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U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY TOXIC SUBSTANCES HYDROLOGY PROGRAM--Proceedings
of the Technical Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina, March 8-12, 1999
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Water-Resources Investigations Report
99-4018B Volume 2 of 3
CONTENTS
Cover
Preface
Introduction, page 1
Acknowledgments, page 2
VOLUME 2 - CONTAMINATION OF HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
AND RELATED ECOSYSTEMS
KEYNOTE PAPER
Emerging contaminant issues from an
ecological perspective by S.N. Luoma, page 3
Studies relating pesticide
concentrations to potential effects on aquatic organisms in the
San Francisco Bay-Estuary, California by K.M. Kuivila, page 11
Metal trends and effects
in Potamocorbula amurensis in North San Francisco Bay by
C.L. Brown and S.N. Luoma, page 17
Pesticides associated
with suspended sediments in the San Francisco Bay during the first
flush, December 1995 by B.A. Bergamaschi, K.M. Kuivila, and M.S.
Fram, page 23
Evaluation of polychlorinated
biphenyl contamination in the Saginaw River using sediments, caged
fish, and SPMDs by K.R. Echols, R.W. Gale, T.R. Schwartz, J.N. Huckins,
L.L. Williams, J.C. Meadows, C.E. Orazio, J.D. Petty, and D.E. Tillitt,
page 35
Butyltin contamination
in sediments and lipid tissues of the Asian clam, Potamocorbula
amurensis, near Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay
by W.E. Pereira, F.D. Hostettler, and T.L. Wade, page 41
Forecasting spring
discharge in the west: A step towards forecasting stream chemistry
by D.H. Peterson, R.E. Smith, Michael Dettinger, D.R. Cayan, S.W.
Hager, and L.E. Schemel, page 51
Reduced phosphate loading
to South San Francisco Bay, California: Detection of effects in
the water column by L.E. Schemel, S.W. Hager, and D.H. Peterson,
page 59
A Marine Nowcast System
for San Francisco Bay, California by C.A. English, J.W. Gartner,
R.E. Smith, and R.T. Cheng, page 65
Herbicide concentrations
in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, California by K.M. Kuivila,
H.D. Barnett, and J.L. Edmunds, page 69
Do herbicides impair
phytoplankton primary production in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Delta? by J.L. Edmunds, K.M. Kuivila, B.E. Cole, and J.E. Cloern,
page 81
Degradation rates of
six pesticides in water from the Sacramento River, California by
Keith Starner, K.M. Kuivila, Bryan Jennings, and G.E. Moon, page
89
The carbon isotopic
composition of trihalomethanes formed from chemically distinct dissolved
organic carbon isolates from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta,
California, USA by B.A. Bergamaschi, M.S. Fram, Roger Fujii, G.R.
Aiken, Carol Kendall, and S.R. Silva, page 99
Understanding the human
influence on the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary Ecosystem - The
Toxic Substances Hydrology Program and USGS Place-based Studies
Program provide complementary approaches and results by J.S. Kuwabara,
F.H. Nichols, K.M. Kuivila, and J.S. DiLeo, page 109
Processes affecting
the benthic flux of trace metals into the water column of San Francisco
Bay by J.S. Kuwabara, B.R. Topping, K.H. Coale, and W.M. Berelson,
page 115
Redox gradients in
the vicinity of the Santa Barbara Basin: Application of techniques
developed within the San Francisco Bay Toxics Study by J.S. Kuwabara,
Alexander van Geen, D.C. McCorkle, J.M. Bernhard, Yan Zheng, and
B.R. Topping, page 121
Flow-injection-ICP-MS
method applied to benthic flux studies of San Francisco Bay by B.R.
Topping and J.S. Kuwabara, page 131
Aspects of the Exxon
Valdez oil spill--A forensic study and a toxics controversy by F.D.
Hostettler, K.A. Kvenvolden, R.J. Rosenbauer, and J.W. Short, page
135
A national pilot
study of mercury contamination of aquatic ecosystems along multiple
gradients by D.P. Krabbenhoft, J.G. Wiener, W.G. Brumbaugh, M.L.
Olson, J.F. DeWild, and T.J. Sabin, page 147
Methylmercury in aquatic
food webs: Consequences and management challenges by J.G. Wiener
and D.P. Krabbenhoft, page 161
Mercury contamination:
A nationwide threat to our aquatic resources, and a proposed research
agenda for the USGS by D.P. Krabbenhoft, and J.G. Wiener, page 171
Mercury contamination
from hydraulic placer-gold mining in the Dutch Flat mining district,
California by M.P. Hunerlach, J.J. Rytuba, and C.N. Alpers, page
179
Techniques for the collection
and species-specific analysis of low levels of mercury in water,
sediment, and biota by M.L. Olson and J.F. DeWild, page 191
Nitrogen flux and sources
in the Mississippi River Basin by D.A. Goolsby, W.A. Battaglin,
B.T. Aulenbach, and R.P. Hooper, page 203
Occurrence of sulfonylurea,
sulfonamide, imidazolinone, and other herbicides in midwestern rivers,
reservoirs, and ground water, 1998 by W.A. Battaglin, E.T. Furlong,
M.R. Burkhardt, and C.J. Peter, page 215
Occurrence of cotton
herbicides and insecticides in Playa Lakes of the High Plains of
West Texas by E.M. Thurman, K.C. Bastian, and Tony Mollhagen, page
227
Trends in annual herbicide
loads from the Mississippi River Basin to the Gulf of Mexico by
G.M. Clark, D.A. Goolsby, page 237
Finding minimal herbicide
concentrations in ground water? Try looking for the degradates by
D.W. Kolpin, E.M. Thurman, and S.M. Linhart, page 247
Pesticides in the atmosphere
of the Mississippi River Valley, Part I - Rain by M.S. Majewski,
W.T. Foreman, and D.A. Goolsby, page 255
Pesticides in the atmosphere
of the Mississippi River Valley, Part II - Air by W.T. Foreman,
M.S. Majewski, D.A. Goolsby, F.W. Wiebe, and R.H. Coupe, page 263
Routine determination
of sulfonylurea, imidazolinone, and sulfonamide herbicides at nanogram-per-liter
concentrations by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography/mass
spectrometry by E.T. Furlong, M.R. Burkhardt, P.M. Gates, S.L. Werner,
and W.A. Battaglin, page 275
Herbicides and herbicide
degradates in shallow ground water and the Cedar River near a municipal
well field, Cedar Rapids, Iowa by R.A. Boyd, page 289
Occurrence of pesticides
in rain and air in urban and agricultural areas of Mississippi,
April-September 1995 by R.H. Coupe, M.A. Manning, W.T. Foreman,
D.A. Goolsby, and M.S. Majewski, page 301
Changes in herbicide
concentrations in midwestern streams in relation to changes in use,
1989-98 by E.A. Scribner, W.A. Battaglin, D.A. Goolsby, and E.M.
Thurman, page 313
An ecological risk
assessment of the potential for herbicide impacts on primary productivity
of the Lower Missouri River by J.F. Fairchild, L.C. Sappington,
and D.S. Ruessler, page 323
Atmospheric deposition
of nitrogen in the Mississippi River Basin by G.B. Lawrence, D.A.
Goolsby, and W.A. Battaglin, page 331
Isotopic tracing of
nitrogen sources and cycling in the Mississippi River Basin by Carol
Kendall, W.A. Battaglin, Gilbert Cabana, C.C. Chang, S.R. Silva,
S.D. Porter, D.A. Goolsby, D.H. Campbell, R.P. Hooper, and C.J.
Schmitt, page 339
Determination of chloroacetanilide
herbicide metabolites in water using high-performance liquid chromatography-diode
array detection and high-performance liquid chromatography/mass
spectrometry by K.A. Hostetler and E.M. Thurman, page 345
Analysis of selected
herbicide metabolites in surface and ground water of the United
States by E.A. Scribner, E.M. Thurman, and L.R. Zimmerman, page
355
Detection of persistent
organic pollutants in the Mississippi Delta using semipermeable
membrane devices by L.R. Zimmerman, E.M. Thurman, and K.C. Bastian,
page 367
Ratios of metolachlor
to its metabolites in ground water, tile-drain discharge, and surface
water in selected areas of New York State by P.J. Phillips, D.A.
Eckhardt, E.M. Thurman, and S.A. Terracciano, page 383
Herbicides and their
metabolites in Cayuga Lake and its tributaries, New York by D.A.V.
Eckhardt, W.M. Kappel, W.F. Coon, and P.J. Phillips, page 395
Methyl tert-butyl ether
(MTBE) in lakes in Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, 1998
and vulnerability of ground water in lakeside communities by O.S.
Zapecza and A.L. Baehr, page 405
Halogenated organic compounds
in endocrine-disrupted male carp from Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead,
Nevada by T.J. Leiker, H.E. Bevans, and S.L. Goodbred, page 415
How DOC composition may
explain the poor correlation between specific trihalomethane formation
potential and specific UV absorbance by M.S. Fram, Roger Fujii,
J.L. Weishaar, B.A. Bergamaschi, and G.R. Aiken, page 423
Wastewater analysis by
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry by G.K. Brown, S.D. Zaugg,
and L.B. Barber, page 431
Biomonitoring of environmental
status and trends (BEST) program: Contaminants and related effects
in fish from the Mississippi, Columbia, and Rio Grande Basins by
C.J. Schmitt, T.M. Bartish, V.S. Blazer, T.S. Gross, D.E. Tillitt,
W.L. Bryant, and L.R. DeWeese, page 437
A model fish system
to test chemical effects on sexual differentiation and development
by D.M. Papoulias, D.B. Noltie, and D.E. Tillitt, page 447
The potential for contaminated
ground water to adversely affect chinook salmon under exposure conditions
simulating the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, Washington,
USA by D.F. Woodward, A.M. Farag, A.J. DeLonay, Laverne Cleveland,
W.G. Brumbaugh, and E.E. Little, page 455
A radioimmunoassay method
to screen for antibiotics in liquid waste at confined livestock
operations, with confirmation by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry
by M.T. Meyer, J.E. Bumgarner, E.M. Thurman, K.A. Hostetler, and
J.V. Daughtridge, page 465
Trends in sediment
quality in response to urbanization by P.C. Van Metre, and Edward
Callender, page 471
Estimating the environmental
behavior of inorganic and organometal contaminants: Solubilities,
bioaccumulation, and acute aquatic toxicities by J.P. Hickey, page
477
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