The effects of the Cedar Bayou electric generating station on phytoplankton in adjacent waters.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noTK 1191.S64 1983 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorSmith, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:59:50Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:59:50Z
dc.date.issued1983en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description125 p., Thesisen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractThe effects of the Cedar Bayou Generating Station at Baytown, Texas on phytoplankton in waters adjacent to the power plant were investigated from February 1978 through June 1979. Ten stations were sampled monthly. Water temperature and salinity were recorded at the time of sampling in the field. While water samples were analyzed for chlorophyll a concentration and primary productivity. Bioassay studies were conducted to determine the relative suitabilities of station waters for growth of natural populations and Skeletonema costatum. Chlorophyll a concentrations at discharge stations 6-8 were significantly lower than at intake stations 1-3 and bay control station 10. Primary productivity at stations 1, 3 and 10 was significantly higher than at stations 6-8. Bioassay results were significantly affected by culture temperature, inoculum, medium, month, and station. Overall suitability for growth was highest at station 7, where the cooling lake flows into Trinity Bay. Overall suitabilities were significantly low at bay control station 10 and at station 4, the origin of the discharge canal.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeCedar Bayouen_US
dc.geo-codeBaytownen_US
dc.geo-codeCedar Lakeen_US
dc.geo-codeTrinity Bayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20814
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries3006.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectpower plantsen_US
dc.subjectwateren_US
dc.subjecttemperature effectsen_US
dc.subjectsalinityen_US
dc.subjectbioassaysen_US
dc.subjectphytoplanktonen_US
dc.subjectplanktonen_US
dc.subjectSkeletonema costatumen_US
dc.subjectchlorophyllsen_US
dc.titleThe effects of the Cedar Bayou electric generating station on phytoplankton in adjacent waters.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
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