IMPACT OF NONCHLORINATED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EFFLUENTS ON WARM WATER FISH COMMUNITIES

M. H. Paller; R. C. Heidinger; W. M. Lewis

doi:10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb00881.x

IMPACT OF NONCHLORINATED SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EFFLUENTS ON WARM WATER FISH COMMUNITIES

M. H. Paller, R. C. Heidinger, W. M. Lewis

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ABSTRACT: The fish communities in three sewage receiving Illinois streams were monitored by electrofishing as treatment changed from secondary with chlorination to secondary without chlorination to tertiary without chlorination over a 40‐month period. Degradation of the fish communities was severe during the secondary treatment/chlorination period. When treatment was changed to secondary without chlorination, strong improvements occurred in the fish communities of all streams, and degradation could no longer be demonstrated on the basis of species number. The onset of tertiary treatment resulted in few additional changes in the fish communities, with the possible exception of increased abundance of several species of minnows. Tertiary treatment consisted of nitrification, sand filtration, and, in two streams, phosphorus removal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	65-76
Number of pages	12
Journal	JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-1688.1988.tb00881.x
State	Published - Feb 1988

Keywords

ammonia
chlorination
fish
municipal waste
streams

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Ecology
Water Science and Technology
Earth-Surface Processes

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