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Title: Offshore oceanographic and environmental monitoring services for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Annual report for the Bryan Mound site, September 1982-August 1983. Volume III. Executive summary

Abstract

This report describes the findings for the 12 months of postdisposal study conducted from September 1982 through August 1983. The areas of investigation are benthos, brine plume, data management, nekton, physical oceanography, and water and sediment quality. The specific objectives of this report are: (1) to describe the physical oceanographic and meteorological conditions which have been measured at the offshore diffuser site and in the surrounding waters; (2) to describe the effect of brine discharge on the benthic community in the diffuser site area; (3) to discuss the effect of the brine discharge on the quality of the water and sediment in the vicinity of the diffuser site; (4) to describe the measurement and empirical prediction of the areal and vertical extent of the brine plume; and (5) to characterize the effect of brine discharge on the nekton community in the vicinity of the diffuser. 2 figures.

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Texas A and M Univ., College Station (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6986302
Report Number(s):
DOE/PO/10850-2-Vol.3
ON: DE84010695
DOE Contract Number:
AC96-83PO10850
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Technical Report
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Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; BRINES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; MARINE DISPOSAL; COASTAL WATERS; WATER QUALITY; STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE; WASTE DISPOSAL; TEXAS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BENTHOS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LEACHING; METEOROLOGY; OCEANOGRAPHY; PLUMES; SALT CAVERNS; SEDIMENTS; CAVITIES; DATA; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FEDERAL REGION VI; INFORMATION; MANAGEMENT; NORTH AMERICA; NUMERICAL DATA; RESERVES; RESOURCES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SURFACE WATERS; USA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; 020900* - Petroleum- Environmental Aspects; 024000 - Petroleum- Storage- (-1989); 520200 - Environment, Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)

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Hann, R.W. Jr., Giammona, C.P., and Randall, R.E. Offshore oceanographic and environmental monitoring services for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Annual report for the Bryan Mound site, September 1982-August 1983. Volume III. Executive summary. United States: N. p., 1984. Web. doi:10.2172/6986302.
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Hann, R.W. Jr., Giammona, C.P., & Randall, R.E. Offshore oceanographic and environmental monitoring services for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Annual report for the Bryan Mound site, September 1982-August 1983. Volume III. Executive summary. United States. doi:10.2172/6986302.
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Hann, R.W. Jr., Giammona, C.P., and Randall, R.E. Thu . "Offshore oceanographic and environmental monitoring services for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Annual report for the Bryan Mound site, September 1982-August 1983. Volume III. Executive summary". United States. doi:10.2172/6986302. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6986302.
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title = {Offshore oceanographic and environmental monitoring services for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Annual report for the Bryan Mound site, September 1982-August 1983. Volume III. Executive summary},
author = {Hann, R.W. Jr. and Giammona, C.P. and Randall, R.E.},
abstractNote = {This report describes the findings for the 12 months of postdisposal study conducted from September 1982 through August 1983. The areas of investigation are benthos, brine plume, data management, nekton, physical oceanography, and water and sediment quality. The specific objectives of this report are: (1) to describe the physical oceanographic and meteorological conditions which have been measured at the offshore diffuser site and in the surrounding waters; (2) to describe the effect of brine discharge on the benthic community in the diffuser site area; (3) to discuss the effect of the brine discharge on the quality of the water and sediment in the vicinity of the diffuser site; (4) to describe the measurement and empirical prediction of the areal and vertical extent of the brine plume; and (5) to characterize the effect of brine discharge on the nekton community in the vicinity of the diffuser. 2 figures.},
doi = {10.2172/6986302},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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