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Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Pressure and Dissolved Gas Supersaturation on Turbine-Passed Fish.

DE2001782074

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Abernethy, C. S.; Amidan, B. G.
Page Count	142
Abstract	The objective of this study was to examine the relative importance of pressure changes as a source of turbine-passage injury and mortality. Specific tests were designed to quantify the response of fish to rapid pressure changes typical of turbine passage, with and without the complication of the fish being acclimated to gas supersaturated water. We investigated the responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) to these two stresses, both singly and in combination.
Keywords	Dams Salmon Turbines Mortality Stresses Supersaturation Trout Water
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200125
Contract Number	AC06-76RLO1830

Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Pressure and Dissolved Gas Supersaturation on Turbine-Passed Fish.

Laboratory Studies of the Effects of Pressure and Dissolved Gas Supersaturation on Turbine-Passed Fish.
DE2001782074

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Abernethy, C. S.; Amidan, B. G.
Page Count	142
Abstract	The objective of this study was to examine the relative importance of pressure changes as a source of turbine-passage injury and mortality. Specific tests were designed to quantify the response of fish to rapid pressure changes typical of turbine passage, with and without the complication of the fish being acclimated to gas supersaturated water. We investigated the responses of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha), and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) to these two stresses, both singly and in combination.
Keywords	Dams Salmon Turbines Mortality Stresses Supersaturation Trout Water
Source Agency	Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee
Corporate Authors	Pacific Northwest National Lab., Richland, WA.; Department of Energy, Washington, DC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	200125
Contract Number	AC06-76RLO1830