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THE BIOENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT: FIFTH INTERIM REPORT, COLESTRIP, MONTANA
Citation:
Preston, E. AND D. O'Guinn. THE BIOENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF A COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT: FIFTH INTERIM REPORT, COLESTRIP, MONTANA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-80/052 (NTIS PB82211996), 1980.
Description:
The US EPA has recognized the need for a rational approach to the incorporation of ecological impact information into power facility siting decisions in the northern great plains. Research funded by the Colstrip, Coal-Fired Power Plant project is a first attempt to generate methods to predict the bioenvironmental effects of air pollution before damage is sustained. Pre-construction documentation of the environmental characteristics of the grassland ecosystem in the vicinity of Colstrip, Montana began in the summer of 1974. Since then, key characteristics of the eco-system have been monitored regularly to detect possible pollution impacts upon plant and animal community structure.