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| Title | Quality Assurance Project Plan: Post Point, Bellingham Bay Sediment Sulfide and Toxicity Assessment | |||
| Month-Year Published | December 2004 | |||
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| Short Description |
This is the quality assurance project plan for the Post Point, Bellingham Bay Sediment Sulfide and Toxicity Assessment. (Also see abstract below) | |||
| Publication Number | 04-03-116 | |||
| Author(s) | Blakley, N., and E. Wittmann | |||
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| Number of pages | 24 pp. | |||
| Keywords | assessment, cleanup, quality, quality assurance project plan, results, sediment, shipyard, sulfide, toxic, toxics, toxics cleanup, treatment, waste, wastewater treatment plant, water | |||
| Subject Waterbodies |
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| Related Publications | Title | Relationship | ||
| Post Point (Bellingham Bay) Sediment Sulfide and Toxicity Assessment | similar topic | |||
| Abstract | Long Description |
This project will investigate sediments in Bellingham Bay for sulfide levels and sediment toxicity to aquatic life in the vicinity of the City of Bellingham′s Post Point Wastewater Treatment Plant outfalls and the Harris Avenue Shipyard. The study is intended to help establish whether discharges from the treatment plant may be a current or historical contributor to elevated sulfide levels in sediment at the shipyard. Sediment samples will be analyzed for total organic carbon, ammonia, and sulfides. Sediment toxicity will be evaluated using Microtox, amphipod, and larval marine invertebrate bioassays. Field measurements will include water column temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen concentration. Sample collection will be conducted during the month of October 2004. Results from this study will be used by the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology) Sediment Management Unit, Northwest Regional Office Toxics Cleanup Program and Bellingham Field Office to make recommendations for cleanup of Bellingham Bay sediments near the Harris Avenue Shipyard. |
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