Relative effects of chlorine and ammonia from wastewater treatment facilities on stream biota /

Heidinger, Roy C.; Lewis, William M.; Illinois.,

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“…The widespread use of chlorine-containing oxidizing chemicals has led to many studies that provide much information about the effects of chlorine on fish (Wilde et al 1983, Szal et al 1991, Lotts and Stewart 1995, fish community structure (Heidinger et al 1983, Karr eta!. 1985, aquatic invertebrates (Heckman 1983, Heidinger et al 1983 ), microbial and periphyton communities (Osborne 1982, Pratt et a!. 1988, Napolitano et a!.…”

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Chlorine Dynamics and Ambient Toxicity in Receiving Streams

Stewart¹,

Hill²,

Ham³

et al. 1996

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This study was conducted to better understand total residual chlorine (TRC) dynamics and ambient toxicity in two chlorine‐contaminated streams in eastern Tennessee. The study used stepwise logistic analysis of Ceriodaphnia survival and water quality factors measured in 169 7‐d chronic toxicity tests of water from four sites in one stream to determine the factors significantly affecting the survival. The 7‐d mean concentrations of TRC and a measure of day‐to‐day variation in TRC concentration in each test were included as dominant factors in explaining Ceriodaphnia mortality. The logistic regression model correctly predicted the mortality or survival in individual Ceriodaphnia in 89.9% of the cases and had a low rate of false positives and false negatives. A simpler pass‐or‐fail model, which used a Ceriodaphnia survival criterion of 60%, yielded slightly better results (correctly predicted outcomes, 91.7%). We also measured TRC concentrations in situ by monitoring at two sites in one of the streams and at one site in the other stream. This monitoring showed that TRC concentrations in both streams varied approximately three‐fold in daily cycles, with TRC concentrations at night greater than those during the day. Laboratory and field experiments indicated that the diel cycles in TRC were probably driven by sunlight and stream periphyton. Two key points emerged from this study. First, the analysis show that logistic regression can be used effectively to relate temporally varying chemical conditions to the outcomes of static‐renewal ambient toxicity tests. In some situations, this method of analysis is more appropriate than other methods, such as ANOVA, that there are used to evaluate dose‐response patterns. Second, diel changes in TRC in streams, apparently caused by sunlight and periphyton, can be large and have important implications for predicting the fate and ecological effects of this widespread contaminant.

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Chlorine Dynamics and Ambient Toxicity in Receiving Streams

Stewart¹,

Hill²,

Ham³

et al. 1996

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“…This paper presents the condensed results of the fisheries portion of a larger study concerning the impacts of ammonia and chlorine on three Illinois streams. The full report (Heidinger, et aL, 1983) can be consulted for further details on information presented in this paper. There were five sample stations on Copper Slough, three on Kaskaskia Ditch, and seven on Saline Branch.…”

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“…Variables measured at only the first station below the sewage outfails include arsenic, barium, boron, cadmium, copper, chromium, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, selenium, silver, zinc, fluoride, cyanide, and phenols. Heidinger, et al (1983), can be consulted for further details on analytical techniques.…”

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IMPACT OF NONCHLORINATED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EFFLUENTS ON WARM WATER FISH COMMUNITIES¹

Paller¹,

Heidinger²,

Lewis³

1988

J American Water Resour Assoc

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The fish communities in three sewage receiving Illinois streams were monitored by electrofishing as treatment changed from secondary with chlorination to secondary without chlorination to tertiary without chlorination over a 40‐month period. Degradation of the fish communities was severe during the secondary treatment/chlorination period. When treatment was changed to secondary without chlorination, strong improvements occurred in the fish communities of all streams, and degradation could no longer be demonstrated on the basis of species number. The onset of tertiary treatment resulted in few additional changes in the fish communities, with the possible exception of increased abundance of several species of minnows. Tertiary treatment consisted of nitrification, sand filtration, and, in two streams, phosphorus removal.

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Relative effects of chlorine and ammonia from wastewater treatment facilities on stream biota /

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Chlorine Dynamics and Ambient Toxicity in Receiving Streams

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