Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science articles from July 2003

Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science archives from July 2003

Freshwater scaled heterotrophic protistans from four Gulf States, including descriptions of two new species.
July 1, 2003... ABSTRACT A total of 22 scale-bearing protistans was observed from 27 freshwater sites in the Gulf Coast States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and eastern Texas. Included are the descriptions of two new heliozoan species: Acanthocystis...

The causes of mid-year budget shortfalls and their impact on education funding in Alabama, 1930-2001.
July 1, 2003... ABSTRACT This paper examines the causes of periodic mid-year budget shortfalls and its impact on education funding in Alabama during 1930-2001 period. Among all, the Alabama case shows that unbalanced revenue structure (underutilization of...

Non-point source pollution and land use pattern linkage: a watershed approach.
July 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Nutrient run-off and siltation are the main cause of non-point source pollution (NPSP) in US waterways. EPA has set a total maximum daily load (TMDL) of nutrient concentration in a given body of water and watershed approach to...

Intra-administration conflict: the CIA v. the state department in South Vietnam during the Kennedy years.
July 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Students of foreign policy have much to learn from the controversial South Vietnam conflict. This article concentrates on the role performed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of State before the...

Distribution and occurrence of selected pesticides in urban and agricultural areas: a comparison between central Alabama and national data sets.
July 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The distribution and occurrence of selected pesticides in ground-water sampled from 30 wells located in urban areas and 29 wells in agricultural areas of central Alabama were compared to national data sets ranging in size from 600...