Assessment of Produced Water Impacts in the Galveston Bay System

Date

1992

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Publisher

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Abstract

This study provides a general assessment of any adverse environmental effects from disposal of produced waters by: 1) documenting any alterations to the benthic macroinvertebrate communities; 2) physically and chemically characterizing impacted and unimpacted sediments; and 3) assessing the sediment toxicity caused by these discharges.

Description

56 pages

Keywords

benthic macroinvertebrates, produced waters, discharge, water pollution, water quality, sediment toxicity

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