Progress report: long-term benthic monitoring and assessment program for the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay (July 1986-October 1987). Volume 1. Text

Technical Report · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:7040980

Holland, A F; Shaughnessy, A T; Scott, L C; Dickens, V A; Ranasinghe, J A

The long-term benthic monitoring and assessment study for the Maryland portion of Chesapeake Bay is an integral component of the interdisciplinary Chesapeake Bay monitoring and assessment program. The major long-term objectives of the program are to: (1) determine the effectiveness of Baywide pollution abatement programs; (2) measure the cumulative, long-term impacts of power plant operations on Bay benthic resources; and (3) assess the status and trends for Bay water quality and biological resources. Sampling of benthic communities, sediments, and water quality was conducted from July 1, 1984 through December 1987 at 70 stations in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries.

• Research Organization: Versar, Inc., Columbia, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 7040980
• Report Number(s): PB-88-231402/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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