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| Title | Sediment Quality Triad Index in Puget Sound | |
| Month-Year Published | March 2004 | |
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| Short Description |
A Sediment Quality Triad Index was generated from data collected throughout Puget Sound by Ecology and NOAA. This index, based on sediment chemistry, toxicity, and invertebrate community structure data, was used to classify and quantify sediment quality in six monitoring regions and five strata, and for the entire Puget Sound study area. Results were also compared with data from estuaries around the U.S. While the majority of the Puget Sound study area had sediments of high quality (68%), 31% displayed some degree of degradation, while 1% was of lowest quality. Degraded sediments were found primarily in urban areas, often near biologically sensitive habitat, which may have a disproportionate impact on the health of Puget Sound biota. | |
| Publication Number | 04-03-008 | |
| Author(s) | Long, E.R., M. Dutch, S. Aasen, K. Welch | |
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| Number of pages | 4 pp. | |
| Keywords | Puget Sound, results, sediment, study, toxic, urban | |
| Related Web Content | Ecology’s Marine Sediment Monitoring website | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Chemical Contamination, Acute Toxicity in Laboratory Tests, and Benthic Impacts in Sediments of Puget Sound: A summary of results of the joint 1997-1999 Ecology/NOAA survey | similar topic | |
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