Biological monitoring of Upper Three Runs Creek, Savannah River Site, Aiken County, South Carolina

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5164069· OSTI ID:5164069

In anticipation of the fall 1988 start up of effluent discharges into Upper Three Runs Creek by the F/H Area Effluent Treatment Facility of the Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC, a two and one half year biological study was initiated in June 1987. Upper Three Runs Creek is an intensively studied fourth order stream known for its high species richness. Designed to assess the potential impact of F/H area effluent on the creek, the study includes qualitative and quantitative macroinvertebrate stream surveys at five sites (see map), chronic toxicity testing of the effluent, water chemistry and bioaccumulation analysis. This second report presents the results of the last preoperational qualitative and quantitative (artificial substrate) macroinvertebrate studies (October 1988) and the first post-operational qualitative and quantitative macroinvertebrate stream assessments (January 1989 - quantitative, March 1989 - qualitative, and April 1989 - quantitative). Five sites were sampled, including one site upstream of the Road C bridge (near the Aquatic Ecology Laboratory) and four sites downstream of the Road C bridge. The discharge point, for the H-016 effluent release beginning October 22, 1988, is at Road C.

• Research Organization: Enwright Associates, Inc., Greenville, SC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5164069
• Report Number(s): WSRC-OS-89-91; ON: DE90004701
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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