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ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SILVER IODIDE AND OTHER WEATHER MODIFICATION
AGENTS: A REVIEW
COOPER, CHARLES F | JOLLY, WILLIAM C
WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH, VOL 6, NO 1, P 88-98, FEBRUARY 1970. 11
P, 4 TAB, 49 REF. CONTRACT 14-06-D-6576, RECLAMATION.
THE SILVER ION IS AMONG THE MOST TOXIC OF HEAVY METAL IONS,
PARTICULARLY TO MICROORGANISMS AND TO FISH. THE EASE WITH WHICH AG
FORMS INSOLUBLE COMPOUNDS, HOWEVER, REDUCES ITS IMPORTANCE AS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANT. AG IS NOT LIKELY TO CONCENTRATE TO
HARMFUL LEVELS THROUGH EITHER TERRESTRIAL OR AQUATIC FOOD CHAINS.
THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY THAT AG FROM CLOUD SEEDING WILL RETARD
GROWTH OF ALGAE, FUNGI, BACTERIA, AND FISH IN FRESH WATER;
ADDITIONAL LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS ARE NEEDED. INHIBITION OF
AQUATIC MICROORGANISMS WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE CYCLE THAT RETURNS
ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS TO THE WATER. AG IN AIR AND WATER SHOULD BE
REGULARLY MONITORED. IODINE IN AGI POSES NO ENVIRONMENT DANGER.
ORGANIC SEEDING AGENTS CURRENTLY BEING PROPOSED ARE NOT LIKELY TO
BE TOXIC IN EITHER THE SHORT OR THE LONG RUN, BUT DISPERSAL OF
PROPRIETARY ORGANIC COMPOUNDS SHOULD BE PROHIBITED UNLESS THEIR
COMPOSITION IS FULLY REVEALED. (KNAPP-USGS)
 Descriptors: *WATER POLLUTION SOURCES | *WATER POLLUTION EFFECTS | *CLOUD
SEEDING | *SILVER IODIDE | *REVIEWS | PATH OF POLLUTANTS | HALIDES | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS | SURVEYS | IONS | AQUATIC LIFE | FISH | AQUATIC
ENVIRONMENT | ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
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