Trace metal contamination of waters, sediments, and organisms of the Swan Lake area of Galveston Bay

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dc.acquisition-srcGBIC search of Article 1st; TAMU, College Stationen_US
dc.call-noAcc# 8743en_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorPark, J.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:34:03Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:34:03Z
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description123 p., Thesisen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractTrace metal concentrations in water, sediments, and organisms (including oysters, shrimp, fish, and Spartina) were determined in the Swan Lake area of Galveston Bay (Wah Chang Ditch). Sediments and organisms were analyzed for total Ag, Al, As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Se, Sn, and Zn; water samples were analyzed for Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Sn. Sediment pollution was likely provided by waste disposal and airborne inputs from a local industrial waste disposal facility. Swan Lake sediments showed higher levels of trace metals relative to Galveston Bay and other Texas bay sediments. Oysters collected in the Swan Lake area contained higher levels of trace metals than snails, and snails contained higher levels than crabs. Crabs in turn contained higher levels than shrimp, while shrimp were greater than fish. Overall, the metal concentrations in Wah Chang Ditch were elevated relative to the Brazos River and Galveston Bay.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeSwan Lakeen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeBrazos Riveren_US
dc.geo-codeGulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.geo-codeWah Chang Ditchen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25803
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries8743.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectwater pollutionen_US
dc.subjectsediment pollutionen_US
dc.subjecttrace metalsen_US
dc.subjectcontaminationen_US
dc.subjectbioaccumulationen_US
dc.subjectoceanographyen_US
dc.titleTrace metal contamination of waters, sediments, and organisms of the Swan Lake area of Galveston Bayen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issueen_US

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