Biological responses of the american oyster 'Crassostrea virginica' (gmelin) to thermal effluent in the Chesapeake-Delaware Bay area. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6374271

Tinsman, J C; Maurer, D; Pennachi, K A

This report presents the results of a 1979 study of various aspects of the life history of the oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and the effects of temperature-salinity interactions in the mid-Atlantic region. The study was intended to provide input to power plant siting decisions in the Chesapeake Bay area. Eighteen collections of planted oysters were made from effluent and control stations of two power plant sites in the mid-Atlantic region. Oyster mortalities were related to physical extremes at both sites, but were higher at PEPCO. Shell growth was evident at DPL, but not at PEPCO.

• Research Organization: Delaware Univ., Lewes (USA). Coll. of Marine Studies
• OSTI ID: 6374271
• Report Number(s): PB-82-258062
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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