ISSN:
1432-0703
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. The eight dominant discharges of land-based waste entering İzmit Bay, Turkey, as a result of its burgeoning development are characterized here. Chemical analyses of the discharges are described and their toxicity has been quantified as a result of short term 14C algal bioassays. Predictions of toxicity distributions in the upper layer of the bay are obtained by combining the inflow rates of the eight discharges and their quantified toxicities with a two-dimensional dispersion equation. Uptake by phytoplankton appears to be the dominant mechanism reducing toxicity in the bay. The second mechanism reducing the toxicity of the waste is dispersion by wind-induced current. The results show that although most of the factories contributing to the discharges have treatment plants, the treatment is insufficient to eliminate toxicity.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002449900132
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