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On Basin Hyposmetry And The Morphodynamic Response Of Coastal Inlet Systems, John Boon, Robert J. Byrne

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The exchange of water and entrained material between coastal basins and the inner continental shelf reduces to the problem of polarized transport (flood +, ebb —) in the conveyance channels routing flow through a coastal inlet. Here the net long-term movement of materials is largely a function of the fluid velocity and discharge — variables whose time history at-a-station contains both periodic and aperiodic elements. In this paper the importance of the major periodic elements in coastal inlet flows and their potential contribution to the net transport of bedload materials is discussed.

Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Volume Ii-A. Chemical And Biological Benchmark Studies, E. M. Burrreson, D. F. Boesch, B. L. Laird

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The Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies is comprised of three volumes.

• Volume I. Executive Summary.
• Volume IIA, IIB, IIC and IID. Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies.
• Volume III. Geologic Studies.

This is the first of four sections of the Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies

• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION by E. M. Burreson
• CHAPTER 2. BENCHMARK STUDIES by Donald F. Boesch, William D. Athearn, and John G. Brokaw
• CHAPTER 3. PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY AND CLIMATOLOGY by C. S. Welch and E. P. Ruzecki
• CHAPTER 4. MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT ZOOPLANKTON: SECOND YEAR RESULTS AND A DISCUSSION OF …

Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Volume Ii-C: Chemical And Biological Benchmark Studies, E. M. Burreson, D. F. Boesch, B. L. Laird

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The Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies is comprised of three volumes.

• Volume I. Executive Summary.
• Volume IIA, IIB, IIC and IID. Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies.
• Volume III. Geologic Studies.

This is the third of four sections of the Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies

• CHAPTER 9. COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS AND FOOD HABITS OF FISHES by George R. Sedberry, Eric J. Foell and John A. Musick
• CHAPTER 10. HISTORICAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF FINFISHES by John A. Musick, James A. Colvocoresses and Eric J. Foell
• CHAPTER 11. BACTERIOLOGY by Howard J. Kator

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Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Volume Ii-D: Chemical And Biological Benchmark Studies, E. M. Burreson, D. F. Boesch, B. L. Laird

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The Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies is comprised of three volumes.

• Volume I. Executive Summary.
• Volume IIA, IIB, IIC and IID. Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies.
• Volume III. Geologic Studies.

This is the fourth of four sections of the Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies

• CHAPTER 12. HISTOPATHOLOGICAL STUDIES by Craig Ruddell
• CHAPTER 13. TRACE METALS by Richard L. Harris, Raj Jolly, George Grant, and Robert Huggett
• CHAPTER 14. HYDROCARBONS by C. L. Smith, C. W. Su, W. G. Macintyre, R. H. Bieri, and M. Kent Cueman
• CHAPTER 15. VIMS-BLM SECOND ORDER WAVE CLIMATE …

An Environmental Assessment Of The Summer Plankton In The Vicinity Of The C.P. Crane Generating Station, George C. Grant, Stephen P. Berkowitz

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A preliminary survey of summer plankton in ·waters surrounding the C. P. Crane generating station in Bengies, Maryland, revealed several possible effects of plant operation. These perturbations were separated into apparent small-scale and large-scale effects:

Small-scale effects were limited to the immediate discharge region of Saltpeter Creek and included (1) occasional elevation of temperatures at the surface (in August) to above the lethal limit for most zooplankton and sufficiently high to inhibit photosynthesis, (2) a decrease in chlorophyll-a, seen in July and August, (3) a sharp decrease in productivity, also in July and August, and (4) absence of a common …

A Survey Of The Late Summer Benthos Community In The Vicinity Of The C. P. Crane Generating Station, Robert A. Jordan, Charles E. Sutton, Patrica A. Goodwin

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A survey of the sediment distribution in the vicinity of the C. P. Crane Generating Station, Bengies, Maryland showed that the sediments in the creeks receiving the plant's cooling water discharge were predominantly soft clayey-silt. The benthic invertebrate taxa found in these sediments were typical of the connnunities found in oligohaline waters of Chesapeake Bay. Comparisons of the benthic community in the discharge area with the connnunities in two reference areas of similar sediment type revealed an apparent reduction in the discharge area population of the dominant amphipod, Leptocheirus plumulosus, in August.

Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Volume Iii: Geologic Studies, Harley J. Knebel, Et Al

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The Middle Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies is comprised of three volumes.

• Volume I. Executive Summary.
• Volume IIA, IIB, IIC and IID. Chemical and Biological Benchmark Studies.
• Volume III. Geologic Studies.

This third volume in the study contains the following:

• CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION by Harley J. Knebel
• CHAPTER 2. BOTTOM CURRENTS AND BOTTOM SEDIMENT MOBILITY IN THE OFFSHORE MIDDLE ATLANTIC BIGHT, 1976-1977 by Bradford Butman and Marlene Noble
• CHAPTER 3. SESTON IN MIDDLE ATLANTIC SHELF AND SLOPE WATERS 1976-1977 by John D. Milliman, Michael H. Bothner, and Carol M. Parmenter
• CHAPTER 4. SUBMERSIBLE OBSERVATIONS …

Oyster Spatfall On Shellstrings In Virginia Rivers: 1978 Annual Summary, Dexter S. Haven, Paul C. Kendall

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The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) conducts weekly surveys from June through early October to obtain oyster spatfall information. Spat counts are made from oyster shells strung on wire and suspended from stakes on public and private beds. The number of spat on shells are counted each week of the spawning season to determine the potential of a particular area for receiving a strike and to predict the most likely period the strikes will occur. Shells planted just before the period of maximum set have the best chance of getting a good strike.

Estuarine Fluid Mud : Its Behavior And Accumulation, Maynard M. Nichols, Richard Faas, Galen Thompson

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A study of fluid mud in Virginia estuaries was conducted to determine how the mud accumulates in a dynamic tidal flow regime. The mud occurs as lenses and blanket deposits in zones of fast sedimentation, i.e. on channel floors and in the turbidity maximum zone. Viscosity measurements indicate resuspension potential of the mud is greater in the turbidity maximum than elsewhere.

Box Core Liner System For Fluid Mud, Craig Lukin, Maynard M. Nichols

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Hydrography And Hydrodynamics Of Virginia Estuaries. Xvii, Mathematical Ecosystem Modeling Study Of The York River, P. V. Hyer, A. Y. Kuo, C. S. Fang, W. J. Hargis Jr.

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The York River drainage basin is rural, with an economy based on farming, logging, fishing and recreation. Water quality conditions are generally good, with low chlorophyll and nutrients and low fecal coliform counts. Dissolved oxygen concentrations are high except for periodic deoxygenation of the water deeper than 8 m in the reach extending 10 km upstream of the mouth.

A quasi-three dimensional tidal average model was constructed and calibrated using intensive field data collected in June and July, 1976 and verified using slack water run data from September, 1976. The model components are: salinity, fecal coliform, chlorophyll, CBOD, dissolved oxygen, …

Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix Ix: Wetlands Alteration, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix X: Effects Of Boating And Shipping On Water Quality, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix Xi: Shoreline Erosion, Chesapeake Bay Research Consortium, Incorporated, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition: Final Report, Maurice P. Lynch, Andrew J. Mcerlean, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated

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This report forms one of several appendices which are the body of

the Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Final Report. These

appendices are as follows:

Appendix I. A Chesapeake Bay Directory

Appendix II. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation

Appendix III. Toxics in the Chesapeake Bay

Appendix IV. Eutrophication

Appendix V. Shellfish Bed Closures

Appendix VI. Dredging and Spoil Disposal

Appendix VII. Modification of Fisheries

Appendix VIII. Hydrologic Modifications

Appendix IX. Wetlands Alteration

Appendix X. Effects of Boating and Shipping on Water Quality

Appendix XI. Shoreline Erosion

Plant Geography And Water Quality Data For Chesapeake Bay Waters Of Virginia's Eastern Shore, John C. Munday Jr., Paul L. Zubkoff, J. Ernest Warinner Iii, Elvira Ferrez-Reyes, Hayden H. Gordon, Kenneth A. Moore

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Plant geography and water quality data were collected in shallow water near Cape Charles and Occohannock Creek, Virginia on two occasions. Data from April, 1978 included hydrography, distribution and abundance of -submerged aquatic vegetation, phytoplankton census, and water clarity data. Data from May, 1978 included hydrography, phytoplankton census, water clarity, and primary productivity data. The May data collection was coincident with an overflight of the NASA JSC C-130 aircraft (6600 m) acquiring color infrared photography and multispectral scanner data; cell concentrations reached 105/ml, chlorophyll~ 72 pg/1, and suspended sediment 94 mg/1. i

Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix Viii: Hydrologic Modifications, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Computer Simulation Of Nutrients In Tampa Bay, Florida, Bernard E. Ross, Paula D. Jerkins

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During the past ten years or so the pollution in Tampa Bay, Florida has been studied extensively. Legally, pollution is defined with respect to water use classifications. For each water use classification, adequate water quality standards are imposed by law to insure safety to "man, fish and wildlife and to insure that nuisances will not occur. A body of water is polluted only when it does not meet the standards set for the water use classification applied to it.

Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix Iv Eutrophication, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix Vi: Dredging And Spoil Disposal, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

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New Directions In Western Water Law Proceedings Of The Sixth Annual Conference Of The Utah Section Of The American Water Resources Assoc., Utah Water Research Laboratory

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Water Conservation Information Dissemination During The 1997 Drought Emergency, L. Douglas James, Wade H. Andrews

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As drought conditions in 1976 and 1977 became increasingly severe throughout the west and affected many other parts of the country, many states began special drought information dissemination efforts. This study was organized to provide for the exchange of information among the respective states a forum that could reduce duplication among independent efforts. The project collected information. on: A) Water-user conservation practices, 1) domestic use, a) inside use, b) outside use, 2) industrial, 3) commercial, and 4) irrigation; B) Water-supplier management practices, 1) water conservation Inducements, 2) emergency supply augmentation, a) groundwater mining, b) water harvesting, c) water reuse, 8) …

Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix Ii: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Report, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated, Virginia Institute Of Marine Science, University Of Maryland, Center For Environmental And Estuarine Studies

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Chesapeake Bay Baseline Data Acquisition Appendix I: A Chesapeake Bay Directory, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Incorporated

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This directory is the updated version of the Mitre Corporation directory compiled in September 1976 for the staff of the Chesapeake Bay Program, Region III, Environmental Protection Agency. It identifies, by name, address, and telephone number, academic researchers, administrators, institutions, agencies, interest groups, consulting organizations, and other entities concerned with the water quality of the Chesapeake Bay and related water matters. It is current as of February 1978 and should be revised periodically to incorporate changes in personnel and organization structure.

Guidelines For Zooplankton Sampling In Quantitative Baseline And Monitoring Programs, Fred Jacobs, George C. Grant

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Methods applicable to zooplankton sampling and analysis in quantitative baseline and monitoring surveys are evaluated and summarized. Specific recommendations by managers must take into account characteristics of the water mass under investigation, the abundance of contained zooplankton and phytoplankton populations and the objectives of the study. Realistic planning and development must also consider available monetary and manpower resources.

Final Report On Environmental Effect Of Subaqueous Sand Fill Acquisition On The Benthic Communities Of Hampton Bar, James River, Virginia, Robert J. Diaz, Donald F. Boesch

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The Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company was granted permission to obtain sand fill from the east end of Hampton Basin Hampton Roads, Virginia for the expansion of their waterfront facilities. A clamshell dredge operated from February to July 1974 and removed a total of 597,055 cu yds of material before breaking down. In August 1974 a hydraulic dredge took over the operation and by February 1975 had removed 899,386 cu yds for total removal of 1,495,410 cu yds.

In order to assess the environmental effects of this project a program of sampling benthic organisms was undertaken from February 1974 …

Oyster Spatfall On Shellstrings In Virginia Rivers: 1977 Annual Summary, Dexter S. Haven, Paul C. Kendall

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Evaluation Of Salinity And Temperature As Stress Factors Affecting The Enumeration Of Fecal Coliforms By The Electrochemical Detection Method, Howard I. Kator, Martha W. Rhodes

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The ability of an electrochemical detection method to predict viable numbers of fecal coliforms was evaluated under laboratory conditions with respect to seawater adjusted to various salinities and temperatures. The viability of an Escherchia coli isolat~ as measured by the spread plate technique utilizing non-selective media was unaffected after 12 wk exposure at 2°C and 25 °100 salinity. At higher temperatures (15-30°C) both the total decrease in cell numbers as well as the rates of die-off were greater than at 2°C. There was little apparent difference in viability across the temperature range 15-30°C. Viability was observed to be inversely related …

1978-87 Publications Of The Uwrl, Utah Water Research Laboratory

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This brochure is a listing of publications of the Utah Water Research Laboratory, College of Engineering, at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, for 1978 through 1985. Six categories of publications are included: Atmospheric Water Resources Series, General Series, Hydraulics and Hydrology Series, Water Resources Planning Series, Water Quality Series, and Other Publications. Publications out of print may obtained on a short time loan basis from the UWRL Library. When inquiring about or ordering Utah Water Research Laboratory publications please address: Utah Water Research Laboratory Publications Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-8200

Water Quality Analysis Laboratory Procedures Syllabus, P. A. Cowan, D. B. Porcella, V. D. Adams, L. A. Gardner

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Introduction: The 1976 edition of "Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes" describes chemical analytical procedures to be sued in Water Quality Office (WQO) laboratoires. The methods were chose through the combined efforts of the Regional Analytical Quality Control (AQC) Coordinators, Laboratory Quality Control Officers, and other senior chemicsts in both federal and state laboratories. Method selection was based on the following criteria: 1. The method should measure the desired constitutent with precision and accuracy suffiecient to meet the data needs of WQO in the presence of the interferences normally encountered in polluted waters. 2. The procedures should utilize …