| Main Title |
Toxic pollution in Casco Bay : sources and impacts / |
| CORP Author |
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership. |
| Publisher |
Casco Bay Estuary Partnership, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
132687763 |
| ISBN |
0939561360; 9780939561360 |
| Subjects |
Casco Bay (Me)--Environmental conditions ;
Environmental protection--Maine--Casco Bay ;
Estuarine ecology--Maine--Casco Bay ;
Atlantic Ocean--Casco Bay
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
GE155.M3 C373 2007 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/21/2014 |
| EHBM |
GE155.M3C373 2007 |
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CEMM/ACESD Library/Narragansett,RI |
12/21/2015 |
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| Collation |
89 pages : color illustrations, maps, photographs, charts ; 28 cm |
| Notes |
"This document has been funded wholly by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under Assistance Agreement #CE98170501 to the University of Southern Maine." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
Chapter 1. Introduction : how do toxic chemicals enter and impact Casco Bay? -- Chapter 2. Is atmospheric deposition a major contributor of PAHs and mercury to the bay? -- Chapter 3. How do oil spills impact Casco Bay? -- Chapter 4. What are the levels of toxic chemicals in the sediments of Casco Bay? -- Chapter 5. How are blue mussels serving as an indicator organism in Casco Bay? -- Chapter 6. What are the impacts of mercury on wildlife? -- Chapter 7. How are seals, as top predators, impacted by toxic contaminants in Casco Bay and the Gulf of Maine? -- Chapter 8. Are human consumers potentially at risk from toxic chemicals in Casco Bay fish and shellfish? -- Chapter 9. Overview and next steps : What are CBEP and our partners doing to reduce the loading of toxics to the Bay? -- Glossary -- Acknowledgements. |
