Effects of High Salinity Wastewater Discharges on Unionid Mussels in the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania

We examined the effect of high salinity wastewater (brine) from oil and natural gas drilling on freshwater mussels in the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania, during 2012. Mussel cages (N = 5 per site) were deployed at two sites upstream and four sites downstream of a brine treatment facility on the Alleg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of fish and wildlife management 2015-06, Vol.6 (1), p.55-70
Hauptverfasser:	Patnode, Kathleen A, Hittle, Elizabeth, Anderson, Robert M, Zimmerman, Lora, Fulton, John W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Environmental aspects Epioblasma torulosa rangiana Freshwater Mussels, Fresh-water Salinity Wastewater Water quality
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