| pesticides and pcbs in sediments and fish from the salton sea, california, usa. | the salton sea, the largest manmade lake in california, is officially designated by the state of california as an agricultural drainage reservoir. the purpose of this study was to determine organochlorine and organophosphorous pesticides, as well as polychlorinated biphenyl (pcb) concentrations in sediments and fish tissues in the salton sea and evaluate the relative ecological risk of these compounds. sediment samples were taken during 2000-2001 and fish tissues (tilapia mossambique, cynoscion ... | 2004 | 15041284 |
| just add water and the colorado river still reaches the sea. | a recent article in environmental management by all argued that flood flows in north america's colorado river do not reach the gulf of california because they are captured and evaporated in laguna salada, a below sea-level lakebed near the mouth of the river. we refute this hypothesis by showing that (1) due to its limited area, the laguna salada could have evaporated less than 10% of the flood flows that have occurred since 1989; (2) low flow volumes preferentially flow to the gulf rather than ... | 2007 | 17546520 |
| analyses of organic and inorganic contaminants in salton sea fish. | chemical contamination of fish from the salton sea, a quasi-marine lake in southern california, could adversely impact millions of birds using the pacific flyway and thousands of humans using the lake for recreation. bairdiella icistia (bairdiella), cynoscion xanthulus (orangemouth corvina), and oreochromis spp. (tilapia) were sampled from two river mouths and two nearshore areas of the salton sea. muscle tissues were analyzed for a complete suite of 14 trace metals and 53 pesticides. fish muscl ... | 2002 | 12146823 |