概括
在蒸汽电站中使用的可以显著降低冷却水中的初级产量,高达91%. 这影响了细菌密度和叶绿素a,对附近的河流的影响最小.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 水生生态学 水生生态学
- 工业生态学 工业生态学
背景情况:
- 蒸汽电站使用易受污染生物的冷却水系统.
- 的应用是控制工业用水系统中这些污染生物的常见方法.
研究的目的:
- 在冷却水中量化应用对初级生产的影响.
- 评估对细菌密度和甲度的影响.
- 评估对邻近水生生态系统的潜在影响.
主要方法:
- 在冷却水中监测初级生产,细菌密度和叶绿素度.
- 来自化和非化条件的数据比较.
- 计算相邻的潮段的潜在生产损失.
主要成果:
- 的应用使冷却水中的初级产量减少了高达91%.
- 细菌密度和叶绿素a度也被化显著降低.
- 在没有化的情况下,观察到初级生产的轻微刺激.
- 在相邻的帕图克森特河段,初级生产的最大计算损失为6.6%.
结论:
- 蒸汽发电站的处理大大减少了冷却系统中的初级生产.
- 虽然对邻近河流的直接影响有限,但冷却水生态系统的减少是相当大的.
- 管理策略应考虑工业用水中化学处理的生态后果.
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