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Report to Murphy Oil USA, Inc. Hog Island - Newton Creek Sampling Project
(1990-10-18)This project involved the collection of water samples and field measurement of several water quality parameters from 10 locations in the vicinity of Hog Island and four locations on Newton Creek (maps attached). Field ... -
Results of acute exposures to aluminum at pH >6.5 with planaria and daphids
(1985-07-25)Acute, static exposures with aluminum were completed at the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UW-S) using two species of freshwater organisms (brown planaria, Dugesia tigrina; daphnid, Daphnia magna). The ... -
Results of acute exposures to aluminum at pH>6.5 with Planaria and daphniids
(1985-07-25)Acute, static exposures with aluminum were completed at the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UW-S) using two species of freshwater organisms (brown Planaria, Dugesia tigrina; daphnid, Daphnia magna). The ... -
Results of freshwater exposures with various chemicals
(1991-01-30)Acute flow-through and static renewal exposures with biphenyl, butachlor, carbazole, dibenzofuran, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine, 1,2- epoxyethylbenzene (styrene oxide), isophorone, isopropalin, oxychlordane, pehtachloroanisole, ... -
SEDIMENT QUALITY EVALUATION IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER AND SOUTHERN GREEN BAY OF LAKE MICHIGAN
(1991-04)The quality of sediment from the Lower Fox River between the dam at DePere, Wisconsin, and the mouth of the river, and from the southern tip of Green Bay, Lake Michigan, was evaluated at 12 sites by a combination of ... -
SEDIMENT-ASSOCIATED POLLUTANTS AT SELECTED GREAT LAKES SITES AND THEIR EFFECTS UPON BIOTA
(1988-11-30)Progress was made during this quarter on (1) collection and culturing of test organisms, (2) development of an invertebrate and fish bioassay facility for sediments, (3) preparation for sediment mutagenicity assays ... -
SEDIMENT-ASSOCIATED POLLUTANTS AT SELECTED GREAT LAKES SITES AND THEIR EFFECTS UPON BIOTA First Quarterly Progress Report 1 September - 30 November 1988
(1989)Progress was ade during this quarter on (1) collection and culturing of test organisms, (2) development of an invertebrate and fish bioassay facility for sediments, (3) preparation for sediment mutagenicity assays (Ames ... -
SEVEN-DAY LARVAL FATHEAD MINNOW TOXICITY TEST WITH ZINC AND COPPER IN LAKE SUPERIOR WATER
(1983-08-19)7-Day Toxicity Tests with Zn and Cu were completed using larval fathead minnows. The results presented below are preliminary based upon nominal concentrations. A final report will be provided upon completion of the ... -
SHORE-BASED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BAWAT BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MK2 – MOBILE TREATMENT UNIT
(Lake Superior Research Institute - Great Waters Collaborative, 2024-04-05)This technical report represents the shore-based evaluation of the Bawat Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) Mk2 – Mobile Treatment Unit, developed by Bawat A/S Agern Alle, 2970 Horsholm, Denmark (www.bawat.com). This ... -
Short-Term Toxicity of Seven Chemicals Using the Fathead MInnow, Pimephales promelas or the Cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia
(1995-07-31)Seven-day acute renewal toxicity_ tests were conducted using the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) or a cladoceran (Ceriodaphnia dubia) by exposing them to several concentrations of either ammonia, aniline, methyl ... -
SITE-SPECIFIC ACUTE AND CHROMIC AQUATIC TOXICITY TESTING - WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT STUDIES
(1982-11)A need exists for the characterization of natural waters regarding their capacities for reducing the toxic effects of discharged wastes to aquatic organisms An understanding of effects of naturally occurring ligands in ... -
Static Coal Storage - Biological Effects on the Aquatic Environment
(1977)Benthic samples taken from four regions of the ORBA Coal dock facility indicated that the aquatic environment was moderately polluted as indicated by the kinds of benthic species present and by the diversity index value. ... -
Static Coal Storage - Chemical Effects on the Aquatic Environment
(1981-11-17)The aqueous leaching of heavy metals from soft coal has been examined under a variety of conditions. Variables examined were pH, particle size, rate of flow, time of contact and oxygen or nitrogen atmosphere. Simple ... -
A STUDY OF PCB BIOACCUMULATION FROM WAUKEGAN HARBOR, LAKE MICHIGAN, SEDIMENTS BY THE OLIGOCHAETE, LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS
(1993-10-05)The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) of the University of Wisconsin-Superior contracted with the Chicago District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a study of the bioaccumulation of PCBs from Waukegan ... -
A STUDY OF THE POLLUTION LEVELS AND DEPTHS WITHIN SUBSURFACE CORES COLLECTED DURING PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED ARROWHEAD BRIDGE
(1974-08-29)In a study completed in December 1973 by National Biocentric, Inc.· of Saint Paul for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sediments collected during the preceding summer within the Duluth-Superior harbor at the water-sediment ... -
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 ... -
SURVEY OF THE BOULEVARD TREES IN THE CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN PHASE I
(1991)This study represents the City of Superior's vision in planning for a better future and the University of Wisconsin-Superior's ability to provide positive solutions to specific problems. The recent loss of large numbers ... -
Temperal Changes in the Feeding of Rainbow Smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill), in Western Lake Superior
(1980)Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordaz (Mitchill), represent the dominant species in Lake Superior. Smelt feed upon zooplankton and macroinvertebrates including the opossum shrimp, Mysis relicta and the amphipod, Pontoporeia affinis ... -
TEST EXPLORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ULTRASONICATOR INVASIVE SPECIES WATER TREATMNET FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMNET
(2022-06-06)This technical report presents findings from bench-scale evaluation of the ultrasonicator invasive species water treatment developed by UPIR LLC to inactivate aquatic organisms. This evaluation was the first attempt to ... -
TESTS EXPOLORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ELECTRON BEAM TREATMENT FOR BALLAST WATER MANAGEMENT
(2022-03-25)This technical report presents findings from bench-scale tests evaluating the ability of electron beam treatment to inactivate aquatic organisms. This evaluation was the first attempt to assess the electron beam treatment ...