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Sediments (Geology)

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Sand and gravel overlay for control of mercury in sediments ([U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1972), by Leonard H. Bongers, Mohammed N. Khattak, and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Research and Monitoring (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Bodenablagerungen und entwicklungstypen der seen. (E.Schweizerbart'sche verlagsbuchhandlung, 1927), by G. Lundqvist (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Concurrent nitrification-denitrification at the sediment-water interface as a mechanism for nitrogen losses from lakes : technical completion report (University of Wisconsin, Water Resources Center, 1975), by Dennis R. Keeney, Charles Wilkinson, Steven Schmidt, United States. Office of Water Research and Technology, and Madison. Water Resources Center University of Wisconsin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Joint hydrology-sedimentation bulletin. (Hydrology and Sedimentation Committees, Water Resources Council;, 1955), by United States. Inter-agency Committee on Water Resources, Water Resources Council (U.S.). Sedimentation Committee, and Water Resources Council (U.S.). Hydrology Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
Contribution. (Tallahassee, Fla. : Florida State University, Department of Geology, Sedimentological Research Laboratory, 1961-1975?, 1961), by Florida State University. Sedimentology Research Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The depth of unconsolidated sediments in the New York Harbor area and its approaches (Defense Technical Information Center, Defense Logistics Agency], 1951), by Ronald W. Crawford and Defense Technical Information Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
The meandering of natural streams in alluvial materials (Water Resources Research Institute, Mississippi State University, 1968), by Adnan Shindala and Melville Stanton Priest (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Sediment distribution in a beach ridge complex and its application to artificial beach replenishment / Environmental Geology Notes, Volume 67 (Urbana, 1974), by Gordon S. Fraser and Norman C. Hester (page images at HathiTrust)
Differentiation of Caseyville (Pennsylvanian) and Chester (Mississippian) sediments in the Illinois Basin (Urbana, 1960), by Elwood Atherton (page images at HathiTrust)
The theory of the formation of sedimentary deposits ([s.n.], 1904), by Alfred W. G. Wilson (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Geology of boring 93 UES, Test Section III, Atchafalaya Levee System, Louisiana (Waterways Experiment Station, 1972), by E. L. Krinitzsky, Jack T. Lewis, Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.), and United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Lower Mississippi Valley Division (page images at HathiTrust)
Sediment-load measurements along the United States shore of Lake Erie (Ohio Division of Geological Survey, 1977), by Charles H. Carter (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Temple Mountain member : a new member of the Chinle formation in the San Rafael Swell, Utah ([Washington D.C.] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1956., 1956), by R. C. Robeck, Geological Survey (U.S.), and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Raw Materials (page images at HathiTrust)
Comparison of the pebbles of the Shinarump and Moss Back members of the Chinle formation ([Washington D.C.] : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1956., 1956), by Howard F. Albee, Geological Survey (U.S.), and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Raw Materials (page images at HathiTrust)
An inexpensive, portable vibracoring system for shallow-water and land application (Fort Belvoir, Virginia : U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Virginia : National Technical Information Service, Operations Division, 1981., 1981), by Kenneth Finkelstein, Dennis A. Prins, and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Sand resources on the Inner Continental Shelf of the Cape Fear region, North Carolina (Fort Belvoir, Virginia : U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1977., 1977), by Edward P. Meisburger and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Beach erosion and accretion at Virginia Beach, Virginia, and vicinity (Fort Belvoir, Virginia : U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1977., 1977), by Victor Goldsmith, George R. Thomas, Susan C. Sturm, and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Sand resources on the inner continental shelf of the Cape May region, New Jersey (Fort Belvoir, Virginia : U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1980., 1980), by Edward P. Meisburger, S. Jeffress Williams, and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Geomorphology and sediments of the nearshore continental shelf : Miami to Palm Beach, Florida (Washington, D.C. : U. S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center, 1969., 1969), by David B. Duane, Edward P. Meisburger, and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Shoaling rates and related data from Knik Arm near Anchorage, Alaska (Fort Belvoir, Virginia : U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Virginia : National Technical Information Service, Operations Division, 1976., 1976), by Craig H. Everts, Harlan E. Moore, and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
A Review of surface-water sediment fractions and their interactions with presistent manmade organic compounds (U.S Geological Survey, 1987), by P. J. Witkowski and Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Present and prospective technology for predicting sediment yield and sources : proceedings of the Sediment-Yield Workshop, USDA Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Miss., Nov. 28-30, 1972. (Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1972), by Miss.) Sediment-Yield Workshop (1972 : Oxford and United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Sedimentation Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Recent sedimentation and erosional history of Fivemile Creek, Fremont County, Wyoming (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1960), by R. F. Hadley (page images at HathiTrust)
Uptake and transport of radionuclides by stream sediments (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1963), by William W. Sayre, Adrian R. Chamberlain, Harold P. Guy, and U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Hydraulic equivalence of grains of quartz and heavier minerals, and implications for the study of placers (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1968), by Harry Allison Tourtelot (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Methodology for design of fine-grained dredged material containment areas for solids retention (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, 1979), by Raymond L. Montgomery, Dredged Material Research Program (U.S.), U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Environmental Laboratory (U.S.), and United States Army Corps of Engineers (page images at HathiTrust)
Study of harbor improvements at St. Paul Harbor, St. Paul Island, Alaska : coastal model investigation (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, 1996), by Robert R. Bottin, Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.), U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, and United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Alaska District (page images at HathiTrust)
Study of nearshore recent sediments and their environments in the northern Gulf of Mexico : first quarterly report, 1 July - 30 September 1954 ([University of California, Institute of Marine Resources], 1954), by University of California (System). Institute of Marine Resources and American Petroleum Institute. Project 51 (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Summary of an erosion and sedimentation questionnaire of thirty-one Wisconsin counties by the Great Lakes Basin Commission : Type 1 Framework Study (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, 1970), by Robert N. Cheetham, United States Forest Service, United States. Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service, United States. Soil Conservation Service, and United States. Great Lakes Basin Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
A laboratory study of the turbidity generation potential of sediments to be dredged (Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Environmental Effects Laboratory ;, 1977), by Barry A. Wechsler, David R. Cogley, and Inc. Walden Division Abcor (page images at HathiTrust)
Present and prospective technology for predicting sediment yield and sources : proceedings of the Sediment-Yield Workshop, USDA Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Miss., Nov. 28-30, 1972. (Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1975), by Miss.) Sediment-Yield Workshop (1972 : Oxford and United States. Department of Agriculture. Sedimentation Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
Sample digestion and drying techniques for optimal recovery of mercury from soils and sediments (U.S. Army Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory], 1985), by James H. Cragin, B. T. Foley, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (U.S.), and U.S. Army Toxic and Hazardous Materials Agency (page images at HathiTrust)
Orientation study, Jasper and Hampton Counties, South Carolina : National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program (Aiken, SC : E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, 1982., 1982), by Paul A. Thayer, W. M. Fay, National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program, United States. Department of Energy. Grand Junction Office, and Savannah River Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
Orientation study of the Chattanooga shale area, Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee : National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program : hydrogeochemical and stream sediment reconnaissance (Aiken, South Carolina : E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, 1982., 1982), by Kenneth A. Sargent, National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program, Savannah River Laboratory, and United States. Department of Energy. Grand Junction Office (page images at HathiTrust)
Evaluation of uranium geochemical anomalies in the Greenville 1©� x 2©� quadrangle (Avalon, Greer, Honea, and northeast Greenville) : National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program (Aiken, South Caroline. : E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Savannah River Laboratory, 1982., 1982), by Kenneth A. Sargent, Van Price, National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program, Savannah River Laboratory, and United States. Department of Energy. Grand Junction Office (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Lahars and lahar-runout flows in the Toutle-Cowlitz River system, Mount St. Helens, Washington (U.S. G.P.O. ;, 1988), by Kevin M. Scott (page images at HathiTrust)
Oolites as a natural tracer in beaches of southeastern Florida (U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, 1989), by Edward P. Meisburger, Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.), U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, and United States Army Corps of Engineers (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Sediments (Geology) -- Alaska

Riches from the earth : a geologic tour along the Dalton Highway, Alaska (Alaska Natural History Association :, 1993), by Tom Mowatt, Gary Brougham, Robert J. Bascle, Arthur C. Banet, William R. Diel, and United States Bureau of Land Management (page images at HathiTrust)
Geochemical report. (Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys [etc.], 1964), by Alaska. Division of Mines and Minerals, Alaska. Division of Geological Survey, Alaska. Division of Mines and Geology, and Alaska. Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Sediments (Geology) -- Analysis

Investigation of matrix interferences for AAS trace metal analyses of sediments (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory ;, 1978), by Mary M. McKown, Patty P. F. Lee, Charles R. Tschrin, and Ohio) Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory (Cincinnati (page images at HathiTrust)
Laboratory measurements of physical, chemical and optical characteristics of Lake Chicot sediment waters (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Scientific and Technical Information Branch ;, 1982), by William G. Witte, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information Branch, and Langley Research Center (page images at HathiTrust)
Computer program for sediment textural analysis (Dept. of the Army, Lake Survey District, Corps of Engineers, 1969), by Sam B. Upchurch (page images at HathiTrust)
Performance of a sand trap structure and effects of impounded sediments, Channel Islands Harbor, California (Fort Belvoir, Virginia : U.S. Army Coastal Engineering Research Center ; Springfield, Virginia : National Technical Information Service, Operations Division, 1982., 1982), by R. D. Hobson and Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Summary of data for quality assessment materials analyzed from January 1994 through November 1998 using the NAWQA Program bed-sediment analytical protocol (U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1999), by R. F. Sanzolone, National Water-Quality Assessment Program (U.S.), and Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Symposium on hydrogeochemical and stream-sediment reconnaissance for uranium in the United States : March 16 and 17, 1977. (Grand Junction, Colorado : U.S. Department of Energy, 1977., 1977), by Colo.) Hydrogeochemical and Stream-Sediment Reconnaissance Symposium (1977 : Grand Junction and United States. Department of Energy. Grand Junction Office (page images at HathiTrust)
Field manual for stream water and sediment reconnaissance : Savannah River Laboratory, National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program (Aiken, South Carolina : E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Company, Savannah River Laboratory, 1977., 1977), by R. B. Ferguson, E. I. Baucom, Van Price, United States. Department of Energy. Grand Junction Office, National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program, and Savannah River Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
Automated energy-dispersive X-ray determination of trace elements in stream sediments (Los Alamos, New Mexico : Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California, 1977., 1977), by James M. Hansel, Calvin J. Martell, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (page images at HathiTrust)
Use of sediment quality guidelines (SQGs) in dredged material management (s.n.,], 1998), by Long-Term Effects of Dredging Operations Program (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Proposed technical basis for establishing sediment quality criteria for nonionic organic chemicals using equilibrium partitioning. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Health and Ecological Criteria Division, 1991), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Health and Ecological Criteria Division and United States. Environmental Protection Agnecy. Office of Water (page images at HathiTrust)
Environmental clastic granulometry (Florida Geological Survey, 1995), by William Francis Tanner, James H. Balsillie, and Florida Geological Survey (page images at HathiTrust)
Determination of densities of reservoir sediments in situ with a gamma probe (Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1962), by J. Roger McHenry and United States. Agricultural Research Service (page images at HathiTrust)
Sediment quality criteria methodology validation : calculation of screening level concentrations from field data : final report (EPA, 1986), by Jerry M. Neff, United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water Regulations and Standards. Criteria & Standards Division, and Battelle Washington Environmental Program Office (page images at HathiTrust)
QA/QC guidance for sampling and analysis of sediments, water, and tissues for dredged material evaluations : chemical evaluations. (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1995), by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Science and Technology and United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water (page images at HathiTrust)
Biogenic and anthropogenic organic markers as source discriminants and sediment transport indicators in south San Francisco Bay, California (U.S. Geological Survey, 1988), by Frances D. Hostettler (page images at HathiTrust)
Report of tests for pollutants in core and water samples, Saucelito Channel. (The Corps, 1971), by United States Army Corps of Engineers (page images at HathiTrust)
Geochemical processes in the Gascoyne Lignite Mining Area, Bowman County, North Dakota (U.S. Geological Survey ;, 1985), by Donald W. Fisher and Geological Survey (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Geochemical parameters used in the bedded salt reference repository, risk assessment methodology (The Commission :, 1981), by Anthony B. Muller, F. J. Pearson, N. C. Finley, Intera Environmental Consultants, Sandia National Laboratories, and Fuel Cycle U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Division of Safeguards (page images at HathiTrust)
Separation and identification of the silt-sized heavy-mineral fraction in sediments (U.S. G.P.O. ;, 1992), by Judith A. Commeau, R. F. Commeau, and Lawrence J. Poppe (page images at HathiTrust)

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