Browsing BIO Faculty Scholarship by Subject "Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity"
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An assessment of water quality, physical habitat, and biological integrity of an urban stream in Wichita, Kansas, prior to restoration improvements (phase I)
(Springer New York, 2003-04)Urban development alters the natural hydrological conditions of many streams and rivers often resulting in the degradation of water quality, physical habitat, and biotic integrity of lotic systems. Restoration projects ... -
A comparison of selected diversity, similarity, and biotic indices for detecting changes in benthic-invertebrate community structure and stream quality
(Springer New York, 2000-11)Implementation of advanced wastewater treatment at the two municipal wastewater-treatment plants for Indianapolis, Indiana, resulted in substantial improvement in the quality of the receiving stream and significant changes ... -
Development of an index of biotic integrity for the Little Arkansas River Basin, Kansas
(Springer New York, 2000-11)An index of biotic integrity (IBI) was developed for the Little Arkansas River Basin (LARB) in south-central Kansas by establishing a reference condition for the watershed. Twelve metrics, in six categories, were chosen ... -
Effects of sublethal concentrations of atrazine and nitrate on metamorphosis of the African clawed frog
(John Wiley & Sons, 2003-03)Tadpoles of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) were exposed to sublethal concentrations of atrazine (0, 40, and 320 microg/L) and nitrate (0, 37, and 292 mg/L) from feeding stage to metamorphosis. A 3 x 3 factorial ... -
Toxicokinetics of organic contaminants in Hyalella azteca
(Springer New York, 2003-05)Uptake, biotransformation, and elimination rates were determined for pentachlorophenol (PCP), methyl parathion (MP), fluoranthene (FU), and 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (HCBP) using juvenile Hyalella azteca under ...