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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/47491| Title: | Field survey of contaminant concentrations in existing wetlands in the San Francisco Bay area |
| Authors: | Lee, Charles R. Brandon, Dennis L. Simmers, John W. Tatem, Henry E. Price, Richard A. Miner, Scott P. |
| Keywords: | Animal tissue concentrations Field survey Heavy models PAH PCBs Plant tissue concentrations Wetlands |
| Publisher: | Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Special Report (Environmental Laboratory (U.S.)) ; no.ERDC/EL SR-00-15 |
| 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. |
| Description: | Special Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | ERDC/EL SR-00-15 |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/47491 |
| Appears in Collections: | Special Report |
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| ERDC-EL-SR-00-15.pdf | ERDC/EL SR-00-15 | 23.6 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |