Environmental aspects of ocean dumping in the western Gulf of Mexico
Atlas, E; Brooks, J; Trefry, J; Sauer, T; Schwab, C; Bernard, B; Schofield, J; Giam, CS; Meyer, ER
| HERO ID | 1879839 |
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| In Press | No |
| Year | 1980 |
| Title | Environmental aspects of ocean dumping in the western Gulf of Mexico |
| Authors | Atlas, E; Brooks, J; Trefry, J; Sauer, T; Schwab, C; Bernard, B; Schofield, J; Giam, CS; Meyer, ER |
| Journal | Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Page Numbers | 329-350 |
| Abstract | HEEP COPYRIGHT: BIOL ABS. Field and laboratory studies were conducted of an ocean-dumped waste containing biological sludge from a chemical biotreatment plant. During July 1977, a test dump was monitored to study the chemical behavior and dispersal of waste at a deep-water dumpsite in the western Gulf of Mexico. Nearly 100 organic compounds were detected in the waste; some heavy metals were measured in significant amounts. At the diluted levels usually encountered in the ocean, adverse effects of such a waste on phytoplankton productivity would not be measurable with the techniques used. Increased turbidity and chemical residues could not be measured in the field past 24 h. |
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