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Documents and other downloadable resources related to examining the extent and effect of contaminants in the environment.
1875 Survey of the Potomac River
(Document format: GIF , size: 355.6K)
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Charting a Course Toward Restoration: A Toxic Chemical Management Strategy for the Anacostia River
(Document format: PDF , size: 2.3M)
This document, jointly issued by AWTA and AWRC, outlines a holistic approach for the entire watershed to deal with toxics from both leagacy and on-going sources.
Contaminants in Aquatic Habitats at Hazardous Waste Sites: Mercury
(Document format: PDF , size: 190.4K)
This document reviews published literature on mercury chemistry, bioaccumulation and toxicity, and is intended to serve as guidance for NOAA Coastal Resource Coordinators in their work with EPA on hazardous waste sites.
Management Strategy Appendix A: Conceptual Site Model
(Document format: PDF , size: 534.1K)
A data-driven conceptual model for toxic contaminant fate and transport within the Anacostia watershed.
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay
(Document format: PDF , size: 1.6M)
For decades human activities have substantially influenced the physical, biological, and chemical character of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary.
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay (Text only)
(Document format: PDF , size: 483.8K)
For decades human activities have substantially influenced the physical, biological, and chemical character of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary.
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay: Appendix A
(Document format: PDF , size: 48.7K)
Sediment source documents organized by embayment.
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay: Appendix B
(Document format: PDF , size: 31.0K)
Provides the reference list organized by embayment.
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay: Appendix C
(Document format: PDF , size: 50.6K)
Documents are sorted alphabetically in Appendix C.
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay: Appendix D
(Document format: PDF , size: 10.1K)
Documents that discuss or synthesize sediment studies in the Bay, but do not contain original data, are listed in Appendix D
Review of Sediment Quality Investigations in San Francisco Bay: Appendix E
(Document format: PDF , size: 1.0M)
Maps showing sampling station locations for eight of the bay-wide sediment investigations are in Appendix E.
Screening Quick Reference Tables (SQuiRTs)
(Document format: PDF , size: 1.4M)
NOAA has developed a set of Screening Quick Reference Tables, or SQuiRTs, that present screening concentrations for inorganic and organic contaminants in various environmental media.
Sediment Quality Guidelines developed for the National Status and Trends Program
(Document format: PDF , size: 158.0K)
Sediment Quality Guidelines developed for the National Status and Trends Program
Utility of AVS/EqP in Hazardous Waste Site Evaluations
(Document format: PDF , size: 246.7K)
A discussion of two techniques, the equilibrium partitioning (EqP) method and the acid volatile sulfides (AVS) method, that provide another approach to estimating ecological impacts of toxic contaminants in sediment.
Water Cycle Game - Instructions
(Document format: PDF , size: 522.4K)
This PDF file contains the instructions for the Water Cycle Game.
Water Cycle Game - Instructions
(Document format: PDF , size: 522.4K)
This PDF file contains the instructions for the Water Cycle Game.
Water Cycle Game - Station labels
(Document format: Zip , size: 3.0M)
Print out these zipped PDF files to make labels for each station in the water cycle.
Water Cycle Lesson Plan - game cubes
(Software format: Zip , size: 2.9M)
Print out these zipped PDF files for the die used in the Water Cycle Game.
Water Cycle Lesson Plan - instructions
(Software format: PDF , size: 522.4K)
This PDF file contains the instructions for the Water Cycle Game.
Water Cycle Lesson Plan - station labels
(Software format: Zip , size: 3.0M)
Print these zipped PDF files to make labels for each station in the Water Cycle Game.
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