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A calculation of flushing times and pollution distribution for the Columbia River estuaryNeal, Victor Thomas 10 May 1965 (has links)
The probable pollution distribution and flushing times have been
calculated for the Columbia River Estuary, a coastal plain estuary.
The pollution distribution was determined by the fresh water fraction
and by the diffusion equation. The flushing times were calculated by
the modified tidal prism method and by the fraction of fresh water,
These methods are explained and discussed in the study.
The widely varying river flow and resulting salt water intrusion
were considered, as well as the varying semi-diurnal tidal range.
These changing factors cause a complex variation in estuarine classification
from well-mixed to stratified.
The data used was taken principally from the U. S. Corps of
Engineers current measurement program of 1959. The data show a
stronger flow on the north side of the estuary during flood tide and a
stronger flow on the south side during ebb tide. Due to this fact, the
estuary was also treated as two separate channels in calculating the
pollution distribution.
The results of the various calculations for combinations of conditions
are given in this study. A comparison of the different methods
is also summarized.
The estuary has been found to have a relatively short flushing
time, even under low river flow conditions. The variation in strength
of flow from the north side to the south side has been shown to produce
pollution distributions not normally expected in an estuary. / Graduation date: 1965
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Radioecology of ⁶⁵Zn in an arm of the Columbia River EstuaryRenfro, William Charles 22 August 1967 (has links)
Levels of ⁶⁵Zn in water, sediments, plants, and animals in
Alder Slough, a small ecosystem in the Columbia River Estuary,
were determined periodically during a one year period. Concentrations
of total Zn in organisms were also measured to permit
computation of specific activities (μCi⁶⁵Zn/g total Zn). Temporal
fluctuations in the activities of ⁶⁵Zn and the concentrations of total
Zn occurred in all components of the ecosystem.
Activities of ⁶⁵Zn and concentrations of total Zn varied among
individual fish from the study area. Pooled estimates of population
standard deviations of these values in all samples of two fish species
taken during the year amounted to about 20% of their grand means.
Usually, individuals with high ⁶⁵Zn activities also proved to have
high total Zn concentrations, hence specific activities were less
variable than either ⁶⁵Zn or total Zn.
The nuclear reactors at Hanford, Washington, the source of
most of the ⁶⁵Zn in the Columbia River, were shut down for approximately
45 days during this study. This event presented the opportunity
to investigate the response of various components of the ecosystem
to reduced ⁶⁵Zn input. The rates of ⁶⁵Zn specific activity
decline in several organisms were measured following reactor shutdown.
The time required for specific activity of an organism to be
reduced by one-half under the conditions prevailing is termed "ecological
half-life". The "ecological half-life" differs from the biological
half-life of an organism because:
1. it is defined in terms of specific activity
2. it reflects the continued addition of radioactivity to the organism
from its food web and water.
"Ecological half-lives" vary with the trophic levels of the organisms
and with changes in prevailing ecological conditions. / Graduation date: 1968
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