Pitch discrimination interference (PDI) refers to an impairment in the ability to discriminate changes in the fundamental frequency (F0) of a target harmonic complex, caused by another harmonic complex (the interferer) presented simultaneously in a remote spectral region. So far, PDI has been demonstrated for target complexes filtered into a higher spectral region than the interferer and contai...

The polychaete Capitella sp. I has been described as an enrichment opportunist and is one of very few species able to thrive in highly organic sediments heavily contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and other organic pollutants. We examined 3 plausible explanations for the success of Capitella sp. 1: (1) worms prevent uptake of PAH across body surfaces, (2) worms take up PAH ...

the artificial recharge of groundwater (arg), where practicable, is an easy and economical method for desertification control in the arid and semi-arid zones where overpumping has critically lowered the watertable. although desiltation of floodwaters, which is a prerequisite for the arg, leads to rehabilitation of the eroded sites that house the sedimentation basins (sbs), the gradual imper...

Unpaved roads are believed to be the primary source of terrigenous sediments being delivered to marine ecosystems around the island of St John in the eastern Caribbean. The objectives of this study were to: (1) measure runoff and suspended sediment yields from a road segment; (2) develop and test two event-based runoff and sediment prediction models; and (3) compare the predicted sediment yield...

Concentration of total Hg, methyl Hg, and other heavy metals were determined in sediment collected along a salinity gradient in a Louisiana Gulf Coast estuary. Surface sediment was collected at established coordinates (n = 292) along a salinity gradient covering Lake Maurepas, Lake Pontchartrain, Lake Borgne and the Chandeleur Sound located in the 12,170 km(2) Pontchartrain basin estuary southe...

Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 72:1102-1112 doi:10.2136/sssaj2007.0066 Received 15 Feb. 2007. *Corresponding author ([email protected]). © Soil Science Society of America 677 S. Segoe Rd. Madison WI 53711 USA All rights reserved. No part of this periodical may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information ...

Modal dispersion data i.e. mode arrival time as a function of frequency have been used in inversion schemes that estimate sediment properties in a range-independent environment. This method has now been extended to include range-dependent environment. Simulation studies show that range-dependent sediment properties can be extracted if modal dispersion data are obtained for multiple source/recei...