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Influence of organic decomposition on carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, dissolved oxygen, and algae growth in the Dworshak Reservoir. Technical completion research report, project no. A-033-IDA Item Info

In order to meet the increased demands on our domestic, industrial and recreational water supply, it is necessary to maintain, and in many cases to upgrade, the quality of our water resources. In order to accomplish these tasks it is paramount to fully understand those factors, natural and artificial, which lead to accelerated deterioration of our rivers, lakes and streams. Rampant eutrophication leading to massive algal blooms, anaerobic conditions and other undesirable qualities have been rapidly increasing for the last century. This project was designed to explore the role played by carbon and its subsequent use by bacteria on various chemical and biological para meters in Dworshak reservoir. Carbon contribution to the reservoir is primarily from the existing organic material present on the preimpoundment floor. This study defines methodology enabling prediction of the levels of carbon in a reservoir prior to impoundment and explores some of the effects of that carbon. In addition, these methods can be used to determine the amount of leached carbon, readily usable, by heterotrophic bacteria. The effect of carbon utilization by bacteria on algal growth is also explored. In the laboratory this symbiotic effect leads to significant increases in algal biomass even at carbon levels as low as 1. 3 ppm. The implication of this observation is that carbon can greatly stimulate algal growth rates and consequently algal blooms if made available by bacterid respiration.

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Title:
Influence of organic decomposition on carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, dissolved oxygen, and algae growth in the Dworshak Reservoir. Technical completion research report, project no. A-033-IDA
Authors:
Lingg, A.J.
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1973-11
Description:
In order to meet the increased demands on our domestic, industrial and recreational water supply, it is necessary to maintain, and in many cases to upgrade, the quality of our water resources. In order to accomplish these tasks it is paramount to fully understand those factors, natural and artificial, which lead to accelerated deterioration of our rivers, lakes and streams. Rampant eutrophication leading to massive algal blooms, anaerobic conditions and other undesirable qualities have been rapidly increasing for the last century. This project was designed to explore the role played by carbon and its subsequent use by bacteria on various chemical and biological para meters in Dworshak reservoir. Carbon contribution to the reservoir is primarily from the existing organic material present on the preimpoundment floor. This study defines methodology enabling prediction of the levels of carbon in a reservoir prior to impoundment and explores some of the effects of that carbon. In addition, these methods can be used to determine the amount of leached carbon, readily usable, by heterotrophic bacteria. The effect of carbon utilization by bacteria on algal growth is also explored. In the laboratory this symbiotic effect leads to significant increases in algal biomass even at carbon levels as low as 1. 3 ppm. The implication of this observation is that carbon can greatly stimulate algal growth rates and consequently algal blooms if made available by bacterid respiration.
Subjects:
resources development eutrophication carbon
Location:
Dworshak Reservoir
Latitude:
46.52
Longitude:
-116.29
Collection:
IWRRI
Series:
Water for Idaho
IWRRI number:
197325
Rights:
Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of Idaho. http://www.uidaho.edu/
Publisher:
University of Idaho
Contributing Institution:
University of Idaho
Type:
Text
Format:
application/pdf
Cataloger:
wbv
Date Digitized:
2012

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"Influence of organic decomposition on carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, dissolved oxygen, and algae growth in the Dworshak Reservoir. Technical completion research report, project no. A-033-IDA", Idaho Waters Digital Library, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwdl/items/iwdl-lingg_1973.html
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