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ANALYSIS OF SELECTED SAMPLES FOR METALS UPTAKE |
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Grass samples were collected from the Contrary Creek/D. Boyd Smith reclamation project of the Virginia Water Quality Control Board and the Anvil Points mine treatment experimental ...
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APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUNDWATER TRACERS AT THE SULPHUR BANK MERCURY MINE, CALIFORNIA, USA |
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This paper reports on boron, chloride, sulfate, δD, δ18O, and 3H concentrations in surface water and groundwater samples from the Sulphur Bank Mercury Mine, California (SBMM) to ex...
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ASSESSMENT OF BORIC ACID AND BORAX USING THE IEHR EVALUATIVE PROCESS FOR ASSESSING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY OF AGENTS |
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This document presents an evaluation of the reproductive and developmental effects of boric acid, H3803 (CAS Registry No. 10043-35-3) and disodium tetraborate decehydrate or borax,...
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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TOXIC TRACE METALS. VOLUME 1. BIOLOGICAL MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE |
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The needs and priorities in using biological accumulator organisms for monitoring toxic trace metals in plants and animals are analyzed. The toxic trace metals selected for study a...
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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TOXIC TRACE METALS. VOLUME 2. TOXIC TRACE METALS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. PART I |
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The needs and priorities in using biological accumulator organisms for monitoring toxic trace metals in plants and animals are analyzed. The toxic trace metals selected for study a...
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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TOXIC TRACE METALS. VOLUME 2. TOXIC TRACE METALS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. PART II |
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The needs and priorities in using biological accumulator organisms for monitoring toxic trace metals in plants and animals are analyzed. The toxic trace metals selected for study a...
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BIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF TOXIC TRACE METALS. VOLUME 2. TOXIC TRACE METALS IN PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. PART III |
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The needs and priorities in using biological accumulator organisms for monitoring toxic trace metals in plants and animals are analyzed. The toxic trace metals selected for study a...
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BIOLOGICAL TREATABILITY OF KRW ENERGY SYSTEMS GASIFIER PDU (PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT) WASTEWATERS |
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The report gives results of bench-scale biological treatability tests with wastewaters produced from the KRW Energy Systems gasifier process development unit (KRW-PDU). Goals of th...
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BORON RELEASE FROM WEATHERING ILLITES, SERPENTINE, SHALES, AND ILLITIC/PALYGORSKITIC SOILS |
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Despite extensive research on B adsorption and release from soils, mineral sources of B within natively high B soils remain poorly under- stood. The objectives of this study were t...
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CALIBRATION STANDARDS FOR X-RAY SPECTROMETERS USED FOR POLLUTION SAMPLE ANALYSIS |
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A technique is described for making aerosol standards for x-ray fluorescence analysis by depositing sized particles suspended in a carrier solution onto the surface of a polycarbon...
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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF MUNICIPAL LANDFILLS ON UNDERLYING SOILS AND GROUNDWATER |
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Three municipal landfill sites in the eastern and central United States were studied to determine the effects of the disposal facilities on surrounding soils and groundwater. Borin...
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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF MICRO-THERMOCOUPLE SENSOR FOR DETERMINING TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY PATTERNS WITHIN AN AIRSTREAM |
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This paper describes the production and calibration of a miniature psychrometer treated with a specially developed porous coating. he investigation was conducted to determine local...
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ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION OF IONIC MERCURY AT BORON-DOPED DIAMOND ELECTRODES. (R829410E02) |
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The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoi...
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ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF OIL SHALE MINING AND PROCESSING. PART III - THE WATER QUALITY OF PICEANCE CREEK, COLORADO, PRIOR TO OIL SHALE PROCESSING |
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Water quality data have been collected at seven sites along Piceance Creek and at one site each along Stewart, Black Sulphur, and Yellow Creeks in the Piceance Basin, Colorado, dur...
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HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS DOCUMENT FOR BORON AND BORON COMPOUNDS |
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Health and Environmental Effects Documents (HEEDS) are prepared for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). his document series is intended to support listings un...
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HEALTH EFFECTS ASSESSMENT FOR BORON AND COMPOUNDS |
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The report summarizes and evaluates information relevant to a preliminary interim assessment of adverse health effects associated with specific chemicals or compounds. The Office o...
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HUMAN SCALP HAIR: AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE INDEX FOR TRACE ELEMENTS. II. SEVENTEEN TRACE ELEMENTS IN FOUR NEW JERSEY COMMUNITIES (1972) |
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Seventeen trace elements - arsenic (As), barium (Ba), boron (B), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), lead (Pb), lithium (Li), manganese (Mn), mercury (Hg), nickle ...
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HUMAN SCALP HAIR: AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE INDEX FOR TRACE ELEMENTS. III. SEVENTEEN TRACE ELEMENTS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA AND CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA (1972) |
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Seventeen trace elements - arsenic (As), barium (Ba), boron, (B), cadmium, (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), lead (Pb), lithium (Li), manganese (Mn), mercury (Hg), nicke...
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IMPAIRMENT OF GROWTH AND IMMUNE FUNCTION OF AVOCET CHICKS FROM SITES WITH ELEVATED SELENIUM, ARSENIC, AND BORON |
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Avocet chicks hatched from eggs collected from the south Central Valley of California were studied to determine the impact of elevated concentrations of selenium, boron, and arseni...
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INDUSTRIAL PROCESS PROFILES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL USE: CHAPTER 11. THE SYNTHETIC FIBER INDUSTRY |
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The catalog of Industrial Process Profiles for Environmental Use was developed as an aid in defining the environmental impacts of industrial activity in the United States. Entries ...
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IRIS TOXICOLOGICAL REVIEW AND SUMMARY DOCUMENTS FOR BORON AND COMPOUNDS (THIRD EXTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT) |
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The U. S. EPA is conducting a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the health hazard and dose response assessment for Boron that will appear on the Agency's online data b...
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LOGAN WASH FIELD TREATABILITY STUDIES OF WASTEWATERS FROM OIL SHALE RETORTING PROCESSES |
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Treatability studies were conducted on retort water and gas condensate wastewater from modified in-situ oil shale retorts to evaluate the effectiveness of selected treatment techno...
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MATERNAL-FETAL TISSUE LEVELS OF SIXTEEN TRACE ELEMENTS IN EIGHT COMMUNITIES |
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The developing fetus probably represents one of the most vulnerable subgroups of the general population to the toxic effects of trace elements. There have been numerous reports of ...
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METALS TESTING REPORT: METAL CONTENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FROM REGION 4 |
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This report summarizes the procedures used to analyze selected aquatic and emergent plant, aquatic insect, and fish samples for specific metals; and presents the results of those a...
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MICROCOSM STUDY OF DEGRADATION OF CHLORINATED SOLVENTS ON SYNTHETIC GREEN RUST MINERALS |
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Green rust minerals contain ferrous ion in their structure that can potentially serve as a chemical reductant for degradation of chlorinated solvents. Green rusts are found in zero...
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NEW ADVANCES IN BORON SOIL CHEMISTRY |
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Boron is an essential plant micronutrient for which the range between deficiency and toxicity is narrower than for any other nutrient element. Plants respond directly to the amoun...
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NEW ADVANCES IN BORON SOIL CHEMISTRY - Paper |
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Boron is an essential plant micronutrient for which the range between deficiency and toxicity is narrower than for any other nutrient element. Plants respond directly to the amoun...
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NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY OF GREAT LAKES 'CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA' |
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Various bioassays, primarily plant analysis, were utilized to evaluate relative nutrient supplies and primary growth limiting nutrients for Cladophora glomerata growth in parts of ...
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RECLAMATION OF ALKALINE ASH PILES |
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The objective of the study was to develop methods for reclaiming ash disposal piles for the ultimate use as agricultural or forest lands. The ashes studied were strongly alkaline a...
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REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION STUDY, NON-CRITERIA POLLUTANT INVENTORY |
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In conjunction with the Regional Air Pollution Study (RAPS) being conducted in the St. Louis Air Quality Control Region (AQCR), an inventory of non-criteria pollutants was assemble...
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RELATIVE LEACHING AND AQUATIC TOXICITY OF PRESSURE-TREATED WOOD PRODUCTS USING BATCH LEACHING TESTS |
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Samples of southern yellow pine dimensional lumber, each treated with one of five different waterborne chemical preservatives, were leached using 18-hour batch leaching tests. The ...
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REMOVAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS FROM ACID MINE DRAINAGE |
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Lime neutralization, reverse osmosis, and ion exchange were studied for their effectiveness in removing mg/l levels of ten specific trace elements from spiked acid mine drainage un...
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SOURCE ASSESSMENT: COAL REFUSE PILES, ABANDONED MINES AND OUTCROPS, STATE-OF-THE-ART |
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This report describes a study of atmospheric emissions from coal refuse piles, abandoned mines, and outcrops. The potential environmental effect of the source was evaluated using s...
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STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF AN ANALYTICAL GC/MS METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS |
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In-depth evaluation of an analytical method to detect and quantify long chain fatty acids (C8 - C16) at trace level concentrations (25-1000 µg/l) is presented...
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THE REMOVAL OF METALS AND VIRUSES IN ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SEQUENCES |
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An extensive study of metals and virus removals by advanced wastewater treatment processes was conducted in Dallas, Texas from June 1972 through December 1973. Processes applied to...
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THE USE OF A PRB TO TREAT GROUNDWATER IMPACTED BY COAL-COMBUSTION BY-PRODUCTS |
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The burning of coal for the production of electricity generates combustion by-products such as boiler bottom ash and fly ash. These ashes have the potential to release arsenic (As...
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THEORETICAL INVESTIGATION OF SELECTED TRACE ELEMENTS IN COAL GASIFICATION PLANTS |
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The report gives results of a theoretical investigation of the disposition of five volatile trace elements (arsenic, boron, lead, selenium, and mercury) in SNG-producing coal gasif...
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TISSUE ASSAYS AND POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF ROOSEVELT HOT SPRINGS' ANIMALS (1977-1978) |
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Geothermal energy exploration is being conducted at several locations in the United States including a site at Roosevelt Hot Springs in southwest Utah. To assess any possible impac...
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TOXIC TRACE METALS IN MAMMALIAN HAIR AND NAILS |
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Data have been compiled from the available world literature on the accumulation and bioconcentration of selected toxic trace metals in human hair and nails and other mammalian hair...
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TOXICOLOGICAL REVIEW OF BORON AND COMPOUNDS [AND IRIS SUMMARY] (EXTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT) |
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The U. S. EPA is conducting a peer review of the scientific basis supporting the health hazard and dose response assessment for Boron that will appear on the Agency's online data b...
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