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Comparison of U.S. and Russian Agriculture
(1964)The Soviet Union is the world’s third largest producer of cotton, growing approximately one-eighth of the world’s total annual productions of cotton. The country’s average yield of lint per acre in 1964 was the world’s ... -
A History of Wisconsin State University-Superior
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EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON OSMOREGUATION OF FRESHWATER POIKILOTHERMS
(1969-03-08)Much work has been done during the past few years showing that as the temperature of an organism changes, either upward or down, ionic equilibrium is disturbed within this organism. The degree of disturbance has been shown ... -
Effects of South Shore Drainage Basins and Clay Erosion on the Physical and Chemical limnology of Western Lake Superior
(1972)A chemical and geological investigation of Lake Superior waters and sediments is presented. The study area extends from Superior, Wisconsin to Amnicon Point, Wisconsin, a distance of eight miles. Sampling was enacted on ... -
The Architectural Development of Duluth, Minnesota
(University of Wisconsin-Superior, 1976-09)A thesis paper presented to the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Superior -
Fishery Resources of the Superior-Duluth Estuary
(1978-11)The Superior-Duluth estuary contains more than 11,500 acres of water (calculated from planimeter measurements of maps provided by the Metropolitan Interstate Committee). If compared to inland bodies of water in Wisconsin, ... -
Ecology of Western Lake Superior Region
(1983)The twin ports of Superior, Wisconsin and Duluth, Minnesota were founded at the head of the world's greatest continuous mass of freshwater. The Laurentian Great Lakes contain about 20% of the world's freshwater resources. ... -
ACUTE TOXICITIES OF NINE CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS TO SELECTED FRESHWATER ORANISMS
(1983-09)Acute flow-through toxicity tests were conducted with 1 nin e chlorinated organic compounds and four species of freshwater organisms. Eight compounds (1 ,2-dichlorobenzene, 1 ,4-dichlorobenzene, 1,2,4-tirchlorobenzene,hexa ... -
Transport of Toxic substances into Lake Superior by Suspended Solids
(1983-10)A primary threat to Great Lakes sport and commercial fisheries arises from contamination problems due to the introduction of certain xenobiotic chemicals in aquatic environments. Of particular concern are hydrophobic ... -
Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) Volume I
(1984)Over 60,000 chemicals exist in United States commerce (U.S. EPA, 1982). This inventory expands each year as 200 to l,000 new chemicals are advanced into commercial production (Muir, 1980). ... -
Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) Volume II
(1985)The contents of the second volume of Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas} provide additional information for the ongoing development of an aquatic toxicology data ... -
Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) Volume III
(1986)Acute toxicity values for aquatic life continue to be useful for preliminary assessment of the potential for harm in the environment by chemicals. The end-point for an Lc50 (concentration of chemical necessary to kill ... -
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING WALLYEYE OVA SURVIVAL IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER
(1986-10)The Fox River is a major tributary into Lake Michigan's Green Bay with an average discharge of 117 m3 sec-1 and an average gradient of 0.81 m km-1 in the last 62 km of the river (Epstein et al., 1974). Since the early ... -
Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) Volume IV
(1988)In this, the fourth volume of acute toxicity data on organic chemicals, we pay tribute to the species which has made this possible. The fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) is well suited to laboratory studies and was ... -
An Account of Two Decades of Applied Research and Public Education 1969 to 1989
(1989-04-28)The Center for Lake superior Environmental studies (CLSES) was created in the late 1960's, a period of national environmental concern. The founding scientists, from the departments of biology, chemistry, geology and ... -
Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) Volume V
(1990)The completion of this fifth volume of Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) marks a milestone for our QSAR research program. The five volumes contain original data from 777 ... -
Subchronic Toxicities of Industrial and Agricultural Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)
(1992)The utility of chemical toxicity testing as an environmental protection strategy has been an accepted practice since the mid 1900s. Extensive aquatic toxicity testing began in the 1960s and tests were categorized into ... -
Toxicity Evaluation of Sediments from Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, at Ashland, Wisconsin
(1998-08-12)The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) contracted with SEH to evaluate the toxicity of sediments collected from several near-shore sites in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, at Ashland, Wisconsin. The study area had ... -
Wisconsin Teaching Fellows, 1985-2000
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Methylmercury Content of Lake Superior Fish
(2000-06-15)Food contaminants have become an important issue in developing sustaif able resource harvests for interst State departments of health have determined that game fish from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan wa unlimited ...