Shrimp and Redfish Studies, Bryan Mound Brine Disposal Site Off Freeport, Texas, 1979-1981. Volume V. Redfish Bioassays (Part A) Brine Toxicity

摘要

The Bryan Mound salt dome near Freeport, Texas has been selected as one of the several storage sites for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) program. The salt dome caverns have been and are being prepared for petroleum storage by solution mining through pressurized injection of Brazos River water into the caverns. Concern about the potential adverse environmental impact of offshore disposal of the brine is based upon numerous considerations. Offshore discharge of the brine affords a mechanism for rapid transfer of metals to the relatively pristine offshore area. Temperature also represents a source of potential danger for marine life. The redfish or red drum, Sciaenops ocellata (Linneaus), is one of several important species of fin fish that might be adversely affected by the brine discharge.