Evaluation of brine disposal from the Bryan Mound site of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve program. Final report, twelve-month postdisposal studies

Technical Report · Wed Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5993899

Hann, Jr, R W; Randall, R E ^[1]

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The Department of Energy's Strategic Petroleum Reserve Program began leaching the Bryan Mound salt dome on March 10, 1980 and discharging brine into the coastal waters off Freeport, Texas. This report describes the findings of a team of Texas A and M University scientists and engineers who have conducted a twelve-month environmental study to evaluate the effects of the Bryan Mound brine discharge. The study addresses the areas of physical oceanography, analysis of the discharge plume, water and sediment quality, nekton, benthos, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and data management.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA). Research Foundation
• DOE Contract Number: FC96-79PO10114
• OSTI ID: 5993899
• Report Number(s): DOE/PO/10114-T1(Vol.1); ON: DE82001363
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BENTHOS
BRINES
COASTAL WATERS
CRUSTACEANS
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DISSOLUTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FISHES
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
INVERTEBRATES
LEACHING
MANAGEMENT
MARINE DISPOSAL
NORTH AMERICA
OCEANOGRAPHY
PHYTOPLANKTON
PIPELINES
PLANKTON
PLUMES
RESERVES
RESOURCES
SALT DEPOSITS
SEDIMENTS
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOUTHWEST REGION
STORAGE
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE
SURFACE WATERS
TEXAS
UNDERGROUND STORAGE
USA
VERTEBRATES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY
ZOOPLANKTON