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Submarine encrustation of a Byzantine nail
Virtually all iron objects recovered from a 7th century Byzantine shipwreck off the coast of Turkey were encrusted with a carbonate-rich layer. Mineralogical and chemical examination reveals limonite, siderite, and aragonite as dominant authigenic phases. The encrustations can be explained by oxidation (corrosion) of the metal in sea water. Analogous processes are suggested for many concretions fo
Authors
John D. Milliman, Frank T. Manheim
Disposable syringe techniques for obtaining small quantities of pore water from unconsolidated sediments
Disposable plastic syringes, fitted with screen discs and circles of filter paper, can be used to extract small amounts of pore water from unconsolidated sediments. A wooden screw frame or large C clamp supplies pressure for field use. Supplementary techniques enable small volumes of fluid to be recovered and handled easily. The Goldberg compensating refractometer provides a useful companion tool
Authors
F. T. Manheim
Distribution of DDT residues in tissues of birds in relation to mortality, body condition, and time
No abstract available.
Authors
L. F. Stickel, W. H. Stickel
Book Review: Transmission of viruses by the water route by Gerald Berg, ed.
This "book" is a collection of 31 carefully edited reports which are based upon presentations of highly qualified persons who were, for the most part, participants in a 3-day symposium held in 1965 and sponsored by the research branch of what is now the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration (FWPCA).
Authors
K. Wolf
Sixty-eighth Christmas bird count. 272. Southern Dorchester County, Md
No abstract available.
Authors
D. R. Clark
Reward banding to determine reporting rate of recovered mourning dove bands
Reward bands placed on the other leg of certain regularly banded immature mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura) were used to develop information on reporting rates of recovered dove bands. Reports from 15 widely separated sections of the United States showed considerable variation in recovery rate of doves both with and without reward bands. The overall percentages of banded doves that were reported
Authors
R. E. Tomlinson
[Book review] McClung, Robert. Redbird: The Story of a Cardinal. William Morrow. 1968. Pp. 00. Illus
No abstract available.
Authors
R.C. Banks
[Book review] Hindwood, Keith. Australian Birds in Color. East-West Center Press. Honolulu. 1966. Pp. 112
No abstract available.
Authors
R.C. Banks
[Book review] 'Hawaii's birds,' by Hawaii Audubon Society
No abstract available.
Authors
C.B. Kepler