures, and a...
A note on the chemistry of seawater in the range 350°-500°C
James L. Bischoff, Robert J. Rosenbauer
1983, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (47) 139-144
The chemistry of seawater at conditions of 350° to 500°C, 220 to 1000 bars (22 to 100 MPa) is controlled by reactions involving magnesium hydroxide sulfate (MHSH) and anhydrite. During progressive heating from 350° to 500°C at 1000 bars (100 MPa), MHSH with a <img class="imgLazyJSB inlineImage" title="" src="http://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-0016703783900984-si1.gif"...
Origin of concretionary Mn-Fe-oxides in stream sediments of Maine, U.S.A.
G.A. Nowlan, J. B. McHugh, T. D. Hessin
1983, Chemical Geology (38) 141-156
Studies of stream and sediment-pore waters largely explain the genesis of concretionary Mn-Fe-oxides in Maine. Waters of two small streams near Jackman, Maine, were studied in terms of pH, Eh, dissolved oxygen, dissolved organic carbon, dissolved Mn, total dissolved Fe, and ferrous and ferric Fe. Pyrite Creek has profuse concretions...
Progressive changes in the morphology of fluvial terraces and scarps along the Rappahannock River, Virginia.
Steven M. Colman
1983, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms (8) 201-212
Progressive geomorphic changes in the flight of fluvial terraces along the Rappahannock River, Virginia, provide a framework for analysing the effect of time on landforms. Indices of terrace preservation, especially drainage densities and area to perimeter ratios, show systematic changes with terrace age. Higher scarps tend to have steeper slopes...
Authigenic vivianite in Potomac River sediments: control by ferric oxy-hydroxides
P.P. Hearn, D.L. Parkhurst, E. Callender
1983, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (53) 165-177
Sand-size particles of vivianite (Fe 3 (PO 4 ) 2 .8H 2 O) have been identified in surficial sediments of the tidal Potomac River near a major sewage treatment plant. Vivianite is concentrated in a surface layer of coarse-sand dredge spoil, which overlies much finer sediment. Although saturation indices indicate that...
Submarine hydrothermal metamorphism of the Del Puerto ophiolite, California
Russell C. Evarts, Peter Schiffman
1983, American Journal of Science (283) 289-340
No abstract available....
Development of reaction models for ground-water systems
Niel Plummer, D.L. Parkhurst, D.C. Thorstenson
1983, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (47) 665-685
Methods are described for developing geochemical reaction models from the observed chemical compositions of ground water along a hydrologic flow path. The roles of thermodynamic speciation programs, mass balance calculations, and reaction-path simulations in developing and testing reaction models are contrasted. Electron transfer is included in the mass balance equations...
River discharge controls phytoplankton dynamics in the northern San Francisco Bay estuary
J. E. Cloern, A.E. Alpine, B.E. Cole, R.L.J. Wong, J.F. Arthur, M.D. Ball
1983, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (16) 415-429
Phytoplankton dynamics in the upper reach of the northern San Francisco Bay estuary are usually characterized by low biomass dominated by microflagellates or freshwater diatoms in winter, and high biomass dominated by neritic diatoms in summer. During two successive years of very low river discharge (the drought of 1976-77), the...
Introduction: seismology and earthquake engineering in Central and South America.
A. F. Espinosa
1983, Earthquake Information Bulletin (USGS) (15) 4-6
Reports the state-of-the-art in seismology and earthquake engineering that is being advanced in Central and South America. Provides basic information on seismological station locations in Latin America and some of the programmes in strong-motion seismology, as well as some of the organizations involved in these activities.-from Author...
Can the earth be dated from decay of its magnetic field?.
G. B. Dalrymple
1983, Journal of Geological Education (31) 124-133
Thomas G. Barnes, Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Texas, El Paso, and a creationist, argues that the geomagnetic field was created by unknown processes at the time of creation of the earth and has been decaying irreversibly and exponentially, with a half-life of about 1400 years,...
Reinterpretation of the exposed record of the last two cycles of Lake Bonneville, Western United States
W. E. Scott, W.D. McCoy, R. R. Shroba, M. Rubin
1983, Quaternary Research (20) 261-285
A substantially modified history of the last two cycles of Lake Bonneville is proposed. The Bonneville lake cycle began prior to 26,000 yr B.P.; the lake reached the Bonneville shoreline about 16,000 yr B.P. Poor dating control limits our knowledge of the timing of subsequent events. Lake level was maintained...