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Some Effects of Evaporation Suppression on Reservoir Ecology
Author(s) -
Silvey J. K. G.,
Sharp H. Bryan,
Dickson Kenneth L.,
Allison Richard C.,
Stiles John C.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1973.tb01827.x
Subject(s) - evaporation , ecology , environmental science , biology , geography , meteorology
The use of chemicals to suppress evaporation from surface water can have many ecological ramifications. The application of hexadecanol to Lake Hefner had many effects on the biological, chemical, and physical aspects of the water, some of which are studied in this article.