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The report summarizes short-term studies on effects of ocean dumping in the New York Bight. The studies included hydrographic, geological, chemical, biological investigations, and a feasibility study for a remote-controlled electronic sensing system to detect the location and dump status of waste disposal vessels. Circulation patterns were estimated by current meters and by seabed and surface drifters. Chemical analyses were made of the concentration of phosphorus, nitrate, total iron, dissolved oxygen, and chlorophyll-a. Temperature, salinity, turbidity and pH were measured. Sediment samples were analyzed for organic content and the heavy metals; and biological samples for heavy metals and mercury. Included are studies of benthic meiofauna and macrofauna, zooplankton, finfish and bacteria and disposal of sewage sludge, dredge spoils and acid-iron wastes. Findings are presented and analyzed for impact on ecology, water quality, and total environmental effects. (Author).
Excerpt from Ocean Dumping in the New York Bight, an Assessment of Environmental Studies: May 1973 Advisory Committee (sac) to advise, review and evaluate cerc-funded research studies of the disposal grounds in the New York Bight. An additional contract was signed with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (whoi) to conduct a literature search and review of oceanographic knowl edge of waste disposal practices for an area extending from Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras. Finally, a contract was let with Sperry Rand Company for a feasibility study of a system to provide remote surveillance of ocean dumping activities in the Bight. All the studies undertaken by cerc were concluded in May 1972, and final contract reports have been placed in the National Technical Information Service (ntis) for public access. The format of this report was selected to serve as a summary refer ence for interdisciplinary information related to the New York Bight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.