Biological monitoring and selected trends in environmental quality. [Use of National Inventory of Selected Biological Monitoring Programs at ORNL to identify documented environmental trends]
Under a contract with the President's Council on Environmental Quality, the National Inventory of Selected Biological Monitoring Programs at ORNL was used to identify documented environmental trends. Fish population trends were described for the Great Lakes and the Colorado River system. Trends in amphibian populations in the northeast were examined and correlated with acid precipitation. Increases in breeding success among large birds of prey were correlated with reductions in ambient levels of DDT and its residues. Geographic variation in PCB contamination was examined along with differences between aquatic and terrestrial contamination levels. Changes in air quality were documented, and their effects on plant viability were outlined. Trends in the biological effects of environmental deposition of lead were documented. Long-term changes in forest structure in the southeast were presented, and a general reduction in wildlife habitat, associated with land use practices, was documented for several areas in the US.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn. (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- OSTI ID:
- 7347067
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-5606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AIR QUALITY
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
COLORADO RIVER
DDT
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENT
FISHES
FORESTS
GREAT LAKES
INFORMATION RETRIEVAL
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
INSECTICIDES
LAKES
LAND USE
LEAD
METALS
MONITORING
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORNL
PESTICIDES
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
RIVERS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
US AEC
US ERDA
US ORGANIZATIONS
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION