Presley BJWade TLSantschi PBaskaran M2010-02-152010-02-151998http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22734-In order to obtain sediment which has accumulated over the past 100 years or so, 50-80 cm long sediment cores were collected from the submarine Mississippi River Delta, Galveston Bay, Texas and Tampa Bay, Florida. The cores were extruded and sliced into 1 cm thick sections which were then radiometrically age dated and analyzed for those organic compounds and trace metals suspected of being contaminants in the sampling areas47C Ocean Sciences & Technology: Physical & Chemical Oceanography68D Environmental Pollution & Control: Water Pollution & Control99F Chemistry: Physical & Theoretical ChemistryAldrinBottom sedimentsChemical analysisChlordanConservationContaminantsContaminationDDTDeltasDrill core analysisEcological concentrationGalvestonGalveston bayGulf CoastHexachlorobenzeneHistoryMarineMetalsMississippi RiverNational Status and Trends ProgramOrganic chlorine compoundsOrganic compoundsPesticidesPolychlorinated biphenylsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsQualityResourcesSamplingSedimentation ratesSedimentsTampa BayTexasTrace metalsUnited StatesWater pollution effectsWater pollution samplingReport