In late 1907, Charles Fraser, the Victorian government entomologist, travelled to North Queensland. His observations of the flora and fauna in this part of Australia were later published in the Victorian Naturalist. However, this journey was not motivated entirely by his desire to study natural history. As a sufferer of ‘rhematic [sic] troubles’, he spent a few days soaking in the mineral-impre...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to obtain information on the residues of herbicides (imazametabenz, simazine, isoproturon, clortoluron, metribuzine, atrazine, cianazine, terbutrin, propanil, terbutilazine, alachlor and pendimetalin) present in water proceeding from Navarre. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 465 samples of water were taken: 378 were taken from 141 water supplies; the remaini...

0022-1694/$ see front matter Published by Elsevier doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.04.036 * Corresponding author at: US Geological Survey, 1505 Ferguson Lane, Austin, TX 78754, United States. E-mail address: [email protected] (M. Musgrov A two and a half year study of two adjacent watersheds at the Honey Creek State Natural Area (HCSNA) in central Texas was undertaken to evaluate spatial and tempora...

Thermal springs are widely used by tourists for treatment of dermal diseases and other therapeutic applications. In Iran, thermal springs occur in Northwestern part mainly surrounding the Mount Sabalan which attract hundreds of thousands of tourists annually. Two clusters of springs in Neer and Meshkinshahr areas including 16 thermomineralic springs have been studied in this research and they w...

Samothraki is a northern Aegean island with poorly studied inland waters. River features show a high degree of naturalness; lotic, lentic and riparian conditions exhibit significant perennial flows with waterfalls, pools and ancient riparian woodlands. In this study, we document surface and ground water quality status based on recent field observations, data collection and analyses. The island ...