8273

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8273
• Author: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• Title: Guidelines for Interpretation of the Biological Effects of Selected Constituents in Biota, Water, and Sediment.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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National Irrigation Water Quality Program Guidelines

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24 Observed effects of mercury residues in bird eggs and tissues ......................... 101
25 Mammalian mercury exposures and associated effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 106
26 Predicted molybdenum effect levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 116
27 Effects of molybdenum on living organisms as reported in published studies. . . . . . . . . . .. 118
28 Summary of comprehensive biotic effects of salinity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 131
29 Salt tolerance thresholds of herbaceous crops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 132
30 Biological effects of various concentrations of salinity on selected species ............... 133
31 Effects of naturally saline drinking water on I-day-old mallard ducklings. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 135
32 Summary of comprehensive biotic effects of selenium ................................ 142
33 Summary from field cases of minimum selenium contamination having
adverse effects on natural fish and wildlife populations ............................. 149
34 Summary of comprehensive biotic effects of zinc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 186
35 Biological effects of zinc in sediment or soil ......................................... 189
36 Biological effects of zinc on aquatic species. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 191
37 Summary of exposure-response or exposure-bioaccumulation of zinc .................. 194
38 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards and criteria for zinc ......... . . . . . . . .. 195

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1 Chemical structure of the two most common isomers of DOT and of the metabolites

ODD and DDE ................................................................. 57

2 Distribution of potentially seleniferous bedrock in the Western United States. . . . . . . . . . .. 140

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Appendices

I Offices Responsible for Water Quality Standards in 17 Western States.. .. ... .. . . '" App 1-1
II Glossary of Abbreviations and Technical Terms ................................. App II-I

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