Browsing Lake Superior Research Institute by Author "Balcer, Mary D."
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An Account of Two Decades of Applied Research and Public Education 1969 to 1989
Bahnick, Donald A.; Balcer, Mary D.; Brooke, Larry T.; Call, Daniel J.; Dickas, Albert B.; Lozano, Stephen; MacTaggart, Terrence J.; Markee, Thomas P.; Roubal, Ronald K.; Swenson, William A.; Vaishnav, Dinesh (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 ... -
ANALYSIS OF BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITIES FROM CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS
Balcer, Mary D. (1993-01-12)This task was a continuation of work for the EPA-ERL-Duluth sediment program designed to evaluate the toxicity of aquatic sediments. Staff members at the University of Wisconsin-Superior's Lake Superior Research Institute ... -
ASSESSMENT OF BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE POPULATIONS IN THE NEMADJI RIVER BURLINGTON-NORTHERN RAILCAR DERAILMENT
Balcer, Mary D. (1992-10-13)This study is designed to assess the effects of the June 30, 1992 railcar derailment on the benthic macroinvertebrates of the Nemadji River. Changes in the abundance and species composition of the benthos will be used ... -
CROSS CHANNEL HOLE AND BUNGE SLIP FISH ASSESSMENT
Balcer, Mary D. (1989-10)The Northwest Regional Planning Commission, the City of Superior and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are with financial assistance from the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, preparing a plan for long ... -
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING WALLEYE OA SURVIVAL IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER
Balcer, Mary D.; McCauley, Dennis J.; Niemi, Gerald J.; Brooke, Larry T. (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 ... -
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING WALLEYE OVA SURVIVAL IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER
Balcer, Mary D.; McCauley, Dennis J.; Niemi, Gerald J.; Brooke, Larry T. (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 ... -
ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING WALLEYE OVA SURVIVAL IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER
Balcer, Mary D.; McCauley, Dennis J.; Niemi, Gerald J.; Brooke, Larry T. (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 ... -
EVALUATION OF AQUATIC SEDIMENT FOR TOXICITY TO CHIRONOMUS TENTANS IN A 10 DAY EXPOSURE AND TO HYALELLA AZTECA IN A 28 DAY EXPOSURE
Balcer, Mary D.; Brooke, Larry T.; Markee, Thomas P.; Call, Daniel J.; Brooke, Dianne L. (2000-01-07)The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) contracted with Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Inc. to evaluate sediment samples from eight sites (three reference and five non reference) for toxicity toward two species of benthic ... -
EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT FOR TOXICITY AND BIOACCUMULATION OF LEAD
Call, Daniel J.; Brooke, Larry T.; Brooke, Dianne L.; Polkinghorne, Christine N.; Balcer, Mary D. (1999-11-30)The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI), contracted with Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Inc. to measure lead concentrations in samples from seventeen sites and to evaluate the toxicity of sediment samples from ten of these ... -
EVALUATION OF SEDIMENT FROM NEW YORK STATE (ALCOA SITE) FOR TOXICITY AND BIOACCUMULATION OF LEAD
Call, Daniel J.; Brooke, Larry T.; Brooke, Dianne L.; Polkinghorne, Christine N.; Balcer, Mary D. (1999-09-30)The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI), contracted with Blasland, Bouck & Lee, Inc. to measure lead concentrations in seventeen samples and evaluate the toxicity of sediment samples from ten of these sites (Alcoa Site) ... -
FISH POPULATION CHANGES AND THE MECHANISMS ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGE IN AN ACIDIFIED LAKE: ACIDIFICATION TO pH 5.5
Swenson, William A.; Simonson, Timothy D.; Balcer, Mary D. (1987-03-15)The report describes fish research on Little Rock Lake, Vilas County, Wisconsin during the period from April 1, 1985 through March 15, 1987. Fish research was initiated on Little Rock Lake during August 1983 as part ... -
SEDIMENT QUALITY EVALUATION IN THE LOWER FOX RIVER AND SOUTHERN GREEN BAY OF LAKE MICHIGAN
Call, Daniel J.; Balcer, Mary D.; Brooke, Larry T.; Lozano, Stephen J.; Vaishnav, Dinesh D. (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 ...