Chemical effluents surface waters from nuclear power plants. Quarterly progress report. [Copper Toxicity]

Technical Report · Mon Oct 31 00:00:00 EST 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5303967· OSTI ID:5303967

Harrison, F. L.

The objectives of this research project are three-fold: To obtain data on the behavior of potentially toxic substances introduced into surface waters from nuclear power plants; To determine the impact magnitude of these substances on representative and economically important aquatic species; and To develop models with which to predict the partitioning of these substances among the abiotic aquatic compartments. Results are reported from investigations of copper partitioning in seawater, evaluating the toxicity of copper in representative marine organisms, and development of a mathematical model to predict copper partitioning.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5303967
• Report Number(s): UCID-17460-77-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CONTAMINATION
COPPER
TOXICITY
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
SURFACE WATERS
WATER POLLUTION
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
INJURIES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
SEAWATER
DISEASES
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
MASS TRANSFER
METALS
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POWER PLANTS
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WATER
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