Discusses sewage disposal and pollution in Harris County waterways. Much progress has been made in polluton abatement recently, but data are presented that indicate the situation is still not acceptable. Several stations ...

The report on the Trinity River Sub-Basin has been prepared as an aid in the continued development of the water pollution control program for protection of the waters of the basin. It is a summary of information and data ...

This is the second official report of the findings of the Galveston County Pollution Survey. The first having been submitted covered the first six months operation of the survey (February 17, 1950 to July 31, 1950). This ...

Water pollution control in the Trinity River sub-basin, Texas, is reported. The report summarizes the uses to which the water resources of the area are put, the pollution reaching the watercourses and damages resulting ...

Magnolia discharges approximately 150,00 gpm of waste waters which are high in oil content and solids. Company officials informed us that long range plans for replacing worn our units with new and more efficient equipment ...

Waste waters proved toxic to fish life in concentrations as low as 8%. Wastes were also high in temperatures, sulfides, phenols and oxygen consuming materials.

Waste waters were found to be highly toxic to mosquito fish, mollies, shrimp and croakers. Corrective measures are now being taken to correct the waste problem by building a series of waste treaters.

The Chiltipin Creek's main function at present is to serve as a route for disposal of oil field wastes from three fields. These wastes are high in total chlorides and oil content and are in sufficient amounts to deem the ...

East Texas Pulp and Paper Company started production in December, 1954, and has been having waste control problems from the start. Wastes from the mill have contaminated all of East Canal, Lake Bayou, and, on occasions, ...

Gulf's Port Arthur Refinery is one of the oldest and largest in the U.S. Gulf is in the midst of a long range plan for curbing their pollution problems. Old, obsolete process units are being replaced, new cooling towers ...