Monitoring the effects of sewage sludge disposal at the 106-mile dumpsite using mid-water fish as sentinels of contaminant metal uptake : a feasibility study

Zdanowicz, Vincent S.; Ingham, Merton C., 1930-; Leftwich, Susan

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Monitoring the effects of sewage sludge disposal at the 106-mile dumpsite using mid-water fish as sentinels of contaminant metal uptake : a feasibility study

1990
By Zdanowicz, Vincent S. ; Ingham, Merton C., 1930- ; Leftwich, Susan
Series: Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 90-02

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Zdanowicz, Vincent S. ; Ingham, Merton C., 1930- ; Leftwich, Susan
Corporate Authors:

Northeast Fisheries Center (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NEFSC (Northeast Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

A survey was conducted to investigate the feasibility of detecting effects of sewage sludge disposal at the 106 Mile Deepwater Municipal Sewage Sludge Disposal Site (106 MDS) using mid-water fish as sentinels of the introduction of sludge-derived contaminants into the offshore food web. Metal concentrations in the myctophid, Benthosema glaciale, collected in the dumpsite were statistically significantly higher than concentrations in the same species from a control station near Block Canyon and concentrations in other species collected in the dumpsite and control areas. Results suggest that uptake occurred through direct (short-term) exposure to sewage sludge dumped at the site. Additional field sampling and laboratory analyses are necessary to verify this inference.
Content Notes:

by Vincent S. Zdanowicz, Merton C. Ingham, Susan Leftwich.

"February 1990."

Also available online in PDF via the NOAA Central Library and the NEFSC website.

Includes bibliographical references (page 6).
Keywords:

Effect Of Heavy Metals On Fishes Monitoring Sewage Disposal In The Ocean Effect Of Heavy Metals On Sewage Disposal In The Ocean
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Northeast Fisheries Science Center reference document 90-02
Document Type:

Miscellaneous
Place as Subject:

Middle Atlantic States ; Atlantic Ocean
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Public Domain
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