Quantitation of microorganic compounds in waters of the Great Lakes by adsorption on activated carbon
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Abstract
Microorganic compounds in waters of Lakes Michigan and Huron have been sampled by adsorption on activated carbon in filters installed aboard the M/V Cisco and at the Hammond Bay Laboratory of the U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. The organic compounds were eluted from the carbon according to techniques developed at the U.S. Public Health Service. On the assumption that chloroform eluates represent less polar compounds from industrial sources and alcohol eluates the more polar varieties of natural origin, plots of chloroform eluates against alcohol eluates appear to be useful in judging water qualities. Based upon these criteria, the data in this paper indicate that both the waters of northern Lake Michigan and of Lake Huron, in the vicinity of Hammond Bay, Michigan, are relatively free from pollution. The limnetic waters of Lake Michigan showed a particularly high ratio of alcohol to chloroform eluates. Data for monthly samples indicated that this ratio fluctuated seasonally. The periodicity of the fluctuations was similar to those of lake levels and water temperatures.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Quantitation of microorganic compounds in waters of the Great Lakes by adsorption on activated carbon |
| Year Published | 1963 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | University of Michigan |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Great Lakes Research |
| First page | 118 |
| Last page | 123 |
| Conference Title | 6th Conference on Great Lakes Research |
| Conference Location | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Conference Date | June 13-15, 1963 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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