| Title | Report on sanitary survey Yaquina Bay shellfish growing areas May, 1951 by Oregon State Sanitary Authority |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 1951 |
| Authors | Boydston, James R., and Oregon. Fish Commission |
| Secondary Title | Oregon Fish Commission. Shellfish Program Special Report |
| Volume | no.28 |
| Pagination | 5 p. |
| Institution | Oregon Fish Commission |
| City | [Portland, Or.] |
| Call Number | Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | bacteria, Coquille Point, human impacts, industrial development, molluscs, oysters, Toledo, water pollution, water quality, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River |
| Notes | "The waters of the bay are grossly polluted from Toledo to a point about five miles below Toledo. The bay is moderately polluted tram a point five miles below Tolddo toCoquille Point, and satisfactory for shellfish propagation tram Coquille Point to Newport. The discharge of untreated sewage by the city of Toledo into Yaquina Bay isthe cause of nearly all the pollution found in the waters of the bay.. . The alarming rate of increase in pollution of Yaquina Bay can be shown by the fact that for sections III and IV the median MPN [most probable number] for samples collected on ebb tide was 23 in 1944, 130 in 1948, and 240 in 1951." (from Summary and Conclusions, p.4) |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/6t053g530 |
