The impact of the Morgantown power plant on the Potomac estuary: an interpretive summary of the 1972-1973 investigations. Final interpretive report
This report summarizes and interprets the findings of aquatic field studies conducted at PEPCO's Morgantown generating station. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if power plant operations would adversely affect the aquatic ecosystem of the Potomac River. The field studies, conducted in 1972 and 1973, include investigations of physical effects and of biological responses to heat, chlorination, and passage through the plants cooling system. Key cooling system operation characteristics were systematically varied while measurements were conducted. On the basis of these entrainment and site investigations, it was possible to arrive at value judgments on the significance of observed plant effects. Both impingement and entrainment effects were considered in these studies.
- Research Organization:
- Martin Marietta Corp., Baltimore, MD (USA). Environmental Technology Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5715244
- Report Number(s):
- PB-296203
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Related Subjects
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
POTOMAC RIVER
THERMAL POLLUTION
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL EFFLUENTS
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
CHLORINATION
COOLING SYSTEMS
DAMAGE
ECOLOGY
EGGS
ENTRAINMENT
ESTUARIES
LARVAE
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PLANKTON
WATER POLLUTION
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
HALOGENATION
POLLUTION
RIVERS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
200102* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Power Cycles
500400 - Environment
Atmospheric- Thermal Effluents Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)