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Felder, D. P.; D'Surney, S.J.; RodgersJr, J.H.; Deardorff, Thomas L.

doi:10.1023/a:1008826129356

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“…Study findings from natural streams were variable. Felder et al (1998) found no significant changes in macroinvertebrate community structure, abundance, or diversity measures at sites downstream of an unbleached kraft mill relative to an upstream site. Other instream studies showed changes in community structure (Rakocinski et al 1996) and invertebrate density and biomass (Dubé et al 1997) downstream of mill discharges relative to upstream sites.…”

Section: Groundwater (E) Essentially Zeromentioning

confidence: 67%

Water resource use and management by the United States forest products industry

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et al. 2009

Water Science and Technology

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The connections between forest products operations and water resources in the United States is considered and, where possible, quantified. Manufacture of wood, pulp, and paper products and the influences of forest management and forest products manufacture on water quality are discussed. Most fresh water in the US originates in forested areas. Responsible harvesting strategies, best management practices, and forest re-growth combine to minimize or eliminate changes in water availability and degradation of water quality due to harvesting. Relative to alternative land uses and large-scale disturbance events, forested areas produce the highest quality of fresh water. Water inputs for the manufacture of forest products total about 5.8 billion m(3) per year, an amount equal about 0.4% of the surface and groundwater yield from timberland. Approximately 88% of water used in manufacturing is treated and returned directly to surface waters, about 11% is converted to water vapor and released during the manufacturing process, and 1% is imparted to products or solid residuals. Extensive study and continued monitoring of treated effluents suggest few or no concerns regarding the compatibility of current effluents with healthy aquatic systems.

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Section: Groundwater (E) Essentially Zeromentioning

confidence: 67%

Water resource use and management by the United States forest products industry

Wiegand

Flinders

Ice

et al. 2009

Water Science and Technology

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Environmental Effects of Effluents from Pulp and Paper Mills

Munkittrick¹

2004

Fishes and Forestry

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Genotoxicity of a polluted river system measured using the alkaline comet assay on fish and earthworm tissues

Rajaguru

Suba

Palanivel

et al. 2003

Environ and Mol Mutagen

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Monitoring genotoxicity in the environment by using endemic organisms as sentinels requires sensitive assays. In this study the genotoxic properties of water and sediment collected from the Noyyal River, which is polluted with industrial effluent and sewage, was determined in fish (Cyprinus carpio) and earthworms (Eisenia foetida) using the alkaline comet assay. Upon electrophoresis, extensive DNA damage, measured as the DNA length:width ratio of the DNA mass, was observed in erythrocytes, liver, and kidney cells of fish exposed to polluted water samples and the amount of damage increased with the duration of exposure. Similarly, the mean DNA length:width ratio was significantly higher in the coelomocytes of earthworms placed in sediment samples. The highest levels of DNA damage were obtained with samples taken at and immediately downstream of urban centers. The results of this study indicate that the Noyyal River system is contaminated with substances that are genotoxic to fish and earthworms and that the comet assay has sufficient sensitivity to detect the genotoxicity.

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Cited by 14 publications

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Water resource use and management by the United States forest products industry

Water resource use and management by the United States forest products industry

Environmental Effects of Effluents from Pulp and Paper Mills

Genotoxicity of a polluted river system measured using the alkaline comet assay on fish and earthworm tissues

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