Main Title |
Sediment Toxicity and the Distribution of Amphipods in Commencement Bay, Washington, USA. |
Author |
Swartz, R. C. ;
DeBen, W. A. ;
Sercu, K. A. ;
Lamberson, J. O. ;
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CORP Author |
Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
Year Published |
1982 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/J-82-193; |
Stock Number |
PB83-194787 |
Additional Subjects |
Commencement Bay ;
Toxicology ;
Sediments ;
Washington(State) ;
Distribution ;
Reprints ;
Amphipods ;
Rhepoxynius abronius
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB83-194787 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
8p |
Abstract |
The toxicity of 175 sediment samples from Commencement Bay, Washington, was measured by the survival of marine infaunal amphipods (Rhepoxynius abronius) during ten-day exposure to test sediment. Survival was high in sediment from offshore, deeper parts of the Bay, including two designated dredge material disposal sites. Within each of the major industrialized waterways there was a wide range in amphipod survival. Both acutely toxic and relatively nontoxic samples were collected from various areas within the Hylebos, Blair, Sitcum and City Waterways. Habitat differences, sedimentation rates, proximity to contaminant sources and sinks, and disruption of the seabed by prop scour and dredging could contribute to this variation in toxicity. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Marine Pollution Bulletin, v13 n10 p359-364 1982. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Sediment Toxicity and the Distribution of Amphipods in Commencement Bay, Washington, USA. |
PUB Date Free Form |
1982 |
Category Codes |
6T; 6F; 8A; 57Y; 68D; 47D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/02 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
321646411 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |