Instream biological assessment of NPDES point source discharges at the Savannah River Site, 1997-1998

Specht, W L

doi:10.2172/752020

Title: Instream biological assessment of NPDES point source discharges at the Savannah River Site, 1997-1998

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The Savannah River Site currently has 33 permitted NPDES outfalls that have been permitted by the South Carolina Department of Health an Environmental Control to discharge to SRS streams and the Savannah River. In order to determine the cumulative impacts of these discharges to the receiving streams, a study plan was developed to perform in-stream assessments of the fish assemblages, macroinvertebrate assemblages, and habitats of the receiving streams.

Authors:: Specht, W L

Publication Date:: Mon Feb 28 00:00:00 EST 2000

Research Org.:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: US Department of Energy (US)

OSTI Identifier:: 752020

Report Number(s):: WSRC-TR-98-00321
TRN: US0002691

DOE Contract Number:: AC09-96SR18500

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 28 Feb 2000

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; POINT POLLUTANT SOURCES; WATER POLLUTION; STREAMS; SAVANNAH RIVER; BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS

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