Analysis of populations of boring and fouling organisms in the vicinity of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Station. Seventh quarterly report, March 1, 1978--May 31, 1978
The growth, distribution, and species composition of marine borers (primarily shipworms) and fouling organisms are being studied in the vicinity of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Untreated wood test panels are used to collect organisms at 18 localities. Our most recent findings covering March 1--May 31, 1978 are that species composition has shifted slightly since 1976--1977: the number of Teredo furcifera has declined and the number of T. bartschi has increased slightly. T. bartschi, a subtropical species, is limited to Oyster Creek. The number of shipworms is significant (that is, shipworms are found in potentially damaging numbers) at station 11 in Oyster Creek. However, some control stations (sta. 2 and 18) show much heavier damage. Oyster Creek contains more species than control areas. Patterns of settlement of fouling organisms were not closely linked to the power plant effluent during the period of study, March--May 1978. Time of settlement, growth, and species composition of fouling organisms vary from year to year.
- Research Organization:
- Lehigh Univ., Stone Harbor, NJ (USA). Wetlands Inst.
- OSTI ID:
- 6372709
- Report Number(s):
- NUREG/CR-0380
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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POLICY AND ECONOMY
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DISTRIBUTION
TAXONOMY
BIOLOGICAL FOULING
OYSTER CREEK-1 REACTOR
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
INVERTEBRATES
ISOLATED VALUES
MOLLUSCS
POPULATION DYNAMICS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
WATER POLLUTION
WOOD
ANIMALS
BIOLOGY
BWR TYPE REACTORS
DATA
DATA FORMS
ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS
FOULING
INFORMATION
NUMERICAL DATA
POLLUTION
POWER REACTORS
REACTORS
THERMAL REACTORS
VARIATIONS
WATER COOLED REACTORS
WATER MODERATED REACTORS
530200* - Environmental-Social Aspects of Energy Technologies- Assessment of Energy Technologies- (-1989)