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ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF FISH NEAR A COAL-FIRED GENERATING STATION AND RELATED LABORATORY STUDIES. WISCONSIN POWER PLANT IMPACT STUDY
Citation:
Magnuson, J., F. Rahel, M. Talbot, A. Forbes, AND P. Medvick. ECOLOGICAL STUDIES OF FISH NEAR A COAL-FIRED GENERATING STATION AND RELATED LABORATORY STUDIES. WISCONSIN POWER PLANT IMPACT STUDY. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-80/078.
Description:
Construction of a coal-fired electric generating station on wetlands adjacent to the Wisconsin River has permanently altered about one-half of the original 1,104-ha site. Change in the remaining wetlands continues as a result of waste heat and ashpit effluent produced by the station. Leakage of warm water from the 203-ha cooling lake is causing a shift in the wetlands from shallow to deep-water marsh. Coal-combination byproducts enter the wetlands from the station's ashpit drain. Since this area was known to have a diverse fish community and to be a spawning ground for Wisconsin River game fish, the authors studied the effects of this habitat loss and degradation on fish populations.