| Environmental Fate and Transport of a New Energetic Material, CL-20 |
MAR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Jalal Hawari; Vimal Balakrishnan; Ghalib Bardai; Bharat Bhushan; Sabine Dodard; Diane Fournier; Carl Groom; Annamaria Halasz; Fanny Monteil-Rivera; Pierre Y. Robidoux; Sylvie Rocheleau; Manon Sarrazin; Kathleen Savard; Geoffrey Sunahara; NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA MONTREAL (QUEBEC) BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INST
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 | CL-20 is an emerging munition compound that may replace RDX and HMX, but little information is available on its environmental fate and ecological impact. Therefore the present report first describes the development and validation of an analytical method to analyze CL-20 in soil and water and the determination of key physicochemical parameters such as Kow (82.6), solubility (3.87 mg/L) and sorption/desorption parameters (Kd, Koc) of the chemical under various conditions ... |
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| Modulators of Immune Responses |
JAN 96 |
612 pages |
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Joanne S. Stolen; SOS PUBLICATIONS FAIR HAVEN NJ
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 | A very successful conference was held, 1995 on Modulators of Immune Responses, July 8-15. Responses to the meeting reviewed in Immunology Today and FINews which have worldwide distribution has been very positive and a lot of interest in this area has been generated. The immune system and alterations to its normal function provides a very sensitive indicator of impending disease or danger to health. We now know that all living ... |
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| Effects of Three Species of Aquatic Plants on Macroinvertebrates in Lake Seminole, Georgia |
AUG 94 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Peets; Andrew C. Miller; David C. Beckett; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| In July 1987, entire plant samples and quantitative total substratum samples were collected in Lake Seminole, Florida, to analyze the effects of three species of plants (Hydrilla verticillata, Potamogeton nodosus, and Nymphaea odorata) on macroinvertebrate density and community composition. The study was designed to examine epiphytic (attached to plant surfaces) as well as benthic organisms (living on or just beneath the sediment surface). Fifteen macroinvertebrate taxonomic groups were identified from ... |
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| Compilation of 1990 Annual Reports of the Navy ELF Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. Volume 2. Tabs C thru F |
AUG 91 |
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| Authors:
J. E. Zapotosky; IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL
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| This portion of the report includes monitoring of and data for arthropoda and earthworms; pollinating insects; and small mammals and nesting birds. During the 1990 growing season the ELF antenna was operated more frequently than in prior years. This provides 2 years of intermittent ELF exposure for the biological systems to react to the radiation, one year of very limited exposure and greater exposure in 1990. Arthropod and earthworm sampling ... |
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| Long-Term Effects of Dredging Operations Program. Collation and Interpretation of Data for Times Beach Confined Disposal Facility, Buffalo, New York |
JUN 91 |
344 pages |
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Elizabeth A. Stafford; John W. Simmers; R. G. Rhett; Carole P. Brown; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This interim report, collates all data gathered for the Times Beach confined disposal facility (CDF), Buffalo, New York. This purpose of the studies at the CDF was to determine the mobility and potential hazard of contaminants known to be in the dredged material placed at Times Beach by sampling and analyzing various components of the developing ecosystems. Upland, wetland, and aquatic areas are represented within the CDF and, for each ... |
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| Toxicity of Persistent Chemical Agents Simulants (PCAS) and Chemical Agent Disclosure Solution (CADS) in Soil on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus, L.) and Earthworms (Eisenia foetida) |
MAR 91 |
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| Authors:
Carlon T. Phillips; Randall S. Wentsel; Ronald T. Checkai; CHEMICAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Persistent chemical agent simulants (PCAS) of GD and HL and the chemical agent disclosure solution (CADS) were tested for their toxicity to cucumbers and earthworms. The PCAS and CADS were tested at 0,0.10, 0.50, 1.0, and 2.5% concentration by weight. The GD simulant produced lethal and sublethal effects on cucumber plants at the 1.0% level. The HL simulant in soil on cucumbers was lethal above the 0.10% concentration. The CADS ... |
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| Compilation of 1989 Annual Reports of the Navy ELF Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. Volume 2. Tabs C-F |
AUG 90 |
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| Authors:
IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL
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| This is the eight compilation of annual reports for the Navy's ELF communications Systems Ecological Monitoring Program. The reports document the progress of eight studies performed during 1989 near the Naval Radio Transmitting Facility -- Republic, Michigan. The purpose of the monitoring is to determine whether electromagnetic fields produced by the ELF Communications System will affect resident biota or their ecological relationships. Soil Amoeba: Arthropoda and Earthworms: Pollinating Insects: Small ... |
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| Compilation of 1988 Annual Reports of the Navy ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. Volume 2 |
AUG 89 |
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| Authors:
IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL
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| This is the seventh compilation of annual reports for the Navy's ELF Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. The reports document the progress of eight studies performed during 1988 at the Wisconsin and Michigan Transmitting Facilities. The purpose of the monitoring is to determine whether electromagnetic fields produced by the ELF Communications System will affect resident biota or their ecological relationships. Keywords: Ecology; Electromagnetic effects; Environmental biology; Extremely flow frequency. Contents: ... |
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| Comparative Heavy Metal Uptake by Soil-Dwelling Invertebrates and the Bioassay Earthworm Eisenia foetida |
31 MAR 88 |
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| Authors:
Elizabeth A. Stafford; ROTHAMSTED EXPERIMENTAL STATION HARPENDEN (ENGLAND) ENTOMOLOGY DEPT
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| The use of invertebrates as indicators of soil pollution has been approached from two directions: either as a predictive laboratory test or as an indicator of field conditions. Under the present contract, the two approaches were compared by measuring concentrations of Zn, Cu, Ni, Cd, Cr and Pb in soil macro-invertebrates (including native earthworms) collected at field sites and by conducting laboratory uptake studies using the earthworm Eisenia foetida exposed ... |
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| Environmental Effects of Dredging: Upland Animal Bioassays of Dredged Material |
FEB 88 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
E. A. Stafford; C. A. Edwards; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| Earthworms have great potential for use as bioassay/biomonitor organisms in studies of contaminant uptake and possess many characteristics that make them ideally suited for this purpose (Ma 1982). Studies have demonstrated that native species of earthworms, collected at contaminated sites, can be used to Indicate biologically available levels of these contaminants (Helmke et al. 1979, Ireland 1983, Pietz et al. 1984). However, it Is the species Eisenia foetida (which does ... |
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| Lethal Concentrations of Heavy Metals in Tissue of Earthworms |
OCT 87 |
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| Authors:
Marcel B. Bouche; Patrick Brun; J. Y. Gal; Abdul Rida; MONTPELLIER-2 UNIV (FRANCE)
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| This toxicological research report addresses lethal concentrations of heavy metals in tissue of earthworms. We have presented the work in progress in the first interim report to improve 1) ecotoxicological test, 2) field procedures and 3) standardization of analysis. This second interim report deals mostly with toxicity tests because the point (3) is now in order and the work in field was impossible during the last dry season. Nevertheless, analysis ... |
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| Evaluate and Characterize Mechanisms Controlling Transport, Fate, and Effects of Army Smokes in the Aerosol Wind Tunnel |
OCT 87 |
202 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Van Voris; Dominic A. Cataldo; Michael W. Ligotke; Thomas R. Garland; Kris M. McFadden; BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST RICHLAND WA PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABS
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| An evaluation of the terrestrial transport, transformations and ecological effects of phosphorus red phosphorus-butyl rubber (RP/BR) smoke obscurant was performed at Pacific Northwest Laboratory. A similar evaluation using white phosphorus (WP) smoke/obscurant is currently proceeding. Future testing with other smokes are planned. The objective of this research program is to characterize the effects of smokes and obscurants on: (1) natural vegetation characteristic of U.S. Army training sites in United States; ... |
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| Compilation of 1986 Annual Reports of the Navy ELF (Extremely Low Frequency) Communications System Ecological Monitoring Program. Volume 2. TABS D-G |
JUL 87 |
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| Authors:
IIT RESEARCH INST CHICAGO IL
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| The U.S. Navy is conducting a long-term program to monitor for possible effects from the operation of its Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) communications System to resident biota and their ecological relationships. This report documents progress of the following studies: Soil Amoeba; Soil and Litter Arthropoda and Earthworm Studies; Biological Studies on Pollinating insects: Megachilid Bees; and Small Vertebrates: Small Mammals and Nesting Birds. |
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| Preliminary Assessment of Bioaccumulation of Metals and Organic Contaminants at the Times Beach Confined Disposal Site, Buffalo, New York |
APR 87 |
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| Authors:
Johannes M. Marquenie; John W. Simmers; Strafford H. Kay; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This document reports the results of preliminary investigations of contaminant mobility at the Times Beach confined disposal site in Buffalo, New York. A terrestrial earthworm (Eisenia foetida) bioassay procedure was applied in the field and in a laboratory controlled-environment chamber 7 years after terminating the diposal of dredged material. Native earthworms were collected from Times Beach and a nearby reference area, and native fishes were collected from the lake within ... |
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| Environmental Impact Research Program. Ecological Effects of Rubble- Mound Breakwater Construction and Channel Dredging at West Harbor, Ohio (Western Lake Erie) |
SEP 85 |
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| Authors:
Bruce A. Manny; Donald W. Schloesser; Charles L. Brown; John R. P. French III; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The investigation indicated that breakwater construction and associated channel dredging activities by the US Army Corps of Engineers in western Lake Erie at the entrance to West Harbor (Ohio) had no detectable adverse impacts on the distributions or abundances of macrozoobenthos and fishes. Rather, increases were noted in the number of fish eggs and larvae and in the desnity and biomass of periphyton and macrozoobenthos on and near the breakwaters. ... |
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| Biological Control Technology Development: Overseas Searches of Insects on Hydrilla, |
JUN 1983 |
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| Authors:
Joseph K. Balciunas; SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION FORT LAUDERDALE FL
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| This report presents some preliminary findings of a 6-month trip (13 April-24 October 1982) to Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia. This trip was the second in a series of overseas trips in search of natural enemies of hydrilla (Hydrilla verticillata Royle). These trips are intended to be preliminary surveys. The emphasis is on finding a great number of hydrilla-damaging insects species by collecting at as many hydrilla sites in ... |
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| Movement, Transport, and Scour of Particulate Organic Matter and Aquatic Invertebrates Downstream from a Peaking Hydropower Project |
MAY 1983 |
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| Authors:
William Matter; Patrick Hudson; John Nestler; Gary Saul; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| The Savannah River below Lake Hartwell, Georgia-South Carolina, receives hypolimnetic water discharged from the reservoir for peak power generation. Invertebrates and particulate organic material (POM) in the water column were collected during a 24-hr release cycle at sites 1.0, 4.5, and 12.5 km downstream from the dam. Water released during generation reached a maximum disstream from the dam. Water released during generation reached a maximum disstream from the dam. Water ... |
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| Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Selected Aquatic Habitats of the Lower Mississippi River |
APR 1983 |
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| Authors:
David C. Beckett; C. Rex Bingham; Larry G. Sanders; David B. Mathis; Eva M. McLemore; ARMY ENGINEER WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION VICKSBURG MS ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
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| This report describes benthic macroinvertebrate composition and distribution in four aquatic habitat types within a 60-mile reach of the Lower Mississippi River. The macroinvertebrate biotas of the four habitat types, dike fields (three), a natural band, a secondary channel, and an abandoned channel, were studied over one high flow (flood stage), two moderate, and two low flow periods between April 1979 and September 1980. The biotas present in the natural ... |
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| Benthic Macro-Invertebrates of Bull Creek and Ramer Branch, Eglin AFB reservation |
MAR 1983 |
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| Authors:
Joseph F. W. Scheiring; Richard C. Crews; AIR FORCE ARMAMENT LAB EGLIN AFB FL
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| A baseline study of benthic macro-invertebrates was conducted in Bull Creek and Ramer Branch, two streams draining test ranges used for the testing and evaluation of conventional munitions. The purpose of this study was to determine the numbers and kinds of benthic macro-invertebrates inhabiting the streams. This included an analysis of community composition, trophic structure, and seasonal and annual diversity patterns. A total of 78 taxa (mostly genera) was collected ... |
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| A Study of the Invertebrates and Fishes of Salt Marshes in Two Oregon Estuaries |
JUN 1981 |
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| Authors:
Duane L. Higley; Robert L. Holton; OREGON STATE UNIV CORVALLIS SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| Sweep nets, corers, enclosures, and clip-quadrat samplers were used to collect both quantitative and nonquantitative samples of invertebrates in level marsh, pan, tidal creek, and tidal flat habitats located in seven study areas representing various types of marsh. Fish in these habitats, as well as in a slough and in bay channels, were sampled by seine and otter trawls. Community taxonomic composition and trophic structure, along with fish stomach contents, ... |
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| Effects of Ship-Induced Waves in an Ice Environment on the St. Marys River Ecosystem |
JAN 1980 |
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| Authors:
T. P. Poe; T. A. Edsall; J. K. Hiltunen; FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ANN ARBOR MI GREAT LAKES FISHERY LAB
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| The Great Lakes Fishery Laboratory agreed to provide a base of information for evaluating the effects on fish, fish-food organisms, and fish habitat at those sites of ship-induced, under-ice surge waves, created by vessel passage in the adjacent ice-covered navigation channel. Macroinvertebrates of 56 taxa were identified in 75 Ponar grab samples taken during January-April at Frechette Point and Six Mile Point. Chronomidae (midge larvae), Oligochaeta (worms), and Gastropoda (snails) ... |
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