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A Survey Of Pulp And Paper Mills: Operating And Effluent Quality In Relation To Fish Reproduction
February 1, 2010 By Pulp & Paper Canada
tude des usines de ptes et pa-piers : Qualit de la production et des effluents en ce qui a trait la reproduction des poissons
tude des usines de ptes et pa-piers : Qualit de la production et des effluents en ce qui a trait la reproduction des poissons
Abstract: While many studies have shown that pulp/paper mill effluents can influence fish reproduction, there are few leads for remedial strategies. To gain insights regarding solutions, effluents from nine mills were tested for effects on fish reproduction and characterized chemically. Most effluents affected fish reproduction, but the degree of the effects varied substantially. Effluents with the lowest overall organic content (measured as BOD and total gas chromatography peak areas of effluent sol- vent extracts), probably resulting from spill control and efficient biotreatment systems, caused the least effects.
Paper presented at the 95th PAPTAC Annual Meeting 2009 in Montreal, Que., February 3-4, 2009.
Keywords: FISHES, REPRODUCTION, PULP MILLS, PAPER MILLS, EFFLUENTS, BIOLOGICAL TREAT- MENT, ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS, AERATION, KRAFT MILLS, THERMOMECHANICAL PULPING (TMP), SURVEYS, BOD (BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND OR BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND), CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, PHYTOSTEROLS, GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
Full manuscript available at www.paptac.ca.
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