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Geology of the Aluminum Phosphate Zone in the Lakeland Highlands Area and Clark James-South Ridgewood Tracts, Land-Pebble Phosphate District, Polk County, Florida (open access)

Geology of the Aluminum Phosphate Zone in the Lakeland Highlands Area and Clark James-South Ridgewood Tracts, Land-Pebble Phosphate District, Polk County, Florida

The following report is based mainly on information obtained from lithologic and gamma-ray logs of drill holes in the Lakeland Highlands area and Clark James-South Ridgewood.
Date: June 1957
Creator: Emerick, W. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geologic Features of Areas of Abnormal Radioactivity South of Ocala, Marion County, Florida (open access)

Geologic Features of Areas of Abnormal Radioactivity South of Ocala, Marion County, Florida

From abstract: Areas of abnormal radioactivity south of Ocala, Marion County, Fla., discovered in 1953 by aerial survey, were investigated by surface examination and by 10 power auger drill holes. Interbedded clay, clayey sand, and uraniferous phosphorite occur in the areas of anomalous radioactivity. Miocene fossils occur at three localities in these beds which are evidently outliers of Miocene sediments on the Ocala limestone of Eocene age. The preserved outliers are southwest of the main belt of Miocene sediments. The principal uraniferous rocks are clayey, sandy, pellet phosphorite that occurs in beds a few feet thick, and very porous, phosphatic sand rock which makes abundant float at many places. Apatite forms the phosphate pellets in the unweathered phosphorite. The very porous, phosphatic sand rock is the highly leached residuum of the pellet phosphorite and is composed mainly of quartz, kaolinite, wavellite, and crandallite ( pseudowavellite2). It closely resembles the aluminum phosphate rock of the "leached zone" of the Bone Valley formation in the land-pebble phosphate district.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Espenshade, Gilbert H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geohydrology of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal Area with Special Reference to the Ocala Vicinity (open access)

Geohydrology of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal Area with Special Reference to the Ocala Vicinity

From preface: This report is concerned in general with the possible effects of the Cross-Florida Barge Canal on the pre-canal hydrologic regime of the area, and in particular with the effect of the canal on the natural levels, movement, and quality of the ground-water.
Date: 1973
Creator: Faulkner, Glen L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Alert Systems for Missing Adults in Eleven States: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Alert Systems for Missing Adults in Eleven States: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the emerging development of nationwide alert systems to recover missing adults, such as those with mental impairment (such as Alzheimer's disease), developmental disabilities, or suicidal tendencies. This report provides an overview of such alert systems in 11 states: Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia. This report also provides a discussion of issues for Congress to consider with respect to the federal role, if any, in developing state alert programs for missing adults.
Date: May 7, 2009
Creator: Fernandes, Adrienne L. & Colello, Kirsten J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogeology of a Landfill, Pinellas County, Florida (open access)

Hydrogeology of a Landfill, Pinellas County, Florida

Abstract: The Pinellas County landfill site is on a flat, coastal area characterized by a nearsurface water table. Part of the site is subject to tidal flooding; altitudes within the study area range from 8 to 12 feet above sea level. Three geohydrologic units underlie the landfill site. In descending order, these are: a surficial aquifer about 19 feet thick composed of sand and shell, a confining bed about 35 feet thick composed of marl and clay, and the Floridan aquifer composed of limestone. Landfill operations have not altered surface-water quality. Although leachate movement downward into the Floridan _aquifer is not indicated, vertical movement through the confining bed is about 0.005 foot per year. The rate of lateral movement of ground-water away from the site is about 1.2 feet per year; . however, the rate of movement along the boundary from the oldest section of the landfill through the surficial aquifer is about 20 feet per year. Peaks in concentration of selected chemical parameters and flow-rate analysis of water from trenches indicate the possibility of intermittent release of leachate from the landfill.
Date: March 1983
Creator: Fernandez, Mario, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Municipal Solid-Waste Disposal and Ground-Water Quality in a Coastal Environment, West-Central Florida (open access)

Municipal Solid-Waste Disposal and Ground-Water Quality in a Coastal Environment, West-Central Florida

From introduction: This report explains how landfills can affect ground-water resources in a coastal environment. The report defines solid waste and briefly describes the four common methods for its disposal. The landfill method used in coastal west-central Florida is described in detail. It also presents hydrologic and geologic factors to be considered when locating landfills in a coastal environment and describes how to plan a water-quality monitoring program at a landfill site. Examples from other studies of the impact of landfills on ground water in coastal areas of west-central Florida are included.
Date: 1983
Creator: Fernandez, Mario, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of a Cavity-Riddled Zone of the Shallow Aquifer Near Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida (open access)

Evaluation of a Cavity-Riddled Zone of the Shallow Aquifer Near Riviera Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida

This report evaluates a cavity-riddled zone of an aquifer near Riviera Beach, Florida. It includes maps, graphs, and other figures.
Date: July 1980
Creator: Fischer, John N., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selected Flow Characteristics of Florida Streams and Canals (open access)

Selected Flow Characteristics of Florida Streams and Canals

Abstract: This report contains data and statistics on low-flow frequency for 254 stream-gagins stations on Florida streams and canals. The selected stations have 10 or more years of continuous record. A site description, a 10-year hydrograph, and a table of flow duration are presented for each station. A computed monthly 7-day, 10-year low flow is presented for stations when flow is not significantly altered by dams, increased or decreased significantly by diversion, or influence by tides.
Date: 1983
Creator: Foose, Donald W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Florida (open access)

The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Florida

Report documenting the suitability of Florida for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials; however, it was concluded that there were no reserves of natural gas, and one producing oil field.
Date: November 10, 1950
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical, Physical, and Radiological Quality of Selected Public Water Supplies in Florida, January-May 1979 (open access)

Chemical, Physical, and Radiological Quality of Selected Public Water Supplies in Florida, January-May 1979

Abstract: Most public water supplies sampled in Florida meet the National Interim Primary and Proposed Secondary Drinking Water Regulations. This conclusion is based on a water quality reconnaissance of 131 raw and treated public supplies throughout the State during the period January through May 1979. In a few public supplies, primary drinking water regulation maximum contaminant levels were exceeded for mercury, turbidity, and gross alpha particle activity. Secondary drinking water regulations were also occasionally exceeded in some public supplies for such parameters as chloride, pH, color, dissolved solids, iron, and manganese. These parameters, however, are more related to the aesthetic quality of drinking water than to public health aspects.
Date: February 1980
Creator: Franks, Bernard J. & Irwin, George A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ground-Water Resources of Coastal Citrus, Hernando and Southwestern Levy Counties, Florida (open access)

Ground-Water Resources of Coastal Citrus, Hernando and Southwestern Levy Counties, Florida

From purpose and scope: In 1980, the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Southwest Florida Water Management District, initiated an investigation to appraise the ground-water resources of coastal parts of Citrus, Hernando, and Levy Counties that are within the Southwest Florida Water Management District and to provide information necessary for the use and protection of the resource.
Date: 1983
Creator: Fretwell, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Index Map of Central Florida Showing Location of Sources of Data (open access)

Index Map of Central Florida Showing Location of Sources of Data

The following documents are three maps on the stratigraphy between Hernando and Polk Counties, Florida. These maps are in relation to document USGS Bulletin 1074, "Stratigraphy of the Area Between Hernando and Hardee Counties, Florida".
Date: 1955
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relation Between Freshwater Flow and Salinity Distributions in the Alafia River, Bullfrog Creek, and Hillsborough Bay, Florida (open access)

Relation Between Freshwater Flow and Salinity Distributions in the Alafia River, Bullfrog Creek, and Hillsborough Bay, Florida

From analysis: "Data on streamflow, tide stage, specific conductance, and chloride concentrations were collected in the Alafia River and Bullfrog Creek to describe the salinity and physical characteristics of the saltwater wedge." It contains maps, graphs, and tables.
Date: 1981
Creator: Giovannelli, R. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Potential for Downward Leakage to the Floridan Aquifer, Green Swamp Area, Central Florida (open access)

Potential for Downward Leakage to the Floridan Aquifer, Green Swamp Area, Central Florida

From introduction: For the purpose of this evaluation, which is qualitative, and which is based on an arbitrary numerical ranking of the thickness and hydraulic conductivity of the different materials involved, the intent was to include only the relatively pure sand beds, which would most readily store and transmit appreciable quantities of water and the clay beds, which would most effectively retard the downward movement of water to the Floridian aquifer.
Date: 1977
Creator: Grubb, Hayes F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Long-Term Water Supply Potential Green Swamp Area, Florida (open access)

Long-Term Water Supply Potential Green Swamp Area, Florida

This report presents survey findings for the Green Swamp in Florida. It includes maps, graphs, and tables.
Date: January 1979
Creator: Grubb, Hayes F. & Rutledge, A. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Orlando Area (ARMS-II) (open access)

Orlando Area (ARMS-II)

From Abstract: "The data are presented as aeroradioactivity units or areas with similar gamma radiation counting rates at 500 ft., at two map scales: (1) generalized at about 1: 1,000,000 and (2) detailed at 1:250,000. The maximum aeroradioactivity in almost all the area was less than 400 counts/sec. Aerial measurements of ground radioactivity in the ARMS-II Orlando area were consistent with what was expected, considering the geology of the area."
Date: April 1964
Creator: Guillou, R. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Large-Scale Operations Management Test of Use of the White Amur for Control of Problem Aquatic Plants, Report 2: First Year Poststocking Results, Volume 2: The Fish, Mammals, and Waterfowl of Lake Conway, Florida (open access)

Large-Scale Operations Management Test of Use of the White Amur for Control of Problem Aquatic Plants, Report 2: First Year Poststocking Results, Volume 2: The Fish, Mammals, and Waterfowl of Lake Conway, Florida

Abstract: "Fish, waterfowl and wading birds, and aquatic mammal populations on Lake Conway were surveyed for 1 year after the introduction of the herbivorous fish, white amur (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Low water levels reduced littoral zone area, which lead to stunted panfish and poorer condition of largemouth bass. Vegetated samples supported more diverse fish populations than beach sites. White amur and migratory waterfowl consumed the same plant foods; continued reduction of submerged plants by white amur may adversely affect overwintering waterfowl populations. Aquatic mammals were influenced by removal of vegetation due to shoreline development."
Date: 1982
Creator: Hardin, Scott; Land, Roy; Morse, Gary & Spelman, Mike
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrology of the Sand-and-Gravel Aquifer, Southern Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Northwest Florida (open access)

Hydrology of the Sand-and-Gravel Aquifer, Southern Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Northwest Florida

From purpose and scope: This report presents those results of the investigation which pertain to the hydrogeology and availability and quality of water from the sand-and-gravel aquifer. It discusses the hydrogeologic characteristics, hydraulic properties, potential yield, and water quality of the aquifer.
Date: 1983
Creator: Hayes, Larry R. & Barr, Douglas E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appraisal of Uncontrolled Flowing Artesian Wells in Florida (open access)

Appraisal of Uncontrolled Flowing Artesian Wells in Florida

This report presents an appraisal of the millions of gallons of water lost to uncontrolled flowing wells in Florida. It includes maps and tables.
Date: December 1978
Creator: Healy, Henry G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Borehole Data-Collection Methods Applicable for the Regional Observation and Monitor Well Program, Southwest Florida Water Management District (open access)

Borehole Data-Collection Methods Applicable for the Regional Observation and Monitor Well Program, Southwest Florida Water Management District

From introduction: This report presents some borehole data-collection methods that can be used during the drilling of ROMP or other wells where data collection is a prime objective. Hydraulic, water-quality, and geophysical data-collection methods applicable to the hydrogeology of west-central Florida are emphasized.
Date: September 1981
Creator: Hickey, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogeology, Estimated Impact, and Regional Well Monitoring of Effects of Subsurface Wastewater Injection, Tampa Bay Area, Florida (open access)

Hydrogeology, Estimated Impact, and Regional Well Monitoring of Effects of Subsurface Wastewater Injection, Tampa Bay Area, Florida

This report proposes three locations in two Florida counties "for regional monitoring of the effects of subsurface injection" on freshwater resources: Pinellas County and Hillsborough County. It contains a table, maps, and graphs.
Date: February 1981
Creator: Hickey, John J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results of Deep-Well Injection Testing at Mulberry, Florida (open access)

Results of Deep-Well Injection Testing at Mulberry, Florida

From abstract: At the Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation plant, Mulberry, Florida, high-chloride, acidic liquid wastes are injected into a dolomite section at depths below about 4,000 feet below land surface. Sonar caliper logs made in April 1976 revealed a solution chamber that is about 100 feet in height and has a maximum diameter of 23 feet in the injection zone.
Date: February 1982
Creator: Hickey, John J. & Wilson, William E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Water Resources of the Santa Fe River Basin, Florida (open access)

Water Resources of the Santa Fe River Basin, Florida

From purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to present an analysis of the stream-aquifer system of the Santa Fe River basin, including the quantity and quality of water available from each source and their interrelation. Much information is available in previously published reports, but the basin has not been previously evaluated as a hydrologic unit.
Date: 1983
Creator: Hunn, James D. & Slack, Larry J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geohydrologic Evaluation of a Landfill in a Coastal Area, St. Petersburg, Florida (open access)

Geohydrologic Evaluation of a Landfill in a Coastal Area, St. Petersburg, Florida

Purpose and scope: This reports presents the results of a 2-year investigation by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the city of St. Petersburg, to evaluate geohydrologic conditions at a landfill in a coastal area. The report defines and describes the geologic and geohydrologic units underlying the landfill, and examines the controls these units exert on the flow and quality of surface and ground water in the area. The study increases the understanding of the geohydrologic aspects of landfill operations and will be helpful in the selection of future landfill sites in similar coastal areas.
Date: February 1978
Creator: Hutchinson, C. B. & Stewart, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library