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The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Iowa

Description: Report documenting the suitability of Iowa for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials. In this study, the only raw material considered in this survey was coal.
Date: June 4, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
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Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance Basic Data for Sioux City NTMS Quadrangle, Nebraska and Iowa

Description: "Results of a reconnaissance geochemical survey are reported for the Sioux City Quadrangle, Nebraska; Iowa; South Dakota. Statistical data and areal distributions for uranium and uranium-related variables are presented for 119 groundwater and 542 stream sediment samples. Also included is a brief discussion on location and geologic setting."
Date: August 31, 1981
Creator: National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program
Location: None
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Quaternary Geology of Minnesota and Parts of Adjacent States

Description: Description of geology in Minnesota and explanations of glacial drift within the state an immediate surroundings (Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota) with sections detailing the movement of each glacier and relevant geological notes. Index starts on page 147.
Date: 1930
Creator: Leverett, Frank, 1859-1943
Location: None
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Plan of Study for the Northern Midwest Regional Aquifer-System Analysis

Description: From abstract: Sedimentary rocks of Cambrian and Ordovician age form a major aquifer system in most of Wisconsin and Iowa, northern Illinois, northwestern Indiana, southeastern Minnesota, and northern Missouri. Many metropolitan areas depend on the aquifer for all or part of their water supplies. Declines in potentiometric head have been large in the most heavily pumped areas, most notably Chicago, Milwaukee-Waukesha, Minneapolis-St. Paul, and Des Moines.
Date: April 1979
Creator: Steinhilber, W. L. & Young, H. L.
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Performance of Relief Wells Along Missouri River Levees: 1951-1952 Floods

Description: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of a study of the performance of the three relief well systems [along the Missouri River] during the July 1951 and April 1952 floods, and to compare their performance with design predictions. [...] The report includes observed uplift and well-flow data, descriptions of relief well operations during the floods, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the well systems together with discussion and comments on several experimental and test wells… more
Date: December 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
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Review of State Mine Inspector's Reports as They Relate to Accidents from Falls of Roof

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines over state mine inspection reports from 19 U.S. states. The information in the reports includes details of accidents, locations that specific accidents occurred, and proposed remedies for prevention of future accidents. This report includes tables.
Date: April 1929
Creator: Paul, James Washington
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Annual Report of Research and Technologic Work on Coal: Fiscal Year 1941

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing the annual report over the research and technology of coal during 1941. As stated in the foreword, "these investigations increase our fund of exact knowledge on the properties and composition of American coals and lead to better methods in mining, preparing, storing, and utilizing coal" (p. 4). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: November 1941
Creator: Fieldner, Arno Carl & Schmidt, L. D.
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