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Main Title Phosphorus and Eutrophication in the Pamlico River Estuary, N. C., 1966-1969 - A Summary.
Author Copelan, B. J. ; Hobbi, John E. ;
CORP Author North Carolina Water Resources Research Inst., Raleigh.
Year Published 1972
Report Number UNC-WRRI-72-65; DI-14-01-0001-1038; OWRR-B-004-NC; 09655,; B-004-NC(12)
Stock Number PB-210 158
Additional Subjects ( Estuaries ; Limnology) ; Nutrients ; Phosphorus ; Ecology ; Phosphates ; Phytoplankton ; Nitrogen ; Biomass ; Stratification ; North Carolina ; Salinity ; Water pollution ; Eutrophication ; Pamlico River
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NTIS  PB-210 158 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The effects of phosphorus on the ecology of the Pamlico River Estuary, N. C. were measured. Surveys were conducted to determine hydrography, phosphorus concentrations in the water and sediment, and phytoplankton speciation and biomass in relation to inputs from the Tar River Basin and phosphorus mining activities. Studies were designed to determine phytoplankton response to phosphorus additions, phosphorus exchange with sediment, phosphorus utilization by Rangia clams, and phosphorus uptake by phytoplankton. The Pamlico River Estuary is typically oligo- to mesohaline; tidal influence is minimal and the estuary occasionally stratifies. Stratification is easily destroyed by winds. During summer stratification, anaerobic conditions develop near the bottom muds. The estuary already is rich in phosphorus, and concentrations are increasing via land runoff and mining wastes. (Author)