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 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:6159308

Hann, Jr, R W; Randall, R E ^[1]

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1. eds.

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. Volume II contains appendices which contain additional supporting data in the form of figures and tables.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA). Research Foundation
• DOE Contract Number: FC96-79PO10114
• OSTI ID: 6159308
• Report Number(s): DOE/PO/10114-T1(Vol.2); ON: DE82001362
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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