The Effects of a Timber Preservative Spillage on the Ecology of the River Lossie |
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| Authors: | A. McNEILL |
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| Affiliation: | Mr McNeill is Pollution Control Officer with the North East River Purification Board. |
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| Abstract: | This study examines the effects of timber preservative spillages on the ecology of the River Lossie whilst the river's quality was recovering following the removal of an unsatisfactory discharge of sewage effluent. The effects of spillages on a minor tributary of the River Lossie are also presented. |
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| Keywords: | Water quality invertebrates timber preservative pentachlorophenol bis(tributyltin)oxide dieldrin spillages |
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