The Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant biological monitoring and abatement program for East Fork Poplar Creek

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Wildlife Management Plan for the Oak Ridge Reservation

“…Yearly Partners in Flight surveys also contribute information regarding bird populations on the ORR. Of the biota, only vertebrates have been included; however, information is available from various sources on the terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate population (Kitchings and Mann 1976;Loar et al 1985;Loar, Boston, and Bailey 1987;Loar et al 1989;Loar et al 1991;Loar et al 1992a;Loar et al 1992b;Loar 1992;Morton 1962). Additional information on the rare fauna on the ORR is found in the Resource Management Plan for Threatened and Endangered Animal Species .…”

Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant Biological Monitoring and Abatement Program Plan

“…These studies offer several advantages over other indicators of environmental quality (Karr 1987) and are especially relevant to assessment of the biotic integrity of EFPC. Monitoring of fish communities has been used within BMAP for receiving streams associated with the Y-12 Plant (Loar et al 1989, Ryon 1992, Southworth et al 1992, with some programs operational since 1984. Sampling of the fish community in EFPC under the initial BMAP began with quarterly samples in 1985 (Loar et al 1992) and continued from 1986 with spring and fall samples.…”

Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant Biological Monitoring and Abatement Program (Bmap) Plan

“…. particular, the growth and propagation of fish and aquatic life (Loar et al 1989). A second objective of the BMAP was to document the ecological effects resulting from the implementation of a water poIlution control program designed to eliminate direct discharges of wastewater into EFPC and to minimize the inadvertent release of pollutants to the environment.…”