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dc.contributor.authorHartwell, S. Ian
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-24T16:59:23Z
dc.date.available2021-06-24T16:59:23Z
dc.date.issued2007-09
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1834/30807
dc.description.abstractThe National Status and Trends (NS&T) Program has conducted studies to determine the spatial extent and severity of chemical contamination and associated adverse biological effects in coastal bays and estuaries of the United States since 1991. Sediment contamination in U.S. coastal areas is a major environmental issue because of its potential toxic effects on biological resources and often, indirectly, on human health. Thus, characterizing and delineating areas of sediment contamination and toxicity and demonstrating their effect(s) on benthic living resources are therefore important goals of coastal resource management at NOAA.The National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, and the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, in cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), University of California Moss Landing Marine Lab (MLML), and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), conducted ecosystem monitoring and characterization studies within and between marine sanctuaries along the California coast in 2002 and 2004 on the NOAA RV McArthur. One of the objectives was to perform a systematic assessment of the chemical and physical habitats and associated biological communities in soft bottom habitats on the continental shelf and slope in the central California region. This report addresses the magnitude and extent of chemical contamination, and contaminant transport patterns in the region. Ongoing studies of the benthic community are in progress and will be reported in an integrated assessment of habitat quality and the parameters that govern natural resource distributions on the continental margin and in canyons in the region.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNOAA/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesNOAA Technical Memorandum NOS NCCOS
dc.relation.urihttp://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/publications/techmemonccos58.pdf
dc.subject.otherEnvironment
dc.subject.otherHealth
dc.subject.otherPollution
dc.titleDistribution of persistent organic contaminants in canyons and on the continental shelf off central California
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dc.typemonograph
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume58
dc.format.pages67
dc.publisher.placeSilver Spring, MD
refterms.dateFOA2021-06-24T16:59:23Z
dc.source.legacyrecordurlhttp://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/14944
dc.source.legacydepositorid403
dc.source.legacylastmod2014-03-17 17:44:18
dc.source.legacyid14944
dc.source.legacyagencyUnited States National Ocean Service


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