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EFFECTS OF A WASTEWATER OUTFALL ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN LAKE WORTH (PALM BEACH COUNTY), FLORIDA

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Date Issued:
1978
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Quantitative reference data were collected along two transects in the area of a wastewater outfall in Lake Worth (Palm Beach County), Florida. Benthic samples were taken during two sampling periods (3 February 1977 and 6 July 1977) at six stations along each transect. Two physical-chemical stations were sampled weekly between benthic sampling periods and during two 12 h periods (5 February 1977 and 8 July 1977). Water quality and sediment data were correlated with the distribution and abundance of benthic fauna. Significant differences (ANOVA, a < 0.05) in the physical-chemical conditions were found between the area near the outfall and background conditions in the estuary. Diversity (H') significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) decreased and dominance (c) significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) increased in the area of the outfall. The area surrounding the outfall was dominated by the pollution-tolerant polychaete Capitella capitata which represented a pollution indicator and opportunistic species in this study.
Title: THE EFFECTS OF A WASTEWATER OUTFALL ON BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN LAKE WORTH (PALM BEACH COUNTY), FLORIDA.
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Name(s): DEIS, DONALD RAY.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1978
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 80 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: Quantitative reference data were collected along two transects in the area of a wastewater outfall in Lake Worth (Palm Beach County), Florida. Benthic samples were taken during two sampling periods (3 February 1977 and 6 July 1977) at six stations along each transect. Two physical-chemical stations were sampled weekly between benthic sampling periods and during two 12 h periods (5 February 1977 and 8 July 1977). Water quality and sediment data were correlated with the distribution and abundance of benthic fauna. Significant differences (ANOVA, a < 0.05) in the physical-chemical conditions were found between the area near the outfall and background conditions in the estuary. Diversity (H') significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) decreased and dominance (c) significantly (SNK, P < 0.05) increased in the area of the outfall. The area surrounding the outfall was dominated by the pollution-tolerant polychaete Capitella capitata which represented a pollution indicator and opportunistic species in this study.
Identifier: 13949 (digitool), FADT13949 (IID), fau:10772 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Subject(s): Water--Pollution--Florida--Palm Beach County
Refuse and refuse disposal--Florida--Palm Beach County
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