Dredge Disposal Study San Francisco Bay and Estuary. Appendix H. Pollutant Uptake Study.

Abstract

Dredging operations in Mare Island Strait in northern San Francisco Bay were examined between September, 1973 and May, 1974 to determine whether these operations release toxic heavy metals from the dredged sediments, resulting in elevated concentrations of these metals in adjacent sediments and invertebrate populations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA037543

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Bays
  • Bodies Of Water
  • California
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Desorption
  • Elements
  • Environment
  • Heavy Metals
  • Invertebrates
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • San Francisco Bay
  • Surveys
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering