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Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center Publications
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Annotated bibliography of selected references on PCB and the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site, Michigan, 1982-2002
Fifty six publications pertaining to the Kalamazoo River Superfund Site Publications stored in the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Environmental Response Division site files are summarized. Publications are presented chronologically within four categories: PCB releases, PCB remediation, PCB safety, and PCB testing and cleanup. The text consists of bibliographical information and brief
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Andreanne Simard
Mercury in stream ecosystems -- New studies initiated by the U.S. Geological Survey
Mercury can adversely affect humans and wildlife through consumption of contaminated fish, particularly by sensitive individuals, such as children and women of childbearing age. Mercury is currently the leading cause of impairment in the Nation’s estuaries and lakes and was cited in nearly 80 percent of fish-consumption advisories (2,242 of 2,838) reported by states in 2000. The geographic extent
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Mark E. Brigham, David P. Krabbenhoft, Pixie A. Hamilton
Influence of local riparian cover and watershed runoff potential on invertebrate communities in agricultural streams in the Minnesota River Basin
During the summer of 1997, 23 streams in the highly agricultural Minnesota River Basin were studied to determine the influence of local riparian cover conditions (wooded or open) and watershed runoff potential (high or low) on invertebrate community composition. A two by two-factorial analysis of variance was used to determine differences in invertebrate community measures among the design classes
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Jeremy Ryan ZumBerge, James A. Perry, Kathy Lee
Hydrology, nutrient concentrations, and nutrient yields in nearshore areas of four lakes in northern Wisconsin, 1999-2001
The effects of shoreline development on water quality and nutrient yields in nearshore areas of four lakes in northern Wisconsin were investigated from October 1999 through September 2001. The study measured surface runoff and ground-water flows from paired developed (sites containing lawn, rooftops, sidewalks, and driveways) and undeveloped (mature and immature woods) catchments adjacent to four
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David J. Graczyk, Randall J. Hunt, Steven R. Greb, Cheryl A. Buchwald, James T. Krohelski
Environmental effects of the Big Rapids dam remnant removal, Big Rapids, Michigan, 2000-02
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the city of Big Rapids, investigated the environmental effects of removal of a dam-foundation remnant and downstream cofferdam from the Muskegon River in Big Rapids, Mich. The USGS applied a multidiscipline approach, which determined the water quality, sediment character, and stream habitat before and after dam removal. Continuous water-qualit
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Denis F. Healy, Stephen J. Rheaume, J. Alan Simpson
Mercury data from small lakes in Voyageurs National Park, northern Minnesota, 2000-02
Mercury contamination of aquatic ecosystems is a resource concern in Voyageurs National Park. High concentrations of mercury in fish pose a potential risk to organisms that consume large amounts of those fish. During 2000–02, the U.S. Geological Survey measured mercury in water collected from 20 lakes in Voyageurs National Park. Those lakes span a gradient in fish-mercury concentrations, and also
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Robert M. Goldstein, Mark E. Brigham, Luke Steuwe, Michael A. Menheer
Why study lakes? An overview of USGS lake studies in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s 15,000 lakes are prominent features in its landscape and an important public resource. In the northern part of the State, the recent glaciation (ending about 10,000 years ago) created one of the densest clusters of lakes found anywhere in the world, containing lakes that occupy depressions in the glacial moraines and outwash deposits (fig. 1). This Northern Lakes and Forests Ecoregion
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Herbert S. Garn, J. F. Elder, Dale M. Robertson
Attenuation of runoff and chemical loads in grass filter strips at two cattle feedlots, Minnesota, 1995-98
Attenuation of cattle feedlot runoff in two grass-covered filter strips in Minnesota was estimated by measuring chemical loads into and out of the strips. Filter strips of the Bock and Sanborn sites were 60-m long and 20-m wide and received runoff from cattle feedlots that supported 35 and 225 cattle, respectively. Feedlot and filter-strip runoff were measured using flumes with stage sensors. Wate
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Stephen Charles Komor, Donald S. Hansen
Estimating the susceptibility of surface water in Texas to nonpoint-source contamination by use of logistic regression modeling
In the State of Texas, surface water (streams, canals, and reservoirs) and ground water are used as sources of public water supply. Surface-water sources of public water supply are susceptible to contamination from point and nonpoint sources. To help protect sources of drinking water and to aid water managers in designing protective yet cost-effective and risk-mitigated monitoring strategies, the
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William A. Battaglin, Randy L. Ulery, Thomas Winterstein, Toby Welborn
Flood-frequency characteristics of Wisconsin streams
Flood-frequency characteristics for 312 gaged sites on Wisconsin streams are presented for recurrence intervals of 2 to 100 years using flood-peak data collected through water year 2000. Equations of the relations between flood-frequency and drainage-basin characteristics were developed by multiple-regression analyses. Flood-frequency characteristics for ungaged sites on unregulated, rural streams
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John F. Walker, William R. Krug
Water quality and the effects of changes in phosphorus loading, Red Cedar Lakes, Barron and Washburn Counties, Wisconsin
The Red Cedar Lakes consist of three mainstem lakes (Balsam, Hemlock and Red Cedar) on the Red Cedar River in Barron and Washburn Counties, Wisconsin. These lakes are productive because of high phosphorus loading, and classified as mesotrophic to eutrophic. Because of concerns that the water quality of these lakes was degrading, three cooperative studies were conducted by the U.S. Geological Surve
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Dale M. Robertson, William J. Rose, Herbert S. Garn
Submersed aquatic vegetation trends in impounded and backwater habitat types in Pool 13, Upper Mississippi River system: 1994-2000
Abstract has not been submitted
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T.A. Blackburn, D.J. Kirby