Chemical contaminants in the marine resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico

Whitall, David R.; Mason, Andrew L.; Fulton, Michael H. (Michael Howard); Wirth, Edward Frank; Wehner, Diane; Ramos, Antares; Pait, Anthony S.; West, Blaine; Pisarski, Emily; Shaddrix, Brian; Reed, Lou Ann

doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-223

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Chemical contaminants in the marine resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico

2016
By Whitall, David R. ; Mason, Andrew L. ; Fulton, Michael H. (Michael Howard) ; ...
Series: NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 223

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Alternative Title:

Contaminants in the marine resources of Vieques, Puerto Rico
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Whitall, David R. ; Mason, Andrew L. ; Fulton, Michael H. (Michael Howard) ; Wirth, Edward Frank ; Wehner, Diane ; ... More +

Whitall, David R. ; Mason, Andrew L. ; Fulton, Michael H. (Michael Howard) ; Wirth, Edward Frank ; Wehner, Diane ; Ramos, Antares ; Pait, Anthony S. ; West, Blaine ; Pisarski, Emily ; Shaddrix, Brian ; Reed, Lou Ann Less -
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United States, National Ocean Service ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.)

United States, National Ocean Service ; National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (U.S.) ; United States, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, ; Coral Reef Conservation Program (U.S.) Less -
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NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System)

NOS (National Ocean Service) ; NCCOS (National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science) ; CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) Less -
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"Pollution in the marine environment has the potential to negatively impact ecosystem health, including adverse effects on fisheries species. This can occur through direct impacts, food web effects and habitat degradation. Vieques is an island municipality of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, located 11 km off the east coast of the main island. In addition to normal pollution stressors associated with human activities, Vieques was also the site of a military bombing range from the 1940s until 2003. Local concern exists about potential impacts of pollution from these and other activities on fisheries stocks, as well as potential seafood safety issues. In this study, queen conch (Strombus gigas) and spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) tissues were analyzed for a suite of contaminants: metals, the pesticide DDT (and its degradation products), and energetic compounds (associated with munitions) from three areas around the island. Concentrations of pollutants in queen conch were compared to other published values for the region, and compared with conservative seafood safety guidelines"--Executive Summary. [doi:10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-223 (http://dx.doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-223)]
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Caribbean Spiny Lobster Coral Reef Ecology Effect Of Chemicals On Effect Of Water Pollution On Marine Ecosystem Management Pollution Queen Conch Water
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NOAA technical memorandum NOS NCCOS ; 223
DOI:

http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-NOS-NCCOS-223
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Technical Memorandum
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Project no. 1085
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Puerto Rico ; Vieques Island

Puerto Rico ; Vieques Island Less -
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