Corvallis, Or. : School of Oceanography, Oregon State University
Abstract
The Alumax Pacific Aluminum Corporation has
proposed construction of an aluminum reduction
facility near Youngs Bay at Warrenton, Oregon.
This report comprises one part of the final report
to Alumax on a research project entitled,
"Physical, Chemical and Biological Studies of
Youngs Bay." It presents data pertaining to the
potential biological effects of fluoride and sulfur
dioxide, two potentially hazardous plant-stack
emissions, on selected aquatic species of the area.
Companion volumes provide a description of the
physical characteristics (Boley et al., 1975), the
geochemistry, (Johnson and Cutshall, 1975), and
the aquatic animals present in Youngs Bay and
adjacent ecosystems (Higley and Holton, 1975).
An introductory volume provides general information
and maps of the area, and summarizes the conclusions
of all four studies (Slotta, Cutshall,
and Holton, 1975).
The primary objective of the biological effects
study was to determine the effects of fluoride
on selected estuarine organisms, including
1) determination of the levels of fluoride in
the marine ecosystem that will prove toxic
to important sport and commercial species
or important species in their food chains;
2) examination of sublethal effects that
fluorides added to the marine ecosystem
will have on sport, commercial or foodchain
species;
3) determination of the effect of fluorides
on the rate of carbon fixation in phytoplankton.
(Slotta et al. Research Proposal Addendum,
1973
