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Main Title Pollution-Caused Fish Kills in 1964.
CORP Author Public Health Service, Washington, D.C. Div of Water Supply and Pollution Control.
Year Published 1964
Report Number PHS-Pub-847-Rev-1963;
Stock Number PB-216 565
Additional Subjects ( Water pollution ; Fresh water fishes) ; Tables(Data) ; Fishkill ; Water pollution effects(Animals)
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified		 Checkout
Status
NTIS  PB-216 565 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 32p
Abstract
In 1964, the Public Health Service received 485 official reports of fish kills occurring in various fresh and marine waters of the United States. This was by far the largest number of reports ever received and the number of fish killed was also the largest, an estimated 18,387,000. The report lists these kills as: Historical summary of pollution-caused fish kills; Fish-kill summary by State; Fish kill summary by source of pollution; Fish kills by operations; By type of water body; By type of water; By month; Fish kill summary by severity of kill; Distribution of duration by severity; By degree of severity.