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Title: Ecological evaluation of proposed dredged material from Wilmington Harbor and Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, North Carolina

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10181140· OSTI ID:10181140
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  1. Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (US)

This report is intended to provide information required to address potential ecological effects of the proposed disposal of Wilmington Harbor and Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point (MOTSU), North Carolina, sediments in the ocean. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1.0 is the introduction containing a brief overview of the study and the study objectives. Section 2.0 describes the methods and materials used for sample collection, processing, toxicological and bioaccumulation testing, physical/chemical analysis of sediments and tissues, data analysis, and quality assurance procedures. Section 3.0 presents the results of field collections, sediment chemistry, toxicological testing, and tissue chemistry resulting from bioaccumulation exposures. Section 4.0 presents a discussion of the results and summary conclusions concerning the acceptability of the Wilmington Harbor and MOTSU dredged material for ocean disposal. Section 5.0 lists the literature cited in support of this document. A series of appendixes contain detailed data listings.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Battelle/Marine Sciences Lab., Sequim, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
10181140
Report Number(s):
PNL-8766; ON: DE93019600; TRN: 93:003205
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English