United States Geological Survey YearbookThe Survey, 1986 - Geology |
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... drology , including runoff , sediment trans- port , and surface collapse ; ( 3 ) geology ; TUNNEL ENTRANCE CHEMICAL - WASTE DISPOSAL SITE STRIP - MINE LAKE Figure 3. Methods of low- level radioactive waste dis- posal. 2 Perspectives.
... drology , including runoff , sediment trans- port , and surface collapse ; ( 3 ) geology ; TUNNEL ENTRANCE CHEMICAL - WASTE DISPOSAL SITE STRIP - MINE LAKE Figure 3. Methods of low- level radioactive waste dis- posal. 2 Perspectives.
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... sediment carried in runoff from the 20 - acre site ( 2 tons per acre ) was more than 200 times that carried from the 4 - acre undisturbed area . However , collapse moved about three times as much sediment annually as surface runoff did ...
... sediment carried in runoff from the 20 - acre site ( 2 tons per acre ) was more than 200 times that carried from the 4 - acre undisturbed area . However , collapse moved about three times as much sediment annually as surface runoff did ...
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... sediments are underlain by Pennsylvanian - age shales and mudstones . Deposits range from small isolated lenses to fairly extensive , contin- uous beds ; materials range in size from clay - sized particles to cobbles . A Hydrology of ...
... sediments are underlain by Pennsylvanian - age shales and mudstones . Deposits range from small isolated lenses to fairly extensive , contin- uous beds ; materials range in size from clay - sized particles to cobbles . A Hydrology of ...
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... Sedimentary Basins Program studies the tectonic framework and depositional , thermal , and diagenetic processes of sedimentary basins in the United States to develop data essential to the successful evaluation of water , mineral , and ...
... Sedimentary Basins Program studies the tectonic framework and depositional , thermal , and diagenetic processes of sedimentary basins in the United States to develop data essential to the successful evaluation of water , mineral , and ...
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... sediment transport and geo- morphology , water chemistry , and ecology . State Water Research Institute Program The State Water Research Institute Program , the costs of which are shared by Federal and State Governments , supports 54 ...
... sediment transport and geo- morphology , water chemistry , and ecology . State Water Research Institute Program The State Water Research Institute Program , the costs of which are shared by Federal and State Governments , supports 54 ...
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