Field Survey of Contaminant Concentrations in Existing Wetlands in the San Francisco Bay Area

Abstract

The importance of wetlands to the productivity of estuaries has been realized in the San Francisco Bay Area. A heightened public interest has emerged to restore wetland acreage that has dwindled away over the past 50 years. Dredged material was thought to be of potential value in wetland creation or restoration. This report presents the results of a field survey of existing wetland sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dominant plants, of existing wetland sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dominant plants, animals (where present) and wetland soil from selected marine and estuarine wetlands were sampled and analyzed for contaminants. These data will be used to establish a wetland reference database. Sediment biological and chemical test results concentrations will be compared to the reference database to evaluate its potential use in wetland creation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385446

Entities

People

  • C. R. Lee
  • D. L. Brandon
  • H. E. Tatem
  • J. W. Simmers
  • R. A. Price

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Aromatic Polycyclic Hydrocarbons
  • Bays
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Engineers
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Environmental Protection
  • Materials
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Plastic Explosives
  • San Francisco Bay
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.