Application of a population dynamics model to the probabilistic assessment of cooling water intake effects of millstone nuclear power station (waterford, CT) on a nearby winter flounder spawning stock

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue , 2000, Pages 471-482

  Lorda, Ernesto ^a   Danila, Donald J ^a   Miller, John D ^a  

^a Northeast Utilities Envtl Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooling water intakes; Fish population dynamics; Impact assessment; Larval fish entrainment; Monitoring programs; Monte Carlo simulation; Probabilistic risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039768853     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1462-9011(00)00061-7     Document Type: Article

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