CONTENTS 



Section Page 



I CONCLUSIONS 1 



The Effluent and its Distribution 1 



Effusions and their Distribution 2 



General Biological Impact of the Effluent 



and Effusions 2 



Assessment of Experimental Design 4 



Effluent Dispersion 5 



Biological Investigation 6 



Summary of Conclusions 7 



II RECOMMENDATIONS 11 



III INTRODUCTION 13 



IV MATERIALS AND PROCEDURES 17 



Desalination Plant Operation 17 



Characterization of the Effluent 17 



Station Locations 20 



Effluent Dispersion 20 



Biological Investigations 30 



Quadrat and Biomass Samples 30 



Transects 32 



Plankton Tows 33 



Settlement Panels and Diatometers 33 



Transplants 34 



Laboratory Bioassays 36 



Graphic Techniques 38 



