| Main Title |
Impacts of coal-fired power plants on local ground-water systems : Wisconsin power plant impact study / |
| Author |
Andrews, Charles B.,
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Wisconsin Univ.-Madison. Inst. for Environmental Studies.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
| Publisher |
Environmental Research Laboratory--Duluth, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, |
| Year Published |
1980 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/3-80-079; EPA-R-803971 |
| Stock Number |
PB80-225998 |
| OCLC Number |
06947305 |
| Subjects |
Groundwater flow--Wisconsin ;
Steam power plants--Wisconsin
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| Additional Subjects |
Ground water ;
Environmental impacts ;
Cooling water ;
Thermal pollution ;
Electric power plants ;
Coal ;
Flood plains ;
Substrates ;
Chemical properties ;
Temperature ;
Water flow ;
Flow rate ;
Artesian water ;
Mathematical models ;
Wetlands
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
TD195.E4A54 1980 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/29/2016 |
| EJBD |
EPA 600-3-80-079 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
04/05/2016 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-3-80-079 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD |
EPA 600-3-80-079 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/10/1998 |
| ELDD |
EPA-600/3-80-079 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
11/23/2011 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-3-80-079 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
| NTIS |
PB80-225998 |
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 |
xii, 203 pages : illustrations, figures, maps, tables ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
Quantitative techniques for simulating the impacts of a coal-fired power plant on the ground-water system of a river flood-plain wetland were developed and tested. Effects related to the construction and operation of the cooling lake and ashpit had the greatest impact. Ground-water flow system models were used to simulate ground-water flows before and after the cooling lake and ashpit were filled. The simulations and field data indicate that the cooling lake and ashpit altered local flow systems and increased ground-water discharge. Chemical changes in the ground-water system were minor. Contaminated ground water was confined to a small area near the ashpit. Thermal changes in the ground water are a major impact of the cooling lake. Changes in water temperature and levels have altered the vegetation of the wetland, a major ground-water discharge area. Ground-water temperatures near the cooling lake were monitored. A model was used to simulate the response of subsurface temperatures to seasonal changes in a lake and air temperatures. |
| Notes |
"Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison." "August 1980." EPA Grant No. Contract Number: R803971 Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-56). |
