Sediment quality triad assessment survey of the Galveston Bay, Texas system

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dc.contributor.authorCarr RSen_US
dc.contributor.authorChapman DCen_US
dc.contributor.authorHoward CLen_US
dc.contributor.authorBiedenbach JMen_US
dc.contributor.otherEcotoxicologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:17:28Z
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dc.date.issued1996 Decen_US
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dc.description341-364en_US
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dc.description.abstractTo characterize the quality of sediments at key sites in the Galveston Bay Estuary, sediment samples were collected concurrently for chemical and physical analyses, toxicity testing and an assessment of benthic community structure. Significant toxicity, as determined by the sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata) pore water embryological development assay, was observed at 12 of the 24 sites investigated in this study. No toxicity was observed at any of the sites with the amphipod (Grandidierella japonica) solid-phase test. There were a number of sites with elevated levels of trace metals and petroleum hydrocarbons. The chemistry, toxicity and benthic data were ranked by station and a scaled rank sum was calculated to facilitate comparisons among the stations. Five sites exhibited strong evidence of contaminant-induced degradation, while 15 stations showed no evidence of contaminant-induced degradation. At eight additional sites the sediment quality triad (SQT) data indicated that unmeasured chemicals or conditions were stressing the system. Contaminant impacts could be reduced or eliminated by alternative regulatory and management practices, including the restriction of produced water discharges into coastal estuaries and the use of dredge material disposal practices that minimize the reintroduction of sediment-associated contaminants to the baysen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23496
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dc.notesTimes Cited: 13ArticleEnglishCarr, R. STAMU CC,NATL BIOL SERV,CAMPUS BOX 315,6300 OCEAN DR,CORPUS CHRISTI,TX 78412Cited References Count: 39VY2542-6 BOUNDARY ROW, LONDON, ENGLAND SE1 8HNLONDONen_US
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dc.subjectsediment quality triaden_US
dc.subjectpore water toxicity testingen_US
dc.subjectproduced wateren_US
dc.subjectsea urchinen_US
dc.subjectamphipoden_US
dc.subjectINFAUNAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITIONen_US
dc.subjectSAN-FRANCISCO BAYen_US
dc.subjectTOXICITY TESTSen_US
dc.subjectCONTAMINATIONen_US
dc.subjectMARINEen_US
dc.titleSediment quality triad assessment survey of the Galveston Bay, Texas systemen_US
dc.typeJournalen_US
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dc.vol-issue5(6)en_US

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