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Woodborer Study Associated W/Subj Facil Generating Station for 780504 to 780810
ML20147H724
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Site: Oyster Creek
Issue date: 09/15/1978
From: Belmore C, Hillman R, Richards B
Battelle Memorial Institute, COLUMBUS LABORATORIES
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1 PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE THIRTEENTil QUARTER I

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to JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT COMPANY September 15, 1978 by B.R. Richards, C.I. Belmore, and R.E. Hillman Report No. 14859 thy 4,1978 to August 10, 1978 l

I BATTELLE Columbus Laboratories William F. Clapp Laboratories g, .A Cp Duxbury, Massachusetts 02332 Battelle is not engaged in reocarch for adocrtioing, calca promotion, or publicity purposec, and this rcport may not be reproduced in full or in part for cuch purpocco.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Page I NT RO DUCT ION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 PROCEDURES AND INTERIM DATA...................................... 1 Exposure Pane 1s............................................. 1 _

W a t e r Qual i t.y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Teredinid Conadal Development Studies....................... 9 LIST OF TABLES T,.ble 1. Geographical Locations of William F. Clapp~

Laboratories' Exposure Panel Arrays Submerged June, 1975, Barnegat Bay, New Jersey.................. 3 Tabic 2. Summary Data for Incidence of Teredinidae in Panels Removed May 31 through June 1, 1978............ 6 Table 3. Summary Data for Incidence of Teredinidae in Panels Removed July 10-12, 1978....................... 6 Summary Data for Incidence of Teredinidae in I Table 4.

Panels Removed August 8-9, 1978....................... 7 Table 5. Summary Data for Incidence of Limnoria in Panels Removed June, July, and August, 1978........... 8 Table 6. Water Quality at Exposure Panel Stations, June, 1978.......... ..........'....................... 10 Table 7. Water Quality at Exposure Panel Stations, July, 1978........................................... 11 Table 8. Water Quality at Exposure Panel Stations, August, 1978......................................... 12 Tabic 9. Condition of Gonads of Teredinid Borers Removed From Exposure Pancis in Barnegat Bay from June through August, 1978................................. 13 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Outline of Barnegat Bay Showing Geographical Location of Exposure Panels........................... 2 I

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WOODBORER STUDY ASSOCIATED WITH THE OYSTER CREEK CENERATING STATION by B.R. Richards, C.I. Belmore, and R.E. Hillman INTRODUCTION The William F. Clapp Laboratories of Battelle's Columbus Laboratories is conducting an investigation to determine whether the generating station is af fecting the resident marine borer population in Oyster Creek to the extent that that population is contributing significantly to marine borer-caused damage in Barnegat Bay.

A description of the program and procedures used may be found in the First Quarterly Report on Woodborer Study Associated with the Oyster Creek Generating StatLon, Report No. 14647, dated October 31, 1975, with the exception that the marine borer larvae program was discontinued in November, 1977.

This report presents the summary data for the thirteenth I quarterly period from May 4, 1978, through August 10, 1978.

PROCEDURES AND INTERIM DATA Exposure Panels The long-term and short-term exposure panels were retrieved and replaced with new untreated pre-soaked (for two weeks) panels at I the 20 exposure sites in Barnegal Bay and adjacent waters (Figure 1) during the weeks of June 1-2, July 10-13, and August 7-10, 1978. The rack at Site 13, Cedar Creek was missing in July. It was located in August and two long-term panels were removed and replaced in order to maintain the proper panel sequence.

Table 1 describes the geographical locations of the exposure sites. The summary data for the laboratory examination of the panels may be found in Tables 2 through 5.

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1. Barnegat Coast Guard Finger Pier WC 1 Lat. 39 45.8'N Station, Barnegat Inlet k"ECL 1948-1967 Long. 74* 06.5'W
2. Ashton Marina Bulkhead WC 13,14 Lat. 39' 40'N 1450 Bay Ave. Long. 74* 13'W Manahankin
3. Iggie's Marina Bulkhead WC 16,17,18,19 Lat, 39' 451N Fast Bay Ave. Long. 74' 12.5'W Barnegat (Conklin Island)
4. Liberty Harbor Marina Bulkhead WC 21 Lat. 39' 47'N Washington Ave. R. Turner Long. 74* 11'W Waretown Rutgers U. La 4-A*. Holiday Harbor Marina Bulkhead WC 21 Lnt, 39 48'N Lighthouse Drive R. Turner Long. 74 11'N Waretown Rutgers U.
5. Mouth of Oyster Creek, ' Dock WC 29,30 Lat. 39' 48.5'N Lot 4, Compass Road Rutgers U. Long. 74 10.3'W Offshore End
6. Oyster Creek #1 Dock Lat. 39' 48.5'N Lagoon, Inshore End Long. 74 10.35'W 37 Capstan Drive
7. Private Dock End of Dock WC 27,28 Lat. 39' 48.5'N Dock Ave. - -

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3. Oyster Creek-R.R. Cross Member WC 26 Lat. 39* 48.7'N 3 ridge Bridge Rutgers U. Long. 74* 12'W Discharge Canal
9. Forked River Cross Mc=ber UC 31 Lat 39 49.2'N South Branch R.R. Bridge Rutgers U. Long. 74* 12.2'W Intake Canal
10. Teds Marina Pier WC 33,34 Lat. 39* 30.1'N Bay Ave. Long. 74 11.6'W Forked River 10A*. Private Dock Under Dock Lat. 39* 49'N 1-16 Aquarius Ct. Long. 74* 10'W 3 Forked River 10E*. Private Dock Under Pick Lat. 39' 49.4'N 1307 Beach 31vd. Long. 74* 10.1'W Forked River
11. Forked River Dulkhead WC 35 Lat. 39* 49.7'N (near mouth) Rutgers U. Long. 74* 10'W 1413 River View Drive
12. Stouts Creek Bulkhead WC 38,40,41 Lat 39' 50.5'N 1273 Capstan Drive R. Turner Long. 74* 08.8'W Wurtz Rutgers U.
13. N Rocknak's Yacht Basin End of Pier WC 46 Lat. 39' 52'N CJ Seaview Ave. Long. 74 09'W s.

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Structure to be used for Nearest Previous Approximate Latitude Site No. Site Suspension of Rack Data Stations and Longitude

14. Dicks Landing Pier WC 49 Lat. 39 54'W Island Drive R. Turner Long. 74 08.1'W Bayville (Holly Park) Nelson
15. Winter Yacht Basin Inc. Pier WC 57 Lat. 40" 02.5'N Rt. 528 Long. 74* 03.5'W Pantoloking Bridge W. Mantoloking
16. Berkely Yacht Basin Pier WC 60,61 Lat. 39 55.9'N J. Street Long. :74 04.9'W Seaside
17. Island Beach Pier WC 68 Lat. 39' 47.l'N u State Park Long. 74' 05.9'W (Sedge Island)

-m All exposure panel racks suspended in a minimum water depth at mean low water of at least three feet. Racks hung with rylon line from existing structures so the botton panels are close to, but not touching the botton. Racks at Forked River railroad bridge and Oyster Creek railroad bridge suspended with wire rope.

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  • Site 4-A installed April, 1977 Sites 10 A, 10 B installed April, 1978.

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DATA FOR INCIDENCE OF TEREDINIDAE IN PANELS REMOVED AUGUST 8-9, 1978 Jo. of ,

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1 P 9 <1 <l-17 1 T. narcZis

, C 4 <1 <l-1 5 P 12 2 <l-52 2 T. bcrtschi 1 dead. 10 embryonic.

C 4 <1 <l-1 6 P 1 <1 9 Teredo spp.

C 1 <1 <1 7 P 730 20 <1-77 120 T. bartschi, Umbonate lar-ae.

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C 1800 1 <l-11 2 T. bartschi, All but 2 er
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10A P 0 j C 1 <1 13 B. gouldi Submerged Apr:'.1, 1978.

j 103 P 1 2 70 B. gouldi Subeerged April, 1978.

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! Long-term panels submerged February, 1978 - unless otherwise noted.

4 Site 13 - Rack located. Panels removed for July and August.

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DATA FOR INCIDENCE OF Limnoria IN PANELS REMOVED JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST, 1978 I No. of June No. of No. of July No. of No. of August No. of Site Panel Tunnels Specimens Tunnels Specimens

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1 P 2 2 22 40 83 5 C 0 0 6 10 2 P 3 3 51 88 550 800I C 0 0 8 14 8 14 4 P 19 24 670 735 560i 800 C 8 10 74 110 0 0 I 4A P C

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25 11 415 67 760 102 430 16 650 11 Sitea 3, 5 No Lirmoria present.

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Water Quality Salinity, water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and pH were determined with a Hydrolab (Model II B). The results for June, July, and August may be found in Tables 6 through 8.

In July the water at the sites in Stouts Creek and Forked River ucar Teds Marina had a dark discoleration, probably due to the I presence of humic material. The humic material is believed to be carried from the swamps down the creeks af ter heavy rains.

Teredinid Conadal Development Studies Table 9 shows the gonad condition of the teredinid borers collected from May through August, 1978. Included are results from special long-term panels exposed for a 12-month period.

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TABLE 6. WATER QUALITY AT EXPOSURE PANELS STATIONS, JUNE,1978 I

Depth Station Date Time in Feet Salinity - o/co Temp. *C 02 PIl 1 5/31/78 1000 8 21.5 15.6 9.4 8.5 2 5/31/78 1C40 3 17.7 21.9 9.2 8.2 3 5/31/78 1117 2 17.9 19.6 7.8 8.1 4 5/31/78 1145 5 18.5 20.0 8.1 8.0 4A 5/31/78 1200 3 17.9 21.1 8.6 8.2 5/31/78 1215 15.2 24.7 8.9 7.6 I 5 2 6 5/31/78 1230 2 15.8 25.2 8.9 7.6 7 5/31/78 1245 2 16.5 25.5 8.0 7.7 8 5/31/78 1350 2 16.9 26.5 7.5 7.8 9 5/31/78 1400 4 17.9 21.0 8.0 8.1 10 5/31/78 1520 5 14.5 17.5 8.3 7.2 10A 5/31/78 1435 3 16.5 25.0 8.0 8.0 10B 5/31/78 1450 4 16.5 23.0 10.5 8.5 11 5/31/78 1500 3 17.2 20.2 7.7 8.1 12 5/31/78 1540 4 15.2 21.0 9.3 8.2 13 5/31/78 1617 3 11.2 22.5 8.3 7.5 14 5/31/78 1645 3 14.5 22.5 9.0 8.3 I 15 5/31/78 1730 3 9.2 24.5 9.1 8.3 8.3 16 6/1/78 0815 3 15.2 21.5 9.0 17 5/31/78 0715 2 16.5 22.3 8.4 8.1 I

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TABLE 7. WATER QUALITY AT EXPOSURE PANEL STATIONS JULY,1978 I ._

Station Date Time Depth in Feet Salinity - o/oo Temp.- C 02 PH 1 7/11/78 1115 5.0 24.9 21.5 7.6 9.3 2 7/11/78 1000 1.0 18.5 24.5 6.7 9.0 3 7/11/78 1210 1.0 20.6 24.5 6.7 9.3 4 7/11/78 1230 2.0 21.3 25.0 5.2 8.8 4A 7/11/78 1300 2.0 21.3 25.5 5.6 9.0 5 7/11/78 1330 1.5 17.6 28.5 7.6 9.2 7/11/78 1335 1.0 17.9 29.5 8.3 9.4 I 6 7 7/11/78 1345 1.5 16.5 28.5 5.6 9.1 8 7/11/78 1355 0.5 15.5 28.0 7.6 9.3 9 7/11/78 1415 0.5 18.5 26.0 8.4 9.5 10 7/11/78 1745 2.0 14.5 24.5 4.5 8.1 10A 7/11/78 1625 0.5 18.2 25.5 8.4 9.4 10B 7/11/78 1615 0.5 18.9 24.0 9.3 9.6 11 7.11/78 1545 1.0 18.9 23.0 7.1 9.4 12 7/11/78 1800 2.5 16.2 26.5 6.5 9.6 25.5 8.2 9.1 I 13 14 7/11/78 1900 7/11/78 1915 0.5 0.5 10.4 13.5 25.5 7.9 9.5 15 7/12/78 0930 3.0 15.2 24.0 7.8 9.1 16 7/11/78 1945 2.0 11.1 26.0 7.4 9.2 17 7/10/78 0825 1.5 22.0 26.5 7.7 9.4 i

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TABLE 8. WATER QUALITY AT EXPOSURE PANEL STATIONS AUGUST, 1978 Depth Station Date Time in Feet Salinity - o/oo Temp. *C 02 PH 1 8/8/78 0925 6.0 23.4 24.5 6.4 8.3 2 8/8/78 0855 2.0 17.9 26.0 6.2 8.0 3 8/8/78 1020 3.0 18.5 26.5 6.4 7.9 4 8/8/78 1040 3.5 20.6 26.0 5.0 7.7 4A 8/8/78 1100 3.5 20.6 26.5 7.6 8.1  !

5 8/8/78 1125 4.0 18.5 30.0 6.8 8.0 6 8/8/78 1137 4.0 17.9 30.0 8.0 8.0 7 8/8/78 1150 3.0 18.5 30.5 6.4 7.8 8 8/8/78 1235 6.0 19.2 30.5 7.4 8.0 9 8/8/78 1306 6.0 19.2 27.5 7.4 8.2 10 8/8/78 1525 3.0 16.5 25.0 4.1 7.5 8/8/78 1415 3.5 19.9 28.5 7.2 8.3 I 10A 10B 8/8/78 1405 3.5 13.8 28.0 7.8 8.2 11 8/8/78 1333 4.0 20.6 28.0 7.4 8.2 12 8/8/78 1545 3.5 18.5 26.5 7.2 8.4 13 8/8/78 1625 3.0 15.8 25.5 6.1 8.0 14 8/8/78 1700 3.0 13.1 26.0 7.2 8.6 15 8/9/78 0815 3.5 13.1 26.0 6.4 8.4 16 8/8/78 1745 4.5 10. 'e 27.0 4.5 7.4 17 8/8/78 1820 1.5 23.4 28.0 15.0 9.0

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E E E TABLE 9. CONDITION OF CONADS OF TEREDINID BORERS REMOVED FROM EXPOSURE PANELS IN BARNEGAT BAY FROM JUNE THROUGH AUGUST,1978 EA = Early Active; LA = Late Active; R = Ripe; PS = Partially Spawned; M = Male; F = Female; E = Hermaphrodite Month No. Months Gonad Specimen No. Station Removed Exposed Species Sex Condition Comments 368a 11 May/ June 12 Bankia gouldi M LA Leucocytic infiltration in mantle; possible encysted ciliate in mantle b M LA 369a 12 May/ June 12 Bankia gouldi M LA b M EA Cysts 370 11 May/ June 12 Teredo navaZis F EA 371 10 May/ June 12 Bankia gouZdi M PS 372a 7 May/ June 12 Sankia gouZdi M R b F PS c F PS d F PS y e M R "

373 13 May/ June 12 Bankia gouldi M EA 374a 1 May/ June 12 Terado navalis F R b F Li e F R d F R N e F PS Minchinia plasmodia O f H PS Minchinia plasmodia N g F R

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b F PS Minchinia spores; specimen dead 377a 7 July 2 Teredo bartschi H R Specimen dead b H R Specimen dead

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Month No. Months Gonad Specimen No. Station ' Removed Exposed Species Sex Condition Comments 378a 7 July 6 Terado hartschs No discernable gonad; large un-4 identified metazoans in tissue; specimen dead b No discernable gonad; specinen dead c H PS Specimen dead d H R Specimen dead e No discernable gonad; specimen dead I 379 2 July 12 Terado navalis F EA Minchinia spores 380 11 July 6 Terado navalis M EA 381a 7 August 6 Tercdo hartschi H PS b H PS c H F3 d H PS e H PS Z f H PS g No discernable gonad; large un-identified metazoan in tissues h H PS i H PS

, 382a 13 August 7 Bankia gouldi M EA b M LA 383 13 August 6 Bankia gouldi M EA Y 384 1 August 6 Tercdo navalis M EA Necrotic areas in tissues

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