Evaluation of R. Paul Smith Steam Electric Station thermal discharge effects on benthic communities; Spring 1980. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5761365

A study of thermal effluent effects on benthic invertebrates was conducted near the R.P. Smith Steam Electric Station. Samples were collected during May 1980 with a dome suction sampler and an aquatic drift net. Samples were collected on upstream and downstream control transects and on transects in the thermally influenced area. The objective of this survey was to assess effects of thermal discharge on the abundance and biomass macroinvertebrates in the Potomac River.

• Research Organization: Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas (USA). Services Group
• OSTI ID: 5761365
• Report Number(s): PB-81-169161
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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