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Pesticides in ground water: distribution, trends, and governing factors
A comprehensive review of published information on the distribution and behavior of pesticides and their transformation products in ground water indicates that pesticides from every chemical class have been detected in ground waters of the United States. Many of these compounds are commonly present at low concentrations in ground water beneath agricultural land. Little information is available on
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Jack Barbash, Elizabeth A. Resek
Pesticides in surface waters: distribution, trends, and governing factors
Pesticde use in agriculture and non-agriculture settings has increased dramatically over the last several decades. Concern about adverse effects on the environment and human health has spurred an enormous amount of research into their environmental behavior and fate. Pesticides in Surface Waters presents a comprehensive summary of this research. This book evaluates published studies that focus on
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Steven J. Larson, Paul D. Capel, Michael Majewski
Riverine resources: water needs and environmental effects analyses in the Alabama- Coosa- Tallapoosa and Apalachicola- Chattahoochee- Flint River basins
No abstract available.
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Mary C. Freeman, J.M. Nestler, P.N. Johnson
The scientific bases for preservation of the Mariana crow
The Panel recently released the report and recommendations resulting from its work over the last six months. Although primarily focused on the Mariana Crow, the report highlights that this is a matter potentially far more serious than the preservation of the crow on Guam and Rota. The report includes major sections dealing with the need to intensify research and control activities on the Brown T
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Committee on the Scientific Bases for the Preservation of the Mariana Crow National Research Council, W.D. Duckworth, S. R. Beissinger, S.R. Derrickson, T. H. Fritts, S. M. Haig, F.C. James, J.M. Marsluff, B.A. Rideout
Willful winds : Hurricane Andrew and Louisiana's coast
No abstract available.
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Glenn R. Guntenspergen, Beth A. Vairin
Proceedings of the ocean drilling program: New Jersey continental slope and rise
The Scientific Results volumes of the Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program contain specialty papers presenting the results of extensive research in various aspects of scientific ocean drilling. The authors of the papers published in this volume have enabled future investigators to gain ready access to the results of their research, and I acknowledge their contributions with thanks. Each paper
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Gregory S. Mountain, Kenneth G. Miller, Peter Blum, Per-Gunnar Alm, Marie-Pierre Aubry, Lloyd H. Burckle, Beth A. Christensen, J. Compton, John E. Damuth, Jean-François Deconinck, L. De Verteuil, Craig S. Fulthorpe, Stefan Gartner, Gilles Guerin, Stephen P. Hesselbo, Bryce Hoppie, Miriam E. Katz, Nobuhiro Kotake, Juan Manuel Lorenzo, Stuart McCracken, Cecilia McHugh, Wendy C. Quayle, Yoshiki Saito, Scott W. Snyder, Warner G. ten Kate, M. Urbat, Mickey C. Van Fossen, Adam Vecsei
Geology of the United States' seafloor: the view from GLORIA
No abstract available.
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James V. Gardner, Michael E. Field, David C. Twichell
Overview of studies to determine injury caused by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill to marine mammals
Marine mammal damage assessment studies after the Exxon
Valdez oil spill concentrated on sea otters, harbor seals, Steller sea
lions, killer whales, and humpback whales. Sea otter and harbor seals
were the most affected marine mammal; it was estimated that several
thousand otters and several hundred harbor seals died within months of
the spill. Steller sea lion, harbor seal, a
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Thomas R. Loughlin, Brenda E. Ballachey, B.A. Wright
Geochemical processes in ground water resulting from surface mining of coal at the Big Sky and West Decker Mine areas, southeastern Montana
No abstract available.
Authors
D.W. Clark, D. A. Nimick