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RECORD NUMBER: 47 OF 2063

Main Title Algal Nutrient Studies of the Potomac Estuary.
Author Slayton, Joseph Lee ; Trovato, E. R. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Annapolis, MD. Annapolis Field Office.
Year Published 1977
Report Number EPA/903/9-79/002;
Stock Number PB-297 163
Additional Subjects Algae ; Nutrients ; Potomac River Estuary ; Biochemical cycles ; Nitrogen ; Ammonium compounds ; Nitrogen fixation ; Phosphatases ; Enzymes ; Plankton blooms ; Oscillatoria
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NTIS  PB-297 163 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The nutrient requirements of the phytoplankton of the Potomac Estuary were studied during the summer of 1977 employing the following laboratory tests: NH4(t)-N uptake, alkaline phosphatase enzyme activity; extractable surplus orthophosphate; tissue analysis for carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus content; and nitrogen fixation by acetylene reduction. The results indicated that the bloom of Oscillatoria was limited by nitrogen and that adequate phosphorus was present.