Aquatic disposal field investigations Galveston, Texas, offshore disposal site. Evaluative Summary.

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noTC 187 .D73 TR-D-77-20 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorWright, T.D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMathis, D.B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBrannon, J.M.en_US
dc.contributor.otheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:55:54Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:55:54Z
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description89 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractInvestigated in 1975 and 1976, the physical (sedimentological), chemical, and bilogical impacts of dredged material disposal at an authorized disposal site offshore Galveston, Tex. A hopper dredge was used for dredging and disposal, and most of the dredged material consisted of clean sand and sandy silt from the Galveston Bay Channel. A small amount of contaminated material from the Texas City Turning Basin was also placed in the disposal site. Results indicate the authorized disposal site was appropriate for the disposal of material from the dredged areas. Sediment movement after disposal was away from the dredged areas; disposition would not occur in navigation channels. As expected, material deposited in the shallow parts of the disposal site had a rather rapid rate of erosion and dispersal, while that placed in the deeper areas tended to remain in place throughout the study period. The chemical impact of disposal on water quality and sedimentological parameters was minimal. Although some changes were observed, these had little, if any, significance. Biological impacts also appeared to be of marginal significance. Changes in the abundance and types of organisms in disposal areas could not be distinguished from changes in reference areas.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeNorthwestern Gulf of Mexicoen_US
dc.geo-codeGalvestonen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Channelen_US
dc.history8/13/07 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20140
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeVicksburg, MSen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2362.00en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station Technical Report No. D-77-20en_US
dc.subjectdredgingen_US
dc.subjectdredge spoilen_US
dc.subjectwaste disposal sitesen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental impacten_US
dc.subjectwaste disposalen_US
dc.subjectocean dumpingen_US
dc.subjectsedimentationen_US
dc.subjectdepositionen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.titleAquatic disposal field investigations Galveston, Texas, offshore disposal site. Evaluative Summary.en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
dc.universityen_US
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