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Volume 25, Number 2, February 1991
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Alaska oil spill bioremediation project. Part 5 of a five-part series Medical wastes
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196 Oil spill response capabilities in the United States. Part 3 of a five-part series. William E. Westermeyer, Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC. 202 Fate and transport of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Part 4 of a five-part series. Jerry A. Gait, William J. Lehr, and Debra L. Payton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA.
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210 Heard Island global warming test. Robert C. Spindel explains how measuring the speed of long-range marine acoustic transmissions might help evaluate global warming.
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213 Markets for environmental resources. Guest columnist Daniel J. Dudek calls for flexible policies such as allowing more markets for emissions trading.
223 Incineration of xylene/sorbent packs. A study of conditions at the exit of a full-scale industrial incinerator. Vic A. Cundy,* Arthur M. Sterling, Thomas W. Lester, Allen L. Jakway, Christopher B. Léger, Chao Lu, Alfred N. Montestruc, and Roger B. Conway The dynamic behavior of an industrial incinerator subject to the periodic loading of single plastic packs containing a xylene/sorbent mixture is presented. 232 Variability in the measurement of humic carboxyl content. Bernadine A. Bonn and William Fish* Measurements of the carboxyl content of humic matter by the acetate reaction are shown to be highly dependent upon the exact reaction conditions. 240 Kinetics of bacterial degradation of benzylamine in a montmorillonite suspension. Michael E. Miller and Martin Alexander* A model is developed for the biodégradation by nongrowing microbial populations of sorbed organic chemicals that are readily desorbed. 245 Complete analysis of technical chlordane using negative ionization mass spectrometry. Mark A. Dearth and Ronald A. Hites* More than 120 components in technical chlordane are resolved by using electron capture, negative ionization mass spectrometry combined with highresolution gas chromatography.
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ESTHAG 25(2)187-348 (1991) ISSN 0013 936X Cover: and pp. 196. 202, Vanessa Vick, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
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