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Title: Power-plant-related estuarine zooplankton studies

Conference · · Am. Soc. Test. Mater., Spec. Tech. Publ.; (United States)
OSTI ID:5103728

In-plant studies examining the effects of entrainment on zooplankton and field studies examining zooplankton abundance, composition, and distribution in the Chesapeake Bay in the vicinity of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant have been conducted from 1974 to the present. The evolution of these studies, with particular emphasis on design and statistical treatment, is discussed. Entrainment study designs evolved from discrete sampling episodes at 4-h intervals over 24 h to a time-series sampling design in which sampling took place every 30 min over 24 and 48-h periods. The near-field study design and samping methods have included replicated net tows, using 0.5-m nets, and replicated and nonreplicated pumped sampling, using a high-speed centrifugal pump. 16 refs.

Research Organization:
Benedict Estuarine Res Lab, Acad of Nat Sci of Philadelphia, Benedict, MD
OSTI ID:
5103728
Report Number(s):
CONF-790155-
Journal Information:
Am. Soc. Test. Mater., Spec. Tech. Publ.; (United States), Vol. 730; Conference: ASTM symposium on ecological effects of effluents, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA, 29 Jan 1979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English