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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1977 Metal deposits may be no threat Scientists are cautiously optimis tic that heavy metal accumulations, such as lead or mercury, in materials dredged from Texas ship channels pose no threat to humans. Concern that these potentially lethal elements could be transferred to man via seafood seems to be wan ing in the face of the latest evidence. The initial steps in this investiga tion are being carried out at Texas A&M University by Dr., Frank Slowey, and chemist, and Dr. Jerry Neff, a biologist, who are looking to see if dredged materials dropped into clean areas will hurt or pollute the marine life. Specifically, they are studying heavy metals to see if they are taken up and retained by salt and freshwa ter varieties of grass shrimp, marsh clams and marine worms. USED BOOKS WE’RE BUYING NOW! University Bookstore “It has become a major concern to decide the fate of dredge materials,” said Neff. “The fact that these mate rials from channels and harbors col lect high concentrations of heavy metals is where we come in. If it is dropped in a new habitat will it con taminate the marine life already there? 60-90 day periods. The animals were analyzed to see how much heavy metal had been collected by the animals’ tissues. “We then drew correlations be tween the amount of pollutant in the sediment and the amount accumu lated in the animals over a period of exposure,” said Neff. “To date we are finding very little heavy metal accumulation, much less than was expected.” he said. “A few metals like iron, manganese and zinc tend to accumulate but rarely do the toxic metals such as lead, mer cury and cadmium.” Folk tale latest publicaM Big Thicket lore by Bill Brett is the latest offering of the Texas A&M University Press. The book, “The Stolen Steers: A Tale of the Big Thicket,” (116 pages, $6.75) includes a foreword by William A. Owens, who cites Brett’s comment about the yarn. “And there wasn’t a lie in the whole speech. Nor dang little truth.” Brett’s narrator claims to have lived the story in Southeast Texas in the lean years around the turn of the century. He steals a herd of steers, gets sick while getting away with them, is nursed back to health by a poor but generous black couple, and while repaying their kindness seals his own fate as he ensures their security. Owens comments that al though marks of artfulness and sophistication sometime show through, Brett has maintained the quality of the folk tale suffi ciently for the reader to know that his account is anti, former o,l we l] driller, cowhand, farmer, rancher, construction driv ;T“1< 1 "“ythtagi Know and I knowed j'fj Him, as well as other i and non-fiction articles ~ Michelles At the Northgate “We are using samples of dredge sediment from the Houston, Texas City, Freeport and Corpus Christi ship channels as well as freshwater material from Ashtabula, Ohio on Lake Erie. There are indications that all the sites have heavy metal pollu tion,” Neff said. When metals are precipitated from the water they bind chemically to the mud, usually so tightly that they pass through the digestive sys tems of marine animals without being absorbed into their tissues. New professor joins English departid Samples from all four sites were put in aquaria at A&M with samples of marine and freshwater animals for So far there is little danger from heavy metals in dredge materials, Neff said, but hydrocarbons, pes ticides and chemical by-products may be more dangerous. qREAT ISSUES PRESENTS rkuRsdAy, Apnil 7 RUddER THEATER 8pM STUdENTS 50C OlhERS $1 tNe sEAftck For , extraterrestrial Life Advance Tickets Available at Rudder Box Office Beginning April 4. Luncheon Specials Monday — Saturday /V/^ 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. , \V Chopped Beef Steak $1.29 (^7/ tg? Chicken-Fried Steak 99c 1^ Southern-Fried Fish $1 .49 Steaks & Seafood Served with Baked Potato or French Fries and Texas Toast Serving Choice Steaks & Select Seafood at Budget Prices 317 College Ave. 846-8741 Dr. Norman S. Grabo, a leading figure in the study of early Ameri can literature, will join the Texas A&M University faculty this fall as Distinguished Professor of English and director of the department’s graduate program. Grabo is currently a professor at the University of California- Berkeley. He became associated with that campus in 1963. “Dr. Grabo is one of the foremost authorities on the Colonial Ameri can period and we feel he will make an important contribution to our program,” said Dr. David H. Stewart, head of English at A&M. Since 1961, Grabo has authored three books and was eo-author of two more. Among them are “Ed ward Taylor’s Christographia” (1962) and “Edward Taylor’s Treatise Con cerning the Lord’s Supper” (1966). He was a co-author of “American >»>::. ::*8e< ■ysmmm. swowk wkk. >sr< x«se 3MK >aK<. Texas A&M University OPAS presents 1 Poetry and Prose” (lj He has written numeray and penned the introdiM definitive edition of Brockden Brown’s “Arti vyn” published hy the It University Press. Grabo’s degrees inelia from Elmhurst (111.) Coll® M.A., University of Cal® Angeles, 1955; and Ph.D. L 1958. He has also taught a® State University and was j professor on the UCLAi Irvine campuses as John’s (N.M.) College. Shauni on Eugene fodor, Carla Dee Beai Salon VIOLINIST W/San Antonio Symphony Tuesday, April 12, 1977 Rudder Auditorium 8:00 P.M. OFFERING 10% DISCOUNT WITH II, - ON HAIR CUT AND BLOi QUICK SERVICE ONLY or Texas A&M University’s OPAS presents I PROGRAM: TEXAS A&M TOWN HALL SERIES PRESENTS i mm Fiiim iiiitfi i & THE VOLUNTEERS The Dance v <\ Theatre of Harlem f Thursday, March 31, 1977 j§ Rudder Auditorium ^ 8:00 P.M. H ^ ^ . I I Series Performance #6 Saturday, April 16, 197711 | |8:00 p.m. G. Rollie White Coliseum!| & Overture to Rosamunde-Schubert; Concerto #1 in D major & for violin-Paganini; Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun-Debussy; $ Symphony #6, OPUS 53-Shostakovich. b By MAURE UNIPERMS, AFROS ANDjIa self-evaluatio LATEST STYLES, mpleted by A< sunnyland shoppingcbtj lependent Scb BETWEEN CAVITT ANDTEM 1700 Texas Ave (Hvty 61 lt,« 822-2623 We Appredate Yourta e-year improve pared for su xas Education TICKET PRICES* Regular A&M Student* Zone 1 $6.50 $4.75 Zone 2 $5.20 $3.80 Zone 3 $4.15 $3.00 ‘Special discounts for A&M students can be obtained by coming by the MSC Box Office. — Tickets and Information Available — MSC BOX OFFICE - 845-2916 "An irresistable group brimming with vitality, beautifully trained with a clear, fluid technique ..." Robert Jackson, Cue i "It is the sense of awakening that makes the Dance Theatre of Harlem what it is." Eastchester Record "The Dance Theatre of Harlem virtually explodes on stage ... 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