DOCUMENT RESUME ED 100 708 SE 018 648 AUTHOR Hill, Berton F., Ed. TITLE Abstract Reports: Student-Originated Studies Projects, 1973. INSTITUTION National Science r0,4dation, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO NSF-74-33 PUB DATE Dec 73 NOTE .88p.; Presented at the Project Reporting Meeting (Washington, D.C., December 26-29, 1973) EDRS PRICE MF-$0.75 HC-$13.80 PLUS POSTAGE DESCRIPT(IRS *Abstracts; College Students; *Environmental Research; Health; *Research; Science Education; *Sciences; *Student Projects; Student Research; Water Pollution Control IDENTIFIERS National Science Foundation; NSF; Research. Reports ABSTRACT Presented is a collection of research reports of college-age investigators. The work of the students demonstrates one way in which reliable andilluminating data.on local problems of societal importance can be gathered and analyzed in relatively short time-spans for very little money. Water-related studies, health-related and basic environmental studies are prei,-nted in abstract form: Included in each paper are the college in which the student investigators were enrolled, the participants in each particular research endeavor, the student project director, and faculty advisor. (EB) I I U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION & WELFARE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORtiANIZATION ORIGIN ATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPINIONS STUDENT-ORIGINATED STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRE SENT OFFICIAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STUDIES PROJECTS EDUCATION POSITION OR POLICY BEST COPY AVAILABLE 1973 Abstract Reports Presented at Meetings in Washington, D.C. December 26-29, 1973 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION bo Washington, D.C. 20550 to NSF 74.33 STUDENT-ORIGINATED STUDIES PROJECTS 1973 Abstract Reports Presented at the Project Reporting Meeting December 26-29, 1973 Washington, D.C. Edited by BERTON F. HILL NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Washington, D.C. 20550 Table of Contents Foreword vii. Section I. (Water-Related Studies) 1 Significance and Characteristics of Phosphates in an Agricultural Watershed (Heidelberg College) 2 An Evaluation of the Importance of Ephydra cinerea to the Ecosystem of the Great Salt Lake Reber State College) 6 A Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Fall Creek (Cornell University) 12 Establishment of Physical-Chemical-Biological Para- meters for Red Rock Reservoir (Central University of Iowa) 14 Net Primary Productivity and Related Parameters in Perry Reservoir (Benedictine College) 18 Investigation of Environmental Stress of the Cleve- land Lagoon System (Delta State College) 20 Concomitant Study: Sewage Effluent, Water Quality, and Regional Planning (Central Missouri State Uni- versity) 22 The Cocheco River: Its Composition and Effect on the Community (University of New Hampshire) 25 A Study of the Biology, Ecology, Extraction and Economics of Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) Lamouroux (Rhodophyta: Gigartinales) (University of South Florida) 29 Biosystem Character of the Pigeon River in the Primary Stage of Recovery (University of North Carolina at Asheville) 33 A Comprehensive Ecological Study of Lake Shetek, A Model Lake (Southwest Minnesota State College) 37 Impact of Argo Tunnel Acid Mine Drainage and Mine Tailings and Abatement Procedures (Colorado School of Mines) ....44 Water Quality of the Upper Iowa River Watershed (Luther College) 48 The Water Quality of the Souris River Basin, North Dakota (Minot State College) 51 The Chemical Basis of Interaction between Aquatic Bacteria and Phytoplankton (Illinois institute Technology) 55 Pollution Studies of the Cuyahoga, Chagrin, and Grand Rivers Using Non-Dispersive X-Ray Fluores- cence Spectroscopy (Hiram College) 57 Analytical Aspects of Clams and their Habitat Relevant to Nutrition and Pollution (St. Mary's Dominican College) 62 Evaluation of Algal Productivity in Green Lake, Wisconsin, with Bioassay Techniques (Ripon College) 66 Chemical Mass Balances in Estuaries (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 69 A Study of the Biogeocoenosis of Two Merging Rivers, the Sheyenne River and the Red River of the North (North Dakota State University) 72 Factors Governing the Dissolved Oxygen Content of the Waters of Dade County, Florida (University of Miami) 75 Study of Mercury and Heavy Metal Pollutants in the Jordan Creek Drainage (University of Idaho) 79 Toxic Chromium in Natural Waters - An Inter- disciplinary Approach (Stag: University of New York at Binghamton) 80 Aquatic Quality and Socio-Economic Uses of the San Jacinto River Watershed (Sam Houston State University) 85 Cadmium, Copper, Lead, and Zinc: Trace Metal Pollution in an Aquatic Ecosystem (Northern Illinois University) 90 Environmental Effects of Pollution Control Measures by Two Puget Sound Paper Mills (University of Washington) 94 Study of Colonization and Development of Corals on an Artificial Reef Substrate (University of Hawaii) 100 Caretta caretta on Kiawah Island, South Carolina: Offspririi78Wases, Population and Predation Studies (University of South Carolina) 103 Section II. (Health-Related and Basic Studies) 106 Identification of Man-Made Reservoirs for Human Pathogens in the Human Environment (Uni- versity of Georgia) 107 Development of a Device to Accelerate Communication in Mute, Severely Handicapped Children (University of Wisconsin at Madison) 110 Neighborhood-Mental Retardate Interaction Effects During the Deinstitutionalization Process (Hope College) 115 Circadian Variations in the Need and Administration of Antihistamine (Rice University) 120 The Effects of Sulfur Dioxide on the Respiratory Capabilities of the Laboratory Rat (Niagara Uni- versity) 122 Correlation of Atmospheric Trace Metal Concentrations with Body Burdens in Newark, New Jersey (Seton Hall University) 125 The Effects of High-Intensity Noise and Injected Tranquilizers on Social Behavior and Corticosterone Levels in Rhesus Monkeys (University of Wisconsin at Madison) 127 Effects of Artificial Polycythemia on Selected Physiological Responses to Strenuous Exercise (University of Oregon) 130 The Effects of Taurine on Ouabain Induced Arrhythmias (Manchester College) 136 Bone Marrow Transplants as Possible Treatment for Sickle Cell Anemia (Benedict College) 141 Oncogenic and Mutagenic Effects of N-Nitroso Compounds on Mammalian Cells in Vitro (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 142 Physiological Studies and Identification of Active Components of the Staam-Volatile Distillate from Salsola kali (Southwestern State College) 145 Survey of VEE Virus Occuring in Mammals of the South Texas Area (Texas AM University) 146 iv. BESTCOPY AVAILABLE A Process to Prepare Paving Materials from Wood Industry Wastes (Arkansas State University) 148 Development and Testing of Improved Methods of Tritium Detection at Atomic Facilities (Yale University) 150 Detecting Aflatoxin-Producing Strains of Aspergillus flavus in Soil and Corn Samples (Morehead State University) 154 Information Level Studies Related to Venereal Diseases in South Dakota (Northern State College) 158 A Correlation of Toxicity with Heavy Metal Accumulation in Tissues, using Proton Induced X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy (William Marsh Rice University) 162 Bromolipids in Foodstuffs (Vanderbilt Uni- versity) 164 Investigation of the Transfer and Accumulation of Cadmium in Biological Systems (Purdue Uni- versity) 169 Biochemical and Cytogenetic Effects of Pesticides on Human Cells in Vitro (University of Maryland) 173 Mutagenic Effects of Food Additives and Their Metabolites, using Host-Mediated Assay (Reed College) . 175 Functions of Prostaglandins in Reproduction, Parturition and Infertility (University of Pennsylvania) 176 A Study of Transmission of Selenium Across the Placental Membrane (Reed College) 178 Soluble Dithizones as Antidotes for Heavy Metal Poisoning in Test Animals (Johns Hopkins University) 181 Section III. (General Environmental Studies) 183 Seeding Trials and Soil Analysis in the Midway Watershed Area (New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology) 184 The Use of Industrial Wastes as Fertilizer (Mercyhurst College) 186 v. Forensic Soil Analysis (Michigan State University) 190 Public Service Delivery in Chicopee, Massachusetts (Amherst College) 192 Economic Analysis of Competing Public Utilities in Jacksonville, Illinois (MacMurray College) 203 The Determination of Property Assessment Differentials in Metropolitan Philadelphia - With Emphasis in Delaware County, Pennsylvania (Swarthmore College) 207 A Comparison of Interaction Patterns in an Open Space and a Fixed-Plan School (Virginia Poly- technic Institute and State University) 210 Computer-Based Community Communications (Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana) 212 The Effect of Government Involvement in Housing on Social Interaction in Communities (Providence College) 216 Energy Efficient Air Conditioning of Architectural Spaces by Self-Actuating Devices (University of Michigan) 218 Research into the Building of Algorithms to Evaluate Model Cities Programs (New Hampshire College) 222 Application of Modeling and Simulation to Design of Pollution Control Equipment (Manhattan College) 225 An Analysis of the Effects of Sulfur Dioxide on Lichen Metabolism (Bethany College) 229 Pollutants in San Diego County (University of California at San Diego) 231 Missoula Valley Air Pollution Study ( University of Montana) 235 Computer Studies in Air Pollution (University of California at San Diego) 237 The Distribution of Pentachlorophenol in the En- vironment and its Effects as a Pollutant (Uni- versity of Southern Mississippi) 239 Properties and Utilization of Small