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

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5283616

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 Plant, 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, chronic toxicity testing of the effluent, water chemistry and bioaccumulation analysis. This report, serving as a baseline, presents the results of the first five quarters of quantitative (artificial substrate) macroinvertebrate testing (July 1987--July 1988) and the first two semi-annual qualitative macroinvertebrate stream assessments (November 1987, March 1988). 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. Although no effluent was released into Upper Three Runs Creek during the period covered by this report, the discharge point, for effluent release beginning in November 1988, is at Road C.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (USA); Enwright Associates, Inc., Greenville, SC (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/DP
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5283616
• Report Number(s): WSRC-OS-89-89; ON: DE90004697
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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