EFFECTS OF NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE DISCHARGE FROM A FERTILIZER PRODUCTION PLANT IN A FJORD
Pedersen, A. 1,2 , Knutzen, J. 2 , Walday, M. 2 , Molvær, M. 2 & Johnsen, T. 2 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut at Stamford, Stamford, CT. 06901 U.S.A;. 2 Norwegian Institute for Water Research, P.O.B. 173 Kjelsås, 0411 Oslo, Norway. “Hydro Agri Glomfjo...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1529-8817.2001.jpy37303-105.x 2024-06-02T08:07:09+00:00 EFFECTS OF NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE DISCHARGE FROM A FERTILIZER PRODUCTION PLANT IN A FJORD 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2001.jpy37303-105.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1529-8817.2001.jpy37303-105.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2001.jpy37303-105.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Phycology volume 37, issue s3, page 41-41 ISSN 0022-3646 1529-8817 journal-article 2001 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2001.jpy37303-105.x 2024-05-03T11:57:51Z Pedersen, A. 1,2 , Knutzen, J. 2 , Walday, M. 2 , Molvær, M. 2 & Johnsen, T. 2 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut at Stamford, Stamford, CT. 06901 U.S.A;. 2 Norwegian Institute for Water Research, P.O.B. 173 Kjelsås, 0411 Oslo, Norway. “Hydro Agri Glomfjord” a fertilizer producer has been discharging large quantities of ammonium, nitrate and phosphate into Glomfjord (in northern Norway, N 66,48°, E 13,57°) since 1947. The effects of the nutrient load to the Fjord have resulted in classical eutrophication symptoms. Elevated nutrient levels have resulted in frequent plankton blooms and seasonally reduced O 2 levels in the deep‐water bodies as well as an eradication of the normal littoral assemblages. The fucoid belt had been replaced by various green algae 6 km from the outlet and outward the fjord. The effect is only seen on the northern side of the Fjord. After some improvement in the discharge loads in the 1980's, the condition in the pelagic column improved with regard to plankton blooms and deep water O 2 concentration. The littoral communities didn't, show any indication of recovery and a pollution indication index based on algal composition, showed even increased eutrophication. Article in Journal/Newspaper Glomfjord Northern Norway Wiley Online Library Glomfjord ENVELOPE(13.959,13.959,66.816,66.816) Norway Pedersen ENVELOPE(140.013,140.013,-66.668,-66.668) Journal of Phycology 37 s3 41 41 |
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Pedersen, A. 1,2 , Knutzen, J. 2 , Walday, M. 2 , Molvær, M. 2 & Johnsen, T. 2 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut at Stamford, Stamford, CT. 06901 U.S.A;. 2 Norwegian Institute for Water Research, P.O.B. 173 Kjelsås, 0411 Oslo, Norway. “Hydro Agri Glomfjord” a fertilizer producer has been discharging large quantities of ammonium, nitrate and phosphate into Glomfjord (in northern Norway, N 66,48°, E 13,57°) since 1947. The effects of the nutrient load to the Fjord have resulted in classical eutrophication symptoms. Elevated nutrient levels have resulted in frequent plankton blooms and seasonally reduced O 2 levels in the deep‐water bodies as well as an eradication of the normal littoral assemblages. The fucoid belt had been replaced by various green algae 6 km from the outlet and outward the fjord. The effect is only seen on the northern side of the Fjord. After some improvement in the discharge loads in the 1980's, the condition in the pelagic column improved with regard to plankton blooms and deep water O 2 concentration. The littoral communities didn't, show any indication of recovery and a pollution indication index based on algal composition, showed even increased eutrophication. |
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EFFECTS OF NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE DISCHARGE FROM A FERTILIZER PRODUCTION PLANT IN A FJORD |
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