Presence of pathogenic amoebae in power plant cooling waters. Final report, October 15, 1977-September 30, 1979. [Naegleria fowleri]
Cooling-water-associated algae and sediments from five northern and five southern or western electric power plants were tested for the presence of pathogenic amoebae. In addition, water algae and sediments from five northern and five southern/western sites not associated with power plants were tested. There was a significant correlation at northern power plants between the presence of thermophilic, pathogenic amoebae in cooling waters and thermal additions. Presence of the pathogenic did not correlate with salinity, pH, conductivity, or a variety of various chemical components of the cooling waters. Selected pathogenic isolates were tested serologically and were classified as Naegleria fowleri. Although thermal additions were shown to be contributing factor in predisposing cooling waters to the growth of pathogenic amoebae, the data suggest the involvement of other currently undefined parameters associated with the presence of the pathogenic amoebae. 35 refs., 21 tabs.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 5080103
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG/CR-1761; ORNL/NUREG/TM-413; ON: TI86002666
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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520400* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Thermal Effluents Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AMOEBA
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
DATA
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
INFORMATION
INVERTEBRATES
MICROORGANISMS
NUMERICAL DATA
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POWER PLANTS
PROTOZOA
SARCODINA
SEDIMENTS
THERMAL EFFLUENTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
Aquatic-- Thermal Effluents Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AMOEBA
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
DATA
ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
INFORMATION
INVERTEBRATES
MICROORGANISMS
NUMERICAL DATA
POPULATION DYNAMICS
POWER PLANTS
PROTOZOA
SARCODINA
SEDIMENTS
THERMAL EFFLUENTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS