The effects of intermittent chlorination on coho salmon, alewife, spottail shiner, and rainbow smelt

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1978 · Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1978)107<346:TEOICO>2.0.CO;2· OSTI ID:5662474

Seegert, G L; Brooks, A S

The effects of a single, 30 min exposure of residual chlorine, typical of the regime of Lake Michigan power plants, to coho salmon, alewife, spottail shiner, and rainbow smelt across a wide range of temperatures are studied. The lowest nonlethal levels determined are 0.18 mg/1 at 30..cap alpha..C for the alewife and 0.21 mg/l at 20..cap alpha..C for coho salmon. Chlorine in Lake Michigan power plant effluents will have minimal impact provided exposure times are limited to about 30 min/day. (20 references, 4 tables)

• Research Organization: Univ of Wisconsin
• OSTI ID: 5662474
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States), Vol. 107:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CHLORINATION
TOXICITY
LAKE MICHIGAN
WATER QUALITY
ACUTE EXPOSURE
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
FISHES
POWER PLANTS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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HALOGENATION
LAKES
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VERTEBRATES
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