Main Title |
Environmental effects of oil shale mining and processing : part I, fishes of Piceance Creek, Colorado, prior to oil shale processing. / |
Author |
Goettl, John P. ;
Edde, Jerry W.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Colorado Div. of Wildlife, Fort Collins. Fisheries Research Center.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
Publisher |
Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available from National Technical Information Service, |
Year Published |
1978 |
Report Number |
EPA 600-3-78-096; EPA-600/3-78-097; EPA-600/3-79-055; EPA-R-803950 |
Stock Number |
PB-289 874 |
OCLC Number |
06528522 |
Subjects |
Oil-shale industry--Environmental aspects--Colorado ;
Fish populations--Colorado
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Additional Subjects |
Oil shale ;
Mine waters ;
Fresh water fishes ;
Animal ecology ;
Piceance Creek ;
Environmental surveys ;
Surveys ;
Abundance ;
Trout ;
Reproduction(Biology) ;
Environmental impacts ;
Stream flow ;
Processing ;
Distribution(Property) ;
Black Sulfur Creek ;
Stewart Creek ;
Salinity ;
Colorado ;
Comparison ;
Water pollution ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Environmental effects ;
Catostomus platyrhynchus ;
Rhinichthys osculus ;
Salvelinus fontinalis ;
Salmo trutla ;
Salmo gairdneri ;
Rainbow trout
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 600-3-78-096 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
08/28/2019 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-3-78-096 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD |
EPA 600-3-78-096 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/10/1998 |
ERAD |
EPA 600/3-78-096 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
10/22/2012 |
ESAD |
EPA 600-3-78-096 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
08/22/2017 |
NTIS |
PB-289 874 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
19 pages : map ; 28 cm |
Abstract |
The fish populations of Piceance Creek, Colorado, were surveyed to establish preoperational conditions prior to extensive oil shale processing in the region. Data collected in this study have been compared to data reported by earlier researchers. The mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus) and the speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus) are the most abundant and widespread fishes found in Piceance Creek. Numbers of all species were not great; the largest number of fish captured per 100 meters of stream was 76 individuals, while the range for all other stations was 3-23 fish/100 m. Brook, brown, and rainbow trout (Salvelinus fontinalis, Salmo trutta, and Salmo gairdneri, respectively) were most common in the upper reaches of Piceance Creek and in its tributaries, Black Sulfur Creek and Stewart Creek. Results of the survey indicate that brook and brown trout are reproducing naturally in Piceance Creek but rainbow trout are doing poorly. Possible impacts of oil shale processing on the fish populations of Piceance Creek are suggested. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pt. 1: pages 16-18). "EPA 600-3-78-096." "October 1978." Cover title. |
Contents Notes |
pt. 1. Fishes of Piceance Creek, Colorado, prior to oil shale processing. -- pt. 2. The aquatic macroinvertebrates of the Piceance Basin, Colorado, prior to oil shale processing. -- pt. 3. The water quality of Piceance Creek, Colorado, prior to oil shale processing. |