Survey of Marine Waste Deposits, New York Metropolitan Region.
Abstract
The report discussed 122 square miles surveyed to determine distribution of waste deposits in New York Bight, and the total carbon contents and loss-on-ignition (volatile matter). Sample concentrations of chromium, copper, lead and silver, were compared to the distribution of carbon-rich deposits on the Continental Shelf. Atomic absorption spectrometric analyses was used on acid-extractable minor elements in waste deposits. Few groups of pollution-tolerant organisms were abundant in sediments from the inner portions of the New York Harbor. No living foraminifera were found in sediment from the East River. A few species were found in Western Long Island Sound. Ostracods were rare. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0723431
Entities
People
- James R. Schramel
- John A. Black
- M. Grant Gross
- Raymond N. Smith
- Robert J. Kalin
Organizations
- State University of New York