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Chemical markers of pollutant sources to the lower Piscataqua River estuary surrounding the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Abstract only

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:107968
The purpose of this work was to determine the relative loadings of contaminants from potential sources which impact the Lower Piscataqua River Estuary. Chemical analyses have been conducted on sediments from this estuary in the vicinity of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine. Data from this study indicated that the estuary receives large inputs of sewage material and lesser inputs from other sources. Stations sampled adjacent to the shipyard appear to have additional inputs from a petrogenic source of hydrocarbons. This source appears to be different from those contributing to other areas of the estuary.
Research Organization:
Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, San Diego, CA (United States)
OSTI ID:
107968
Report Number(s):
AD-A--293073/3/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English