Second report on the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant Biological Monitoring and Abatement Program for East Fork Poplar Creek

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10102775· OSTI ID:10102775

Hinzman, R L ^[1]; Adams, S M ^[2]; Black, M C ^[3]

---

1. ed.
2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
3. Oklahoma State Univ., Stillwater, OK (United States); and others

As stipulated in the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPES) permit issued to the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant on May 24, 1986, a Biological Monitoring and Abatement Program (BMAP) was developed for the receiving stream, East Fork Poplar Creek (EFPC). The objectives of BMAP are (1) to demonstrate that the current effluent limitations established for the Y-12 Plant protect the classified uses of EFPC (e.g., the growth and propagation of fish and aquatic life), as designated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and (2) to document the ecological effects resulting from implementation of a Water Pollution Control Program that includes construction of several large wastewater treatment facilities. BMAP consists of four major tasks: (1) ambient toxicity testing; (2) bioaccumulation studies; (3) biological indicator studies; and (4) ecological surveys of stream communities, including periphyton (attached algae), benthic (bottom-dwelling) macroinvertebrates, and fish. This document, the second in a series of reports on the results of the Y-12 Plant BMAP, describes studies that were conducted between July 1986 and July 1988, although additional data collected outside this time period are included, as appropriate.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OS21400
• OSTI ID: 10102775
• Report Number(s): Y/TS--888; ORNL/M--2988; ON: DE94000585
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

053002
053003
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540350
560162
560300
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS, PLANTS, MICROORGANISMS, AND CELLS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BIOLOGICAL MARKERS
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
CESIUM 137
CHEMICAL AND THERMAL EFFLUENTS
CHEMICALS METABOLISM AND TOXICOLOGY
CHLORIDES
CONTAMINATION
EMISSION
MERCURY
MONITORING
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS
SITE RESOURCE AND USE STUDIES
SURFACE WATERS
TOXICITY
WASTE WATER
WATER QUALITY
Y-12 PLANT