ABSTRACT
This chapter summarizes an initial study on the nature of the aquatic ecology and potential remediation properties of an industrial pond receiving cooling and storm water at one of the Upjohn Company's production plants. A comprehensive study has been undertaken to examine the seasonal remediation properties of the water column and sediments of the pond. Compared to regional averages, the waterfowl on the Upjohn pond appeared to be as productive as any of the other sites surveyed. Several zooplankton taxa are considered important indices of stress due to toxicity. Euglenophytes and Chrysophytes are known to engulf bacteria as well as photosynthesize. The oligotrophic nature of the pond water supports low phytoplankton primary productivity and secondary bacterial production. The potential increased role of secondary productivity through metabolism of Dissolved organic carbon in the discharge water is a major consideration in systems where phytoplankton primary production appears to be limited by low nutrient levels.
