Accession Number:

AD0758709

Title:

Man's Impact on the Eutrophication of a Lotic System.

Descriptive Note:

Technical rept.,

Corporate Author:

NEW MEXICO UNIV ALBUQUERQUE DEPT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS

Personal Author(s):

• Hansmann,Eugene
• Zimmer,William

Report Date:

1973-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

Two rivers having similar geological and climatic conditions were studied in relation to mans impact on the eutrophication of the aquatic environment. The biological parameter of biomass accumulation mgs chlorophyll a per square meter and observations of the floral composition of the periphyton community were used. Results indicated that significant biological differences were present between a polluted and non-polluted stream. Author

Descriptors:

• (*WATER POLLUTION
• RIVERS)
• (*RIVERS
• *ECOLOGY)
• (*CONNECTICUT
• RIVERS)
• ALGAE
• WASTES(INDUSTRIAL)
• WASTES(SANITARY ENGINEERING)
• PERIODIC VARIATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Water Pollution and Control

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE