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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 1Main Title | Environmental Effects of Petrochemical Waste Discharges on Tallaboa and Guayanilla Bays, Puerto Rico. | |||||||||||
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Author | Lai, M. D. ; Roger, R. G. ; Weldo, M. R. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Ga. Surveillance and Analysis Div. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1971 | |||||||||||
Report Number | TS03-71-208-02; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-215 622 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | ( Puerto Rico ; Water pollution) ; ( Tallaboa Bay ; Water pollution) ; ( Guayanilla Bay ; Water pollution) ; Industrial wastes ; Chemical industry ; Cooling waters ; Heat ; Metals ; Oils ; Nutrients ; Phytoplankton ; Petrochemical industry ; Thermal pollution ; Water quality data | |||||||||||
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Collation | 148p | |||||||||||
Abstract | A water quality study of Tallaboa and Guayanilla Bays, Puerto Rico was conducted March 1 to April 6, 1971 by the Surveillance and Analysis Division, Southeast Region, Environmental Protection Agency. The report presents the findings of this study which characterized and quantified petrochemical wastes and cooling water discharged; determined the effects of these wastes along with cooling water discharges on the quality and biota in Tallaboa and Guayanilla Bays; and documented violations of Puerto Rico's federal-state coastal water quality standards. |