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Literature Cited for the Final Listing Rule for the Georgetown and Salado Salamanders Docket No Literature Cited for the Final Listing Rule for the Georgetown and Salado Salamanders Docket No. FWS–R2–ES–2012–0035 Aaron, D. 2012. Personal communication. Public comments on proposed rule (FWS -R2-ES-2012-0035). Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District. 13 pp. Aaron, D. 2013. Personal communication. E-mail: Clearwater UWCD Information you requested. January 25, 2013. Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District. 2 pp. Albers, P.H. 2003. Petroleum and individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Pages 341-371 in Hoffman, D.J., Rattner, B.A, Burton, G.A. Jr., and J. Cairns, Jr., editors. Handbook of Ecotoxicology. CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, USA. Alberti, M., Booth, D., Hill, K., Coburn, B., Avolio, C., Coe, S., and D. Spirandelli. 2007. The impact of urban patterns on aquatic ecosystems: An empirical analysis in Puget lowland sub-basins. 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