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RESPONSE OF BENTHIC ECOSYSTEMS TO DEEP OCEAN SEWAGE OUTFALLS IN HAWAII: A NUTRIENT CYCLING APPROACH TO BIOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING

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Citation:

Smith, S. AND S. Dollar. RESPONSE OF BENTHIC ECOSYSTEMS TO DEEP OCEAN SEWAGE OUTFALLS IN HAWAII: A NUTRIENT CYCLING APPROACH TO BIOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MONITORING. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-87/006.

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The report describes the nutrient budgets, benthic metabolism and community structures observed around two deep ocean sewage outfalls off Oahu, Hawaii. The authors conclude that, at an ecosystem management level, the overall effect of effluent on benthic and pelagic ecosystems off Oahu is clearly insignificant -- primarily as a result of effective dispersal and dilution.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID: 33520