"The specific objectives of the ... study are: 1) to assess the coliform distribution in the waters of the New Rier adjacent to the City of Jacksonville and around the shores of Camp Lejeune Marine Base; 2) to define point and non-point sources of pollution in the estuary; 3) to demonstrate seasonal and geographic changes in coliform counts in the New River Estuary as an indicator of pollution; 4) to present information on the economic consequences of coliform pollution to the residents of Onslow County; [and] 5) to evaluate and define appropriate alternatives to the present discharge system. The research reported in this thesis emphasizes objectives 1, 2 and 3"--Leaf 2.

National Ocean Service (NOS)

Funding: North Carolina Coastal Management Program, with funds from the Office of Coastal Zone Management, NOAA; grant number: 2984-80-0043;

New River Watershed (N.C.-W. Va.)