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Main Title Impacts of construction activities in wetlands of the United States /
Author Darnell, Rezneat M.,
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Pequegnat, Willis E.,
James, Bela M.,
Benson, Fred J,
Defenbaugh, Richard A.,
CORP Author Tereco Corporation.; Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory.
Publisher U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory, for sale by the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1976
Report Number APA 3143; EPA/600-3-76-045; EPA-68-01-2452
Stock Number PB-256 674
OCLC Number 02377247
Subjects Wetland ecology--United States ; Wetland conservation--United States ; Construction industry--Environmental aspects--United States
Additional Subjects Wetland ecology--United States ; Wetland conservation--United States ; Construction industry--Environmental aspects--United States ; Flood plains ; Swamps ; Marshes ; Environmental impacts ; Pavements ; Drainage ; Dredging ; Channel improvements ; Bank protection(Waterways) ; Wildlife ; Canals ; Mining ; Slopes ; Shore protection ; Water pollution ; Soil stabilization ; Water supply ; Stream flow ; Nutrients ; Wetlands
Internet Access
Description Access URL
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=20012TKE.PDF
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
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Status
EHAM  QH104.D32 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/29/2016
EHBD  EPA-600/3-76-045 CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI 03/09/2007
EJAD WTD EPA 600/3-76-045 Wetlands Collection Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA 03/01/1996
EJBD  EPA 600-3-76-045 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 05/13/2015
EKCD  EPA-600/3-76-045 CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL 06/19/2018
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-3-76-045 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 600-3-76-045 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 12/05/1997
ERAD  EPA 600/3-76-045 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 08/19/2013
ESAD  EPA 600-3-76-045 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB-256 674 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation xxvii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
The primary types of construction activity which severely impact wetland environments of the United States include: floodplain surfacing and drainage, mining, impoundment, canalization, dredging and channelization, and bank and shoreline construction. Each type of construction activity is attended by an identifiable suite of physical and chemical alterations of the wetland environment which may extend for many miles from the site of construction and may persist for many years. In turn, each type of physical and chemical modification has been shown to induce a derived set of biological effects, many of which are predictable, in general, if not in specific detail. The most environmentally damaging effects of construction activities in wetland areas, in order of importance, are: direct habitat loss, addition of suspended solids and modification of water levels and flow regimes. Major construction-related impacts also derive from altered water temperature, pH, nutrient levels, oxygen, carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and certain pollutants such as heavy metals, radioactive isotopes, and pesticides.
Notes
"Prepared by Tereco Corporation, College Station, Texas, under contract no. 68-01-2452."--GPO catalog card. "Contract no. 68-01-2452." "EPA/600-3-76-045." "April 1976." Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-369) and indexes.
Contents Notes
Water, soils, and aquatic environments -- Streams -- Freshwater marshes, swamps, and floodplains -- Estuaries and related coastal waters -- Coastal marshes, swamps, and grass flats -- Biology of natural aquatic systems -- Population biology -- Ecosystem stability -- Riparian environments -- Continental shelf -- Effects of construction activities associated primarily with floodplains, banks, and shores -- Effects of construction activities associated primarily with wetland areas and water bottoms -- Effects of construction activities associated primarily with waterway margins -- Biological effects of construction activities which affect wetlands -- Wetland deterioration -- Causes and response patterns -- Immediate steps toward reduction of wetland deterioration.