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NOAA National Status and Trends Biological Effects of Toxic Contamination in Sediments from Long Island Sound and Environs
Entry ID:
NOS_biologicaleffects
Summary
Abstract:
Long Island Sound is one of several coastal regions selected for study under
the Intensive Bioeffects monitoring surveys of NOAA's National Studies and Trends (NS&T) Program (Wolfe et al. 1993). With support from NOAA's Coastal Ocean Program, such intensive bioeffects surveys are conducted in areas where chemical data from the NS&T Program (or from ... ![]() Geographic Coverage
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Douglas A. Wolf et al.
Dataset Title:
NOAA National Status and Trends Biological Effects of Toxic Contamination in Sediments from Long Island Sound and Environs
Dataset Release Place:
New York, New York
Dataset Publisher:
National Ocean Service, Harbor Estuary Program
Online Resource:
http://www.harborestuary.org/
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1991-08-04
Stop Date:
1991-08-12
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Quality
For each station, the amphipod and larval bivalve survival data (n=5) were
arcsin-square root transformed, and compared using one-tailed, unpaired, t-tests to the respective controls to identify statistically significant differences (alpha 0.05). Based upon hundreds of toxicity tests with Ampelisca abdita and with bivalve ... ![]()
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
None
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
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Personnel
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2003-11-27
Last DIF Revision Date:
2009-06-02
Future DIF Review Date:
2004-11-27
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