Scientists will use fish collected by TWRA as baseline data for additional fish health studies on
mid-range and long-term exposure to assess sub-lethal effects as a result of ash exposure.
These fish health studies will include measurements that represent short-term responses such
as physiological bioindicators and intermediate- and long-term responses such as
histopathological and morphological indicators. An emphasis will be placed on assessing longterm
effects on reproductive fitness of at least three sentinel fish species such as channel
catfish, bluegill, and largemouth bass. In addition, these studies will be conducted in
conjunction with the bioaccumulation studies so any cause-and-effect relationships between
levels of chemicals in fish tissue and biological effects can be established.
YES! Thank you, you wonderful bastard, TVA! You've redeemed yourself! Wait, fish?
OK, OK, but since this is a corrective PLAN, they've got to have a tentative cleanup timetable in there. Oh no?
So, the "big" news is that TVA might go to dry storage at Kingston at some point maybe.
Well, to see what is and isn't in the plan yourself, go take a look at it here.
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