Water and soil conservation research project : a preliminary investigation into the use of biological communities as indicators of water quality with particular reference to the effects of mining on Coromandel streams / by Stella F. Penny.
By: Penny, Stella F.
Contributor(s): Coromandel Heavy Metal Project.
Material type:
BookPublisher: [S.l.] : [s.n.], 1983Description: 92, [21] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.Other title: Coromandel Heavy Metal Project.Subject(s): SOIL CONSERVATION
| WATER CONSERVATION | FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES | BIOLOGY | BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS | COROMANDEL PENINSULA | MINING | ACID MINE DRAINAGE | HEAVY METALS | STREAM SEDIMENTS | WATER POLLUTION | ACIDIFICATION | GOLD MINING | CATCHMENTS | NEW ZEALANDHoldings: GRETA POINT: 622.342:502.15(931.214) PEN Summary: A comparative field study of selected catchments in the Coromandel Peninsula was made to assess the impact of low pH, ferric hydroxide precipitation, heavy metal ions and increased sediment loads on stream communities. Results are presented for a preliminary biological survey carried out in Novemebr 1981 of nineteen streams and rivers draining the Coromandel-Kaimai Ranges and for several sampling survey made between March 1982 and January 1983 of streams in the Kuaotuna, Whangarahi and Waiomu Catchments.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOOK
|
WELLINGTON BOOKS | 622.342:502.15(931.214) PEN | 1 | Available | B019575 |
Also known as: Coromandel Heavy Metal Project
Participants in the Coromandel Heavy Metal Project: Dr Dave Smith, Donald Carter, Trevor Horan, Water and Soil Division, Hauraki Catchment Board ; Helen Beaumont, Clair Tunnicliff, Chemistry Division, D.S.I.R. ; Dr Bruce Williamson, Dr Rick Pridmore, Hamilton Science Centre ; Dr Mike Timperley, Dr Ann Chapman, Freshwater Research Waikato University.
This project was funded by a Water and Soil Conservation Research Grant. Research facilities and some equipment were generously provided by Auckland University Zoology Department … -- Acknowledgements.
A comparative field study of selected catchments in the Coromandel Peninsula was made to assess the impact of low pH, ferric hydroxide precipitation, heavy metal ions and increased sediment loads on stream communities. Results are presented for a preliminary biological survey carried out in Novemebr 1981 of nineteen streams and rivers draining the Coromandel-Kaimai Ranges and for several sampling survey made between March 1982 and January 1983 of streams in the Kuaotuna, Whangarahi and Waiomu Catchments.
GRETA POINT: 622.342:502.15(931.214) PEN
There are no comments on this title.