Density, Distribution, and Movement of Nipigon Bay Fishes in Relation to a Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-885 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. M. Kelso
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Avoidance Reaction ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
High Discharge ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Species Dominance

Density of pelagic fish in accessible portions of Nipigon Bay was lower offshore, less than 100 fish/10,000 m3, and greater nearshore, less than 1800 fish/10,000 m3. Conditions at Red Rock caused intense aggregation there and caused species dominance to shift to sucker at the mill discharge from yellow perch elsewhere. Plume shape and direction did not alter the localized pattern of distribution. Two typical responses to plume concentrations were found using suckers fitted with ultrasonic transmitters. Fish released in high discharge concentrations (>15% dilution by volume) became disoriented for as much as several hours, then appeared to search for "background" conditions. Fish released in low discharge concentrations (<15%) immediately initiated an avoidance reaction. Although individuals tended to avoid areas of altered water quality, the community aggregated at Red Rock in response to, perhaps, increased production of benthic macroinvertebrates. However, telemetry indicated that residence time was short in the area of altered water quality.

Impact of a Kraft Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent on Phytoplankton and Macroinvertebrates in River Nzoia, Kenya

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salome Ojunga ◽  
Frank O. Masese ◽  
Julius O. Manyala ◽  
Lazare Etiegni ◽  
Augustino O. Onkware ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Kraft Pulp ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Ammonia Nitrogen ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Total Phosphorus Concentration ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Phytoplankton and macroinvertebrate assemblages were used to assess the impact of a kraft pulp and paper mill effluent in Kenya, on River Nzoia downstream of the discharge point in relation to changes in water quality during May to June and November 2008 (rainy and dry seasons, respectively). Total phosphorus concentration increased from 0.027 mg.L-1 upstream to 0.04 mg.L-1 downstream. Ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) concentration was 0.51 mg.L-1 upstream and 0.86 mg.L- 1 downstream. Nitrate concentration stood at 1.18 mg.L-1 upstream compared with the 2.23 mg.L-1 downstream. The pH changed from 4.5 to 5.0 upstream to 5.5 to 6.0 downstream, while DO increased from 6.57 to 7.03 mg.L-1 downstream. The BOD5 (biochemical oxygen demand after five days) values remained almost unchanged from 4.63 mg.L-1 upstream to 4.67 mg.L-1 downstream. Taxon composition of phytoplankton and macroinvertebrates correlated with adverse environmental gradients resulting from the mill's effluent discharge. Overall, there was a shift in composition and abundance of both phytoplankton and macroinvertebrates, with the downstream site recording high numbers of tolerant taxa (i.e., Microcystis sp. and Chironomus sp.). It was recommended that water quality monitoring with effluents of this nature be done using a combination of chemical analysis and biological indicators such as phytoplankton and macroinvertebrates.

Public Evaluation of Fish Tainting from Pulp and Paper Mill Discharges

1992 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
C. G. Jardine
Keyword(s):  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Salmo Gairdneri ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Public Advisory ◽  
St Lawrence River

As part of the Remedial Action Plan (RAP) programs for the St. Lawrence and Spanish Rivers in Ontario, Canada, tainting evaluations were conducted using members of the Public Advisory Committees (PACs) and the RAP teams. Triangle test sensory evaluations were conducted on caged rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) exposed insitu upstream and downstream of the pulp and paper mill diffuser outfalls In the St. Lawrence River only, evaluations were conducted on indigenous yellow perch (Perca flavescens) caught upstream and downstream of the mill discharge . In both locations, the odour of the flesh from the caged trout exposed above the diffuser outfall was not judged significantly different from caged trout exposed downstream of the discharge. However, the indigenous perch caught downstream of the mill in the St. Lawrence River were judged by the panelists to have a significantly more objectionable odour than those caught upstream of the discharge. While the effluent tainting potential appears to have been eliminated in the Spanish River, further studies are required to determine the source and magnitude of tainting concerns in the St. Lawrence River. The sensory test and results reported here provide useful tools for evaluating the tainting potential of pulp mill discharges and for assessing perceived consumer quality of the fish exposed to these effluents.

Utilization of a small soda pulp and paper mill effluent for rice field irrigation

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. T. Adisesha ◽  
S. Purwati ◽  
P. R. Panggabean ◽  
S. E. Sarief
Keyword(s):  
Soil Analysis ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Chemical Recovery ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Soda Pulp ◽  
Paddy Crop

Padalarang pulp and paper mill, a soda pulp and paper mill without chemical recovery, located near Bandung, Indonesia, discharges untreated effluent mixed with domestic waste water into surrounding rice fields. For more than 60 years, paddy has been harvested 3 times a year. An in-depth study to characterize the effluent, the soil and the biomass production was conducted to define the evidence. A field study using four experimental plots indicated that soil irrigated with effluent had a higher concentration of potassium, calcium, sodium ions and greater cation exchange capacity than near-by soil. Analysis of well water showed that the effluent had no effect on the ground water. A reduction of suspended solids and BOD occurred in the effluent while flowing through rice fields. The yields of paddy demonstrated significant positive effect of effluent either in dry or in rainy season, while zeolites as soil amendment did not give significant effect to the already high paddy crop yield.

Influence of crude oil and pulp and paper mill effluent on mixed infections of Trichodina cottidarium and T. saintjohnsi (Ciliophora) parasitizing Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus and M. scorpius

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Khan ◽  
D. E. Barker ◽  
K. Williams-Ryan ◽  
R. G. Hooper
Keyword(s):  
Crude Oil ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Contaminated Sediment ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Site Field ◽  
Myoxocephalus Scorpius ◽  
Longhorn Sculpin ◽  
Fish Hosts

Samples of longhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus) were exposed to sediment contaminated with crude oil or pulp and paper mill effluent for periods up to 13 months in the laboratory. Other samples were collected at sites where crude oil or effluent from a pulp and paper mill are discharged. The intensity of gill infections of Trichodina spp. on exposed fish was significantly higher than on controls 5, 9, and 13 months after exposure. The intensity of the ciliates was also greater on sculpins collected near an oil-receiving terminal than on those sampled 5 km from the polluted site. Field collections of longhorn and shorthorn (Myoxocephalus scorpius) sculpins at and distant from a pulp and paper mill had high and low intensities of the ciliates, respectively. Similarly, the intensity of trichodinid ciliates was also significantly greater in longhorn sculpins exposed to effluent-contaminated sediment than in controls 5 months after exposure. The results suggest that the intensity of gill-inhibiting species such as trichodinids in susceptible fish hosts increases after chronic exposure to crude oil and to pulp and paper mill effluent, and the parasites may serve as indicators of pollution.

scholarly journals COD reduction studies of paper mill effluent using a batch recirculation electrochemical method

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
T. Kannadasan ◽  
V. Sivakumar ◽  
C. Basha ◽  
Arun Parwate ◽  
K. Senthilkumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Method ◽  
Supporting Electrolyte ◽  
Chloride Concentration ◽  
Paper Mill ◽  
Electrochemical Reactor ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Cod Reduction ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Reservoir Volume

COD reduction studies of paper mill effluent using a batch recirculation electrochemical method The conventional method of treating pulp and paper mill effluent involves the biological oxidation by bacterial action of aerobic and anaerobic conditions and aerobic lagooning method, which are less efficiency of removing COD. To overcome the drawbacks of the existing treatment process, in the present work an attempt has been made to study the electro oxidative destruction of the pulp and paper mill effluent using an electrochemical method and the effect of various parameters such as concentration of supporting electrolytes, current densities, flow rates of electrolyte and reservoir volumes of the effluent were conducted. From the experimental results it is observed that the rate of reduction of COD of the effluent increased with an increase in the supporting electrolyte (sodium chloride) concentration, current density where as it decreased with increase in the reservoir volume and the flow rate of electrolyte. The residence time distributions studies have also been conducted to study the behavior of the electrochemical reactor.

Photodegradation of lignin from pulp and paper mill effluent using TiO2/PS composite under UV-LED radiation: Optimization, toxicity assessment and reusability study

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 ◽  
pp. 48-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohsen Haghighi ◽  
Farhad Rahmani ◽  
Fatemeh Kariminejad ◽  
Rojiar Akbari Sene
Keyword(s):  
Paper Mill ◽  
Toxicity Assessment ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Pulp And Paper Mill ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Uv Led
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