题名: |
Sediment Quality Triad Assessment in Kachemak Bay: Characterization of Soft Bottom Benthic Habitats and Contaminant Bioeffects Assessment |
作者: |
Hartwell, S. I.; Apeti, D.; Claflin, L. W.; Johnson, W. E.; Kimbrough, K. |
关键词: |
Water pollution control##Sediments##Contaminants##Environmental baselines##Marine resources##Aquatic ecosystems##Water quality##Habitats##Tables (Data)##Figures##Water pollution sampling##Alaska##Bioassays##Toxicity##Kachemak Bay##National Status and Trends Bioeffects Program## |
摘要: |
A baseline environmental characterization of the inner Kachemak Bay, Alaska, was conducted using standardized National Status and Trends Bioeffects Program methods. Three sites near the village of Port Graham were also sampled for comparison. Concentrations of over 120 organic and metallic contaminants were analyzed. Ambient toxicity was assessed using two bioassays. A detailed benthic community condition assessment was performed. Habitat parameters (e.g. depth, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, sediment grain size, and organic carbon content) that influence species and contaminant distribution were also measured at each sampling site. |
总页数: |
40 |
报告类型: |
科技报告 |