This report vas prepared at this time at the suggestion or the Director of Research of the Oregon Fish Commission. Most of the data upon which it is based were collected by Mr. L. D. Marriage and his assistants of the Oregon Fish Commission. These data are scheduled to be...
Yaquina Bay and River waters were sampled in May, 1951 "to determine the suitability of these waters for the propagation of fresh market shellfish." (p.1) Found that the intensity and extent of pollution had increased "markedly" since the previous survey of March, 1948. "The waters of the bay are grossly...
Published March 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Unpublished hydrographic data for Oregon Estuaries (Alsea, Columbia, Coos, Nehalem, Netarts, Siletz, Siuslaw, Tillamook, Umpqua, and Yaquina) which was collected by Oregon State College between June 1956 and September 1958 are tabulated.
"The wastes investigated were obtained from the main sewer of a modern Kraft paper mill, pulping only Douglas fir. . . Even though the waste reaching the main sewer has been treated so that the content of inorganic sulfide, mercaptan, soap and black liquor is greatly reduced, it is still...