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Hydraulic characteristics of an underdrained irrigation circle, Muskegon County, wastewater disposal system, Michigan
Muskegon County, Michigan, disposes of waste water by spray irrigating farmland on its waste-disposal site. Buried drains in the highly permeable unconfined aquifer at the site control the level of the water table. Hydraulic conductivity of the aquifer and drain-leakance, the reciprocal of resistance to flow into the drains, was determined at a representative irrigation circle while calibrating a
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M.G. McDonald
Biological activity and chemical characteristics of dredge material from ten sites on the upper Mississippi River
Abstract not submitted to date
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L. L. Marking, V. K. Dawson, J. L. Allen, T.D. Bills, J.J. Rach
Mutagenicity of isomeric β, γ-unsaturated n-nitrosamines derived from terpene alkanolamines
No abstract available.
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S. L. Abidi, R. A. Finch
Speciation of aryloxyethoxyethyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium salts by glass capillary gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography
Using glass capillary gas chromatography (GC) and ion-pair reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), a pair of structurally similar microbicides, benzyl diisobutylphenoxyethoxyethyl dimethyl ammonium chloride and its cresoxy-analogue, were effectively resolved and accurately quantified with a high degree of selectivity and specificity. Optimization of conditions in the chromato
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S. L. Abidi
Boat attachments for ichthyoplankton studies in small impoundments
An apparatus for sampling larval fish in small impoundments is described.
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L.E. Holland, G. S. Libey
Polychlorinated biphenyl (Aroclor< 1254) residues in rainbow trout: effects on sensitivity to nine fishery chemicals
The influence of background polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) residues in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) on the susceptibility of the fish to nine chemicals routinely or occasionally used in fishery operations was evaluated. Rainbow trout fry were divided into three groups: one was exposed to 0.01 ppb and another to 0.1 ppb of the PCB Aroclor (R) 1254; the third (control) group was unexposed. After
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T.D. Bills, L. L. Marking, W.L. Mauck
Synthesis of carbon-14 and deuterium labeled N-nitroso-2 (3',7'-dimethyl-2',6'-octadienyl) aminoethanols
Methods of preparation of carbon-14 and deuterium labeled N-nitroso-2(3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl) aminoethanols are described. The primary synthetic method involved alkylation of ethanolamine or ethylglycine with suitable chlorides and subsequent mild nitrosation. Isomeric 14C-nitrosamines were also prepared by selective -cleavage of the di-substituted ethanolamine with nitrous acid.
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S. L. Abidi, A.L. Idelson
Residues of isobornyl thiocyanoacetate (Thanite) and a metabolite in fish and treated ponds
Isobornyl thiocyanoacetate (Thanite) is an insecticide that induces a surfacing response in fish and therefore has been considered to have potential as a fish collection agent. Analyses for residues of Thanite in carp (Cyprinus carpio) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) exposed to chemical yielded only a trace of the parent compound. A metabolite, isobornyl a-(methylthio)acetate, was isol
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J. L. Allen, J.B. Sills, V. K. Dawson, R.T. Amel
Flood of July 1-5, 1978 on the Kickapoo River, southwestern Wisconsin
The Kickapoo River valley in southwestern Wisconsin had a devastating flood ($10 million estimated damages) during July 1-5, 1978. The flash flooding was caused by intense storms on June 30 through July 2. Total rainfall accumulation ranged from 5.8 inches near Ontario to 9.5 inches at La Farge. The resulting flood equaled or exceeded the largest ones recorded since the 1850 's and equaled or exce
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Peter E. Hughes, J.S. Hannuksela, W.J. Danchuk
Water resources data for Michigan, water year 1980
Water resources data for the 1980 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, water quality, and water temperature of ground-water wells. This report contains discharge records for 180 gaging stations; stage only records for 4 gaging stations; stage and contents for 5 lak
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Ground-water data for Michigan, 1980
The purpose of this report is to make available the 1980 records of water levels and related data for the principal aquifers of the State. This report is written for municipalities, industries, institutions, consultants, drillers, hydrologists and other people interested in the ground-water resources.
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G.C. Huffman