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Biochemical and related features of benthic mud of Kuwaiti waters
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B. Chemical Oceanography
80:5859 Shiber, J. G., 1980. Metal concentrations in marine sediments from Lebanon. War. Air Soil PoUut., 13(1): 35-43.
Shallow marine sediments, consisting of silt to very coarse sand, were collected at fourteen locations along the Lebanese coast. Analysis for heavy metals found the heaviest concentration in the coarse sand and silt fractions, with the medium to fine sand having the lowest concentration. The levels of metals sampled do not indicate contamination from anthropogenic sources, though more extensive work is recommended. 35 Glendoon Road, Needham, Mass. 02192, U.S.A. (kink)
80:5860 Smith, J. D. and P. J. Milne, 1979. Determination of iron in suspended matter and sediments of the Yarra River Estuary [Melbourne, Australia], and the distribution of copper, lead, zinc and manganese in the sediments. Aust. J. mar. Freshwat. Res., 30(6): 731-739.
Sediments were analyzed for Cu, Pb, Zn, Mn, Fe and Ca e x t r a c t a b l e in h y d r o x y l a m i n e hydrochloride-acetic acid solution. Strong correlation of Pb and Zn with extractable Fe was observed. Cu behavior indicated that it was not only controlled by the hydrated iron oxides, but that some may be organically bound. Salinity effects on suspended particulates were examined; variations in the amount of extractable Fe in particulates were observed. Marine Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
80:5861 Venkatesan, M. I., S. Brenner, E. Ruth, J. Bonilla and I. R. Kaplan, 1980. Hydrocarbons in agedated sediment cores from two basins in the S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a Bight. Geochim. cosmochim. Acta, 44(6): 789-802.
Hydrocarbon distributions in dated sections of core samples taken from an inner (San Pedro) and an outer (San Nicolas) basin are compared. The greater anthropogenic impact in the San Pedro Basin is discussed along with the sources of sediment organic matter and the importance of bioturbation for hydrocarbon degradation. Includes ca. 80 references. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024, U.S.A. (bwt)
OLR(1980)27(12)
17. P o l l u t i o n (see also under cal Oceanography and General)
Biologi-
80:5862 Harder, H. W., E. C. Christensen, J. R. Matthews and T. F. Bidleman, 1980. Rainfall input of toxaphene to a South Carolina estuary. Estuaries, 3(2): 142-147. In a two-year study, rainfall was sampled using collectors exposed only during periods of precipitation and others that were continuously exposed. During summer, toxaphene concentrations varied from day to day; were higher than concentrations of DDT, PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbons; lower than those of trace metals; and generally exceeded levels reported to have toxic or sublethal effects on organisms. Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, U.S.A. (kmk) 80:5863 Izmaylov, V. V., 1980. Influence of oil-products on Arctic ice. (In Russian.) [zv. vses. geogr. Obshch., 112(2): 147-152. 80:5864 Jacob, P. G., M. A. Zarba and V. Anderlini, 1980. Biochemical and related features of benthic mud of Kuwaiti waters. Indian J. mar. Sci., 9(2): 100-105.
Mud samples, collected at 27 locations off Kuwait, January-March 1979, were studied to monitor the effects of chemical pollutants on benthic organisms. As the commercially important species Penaeus semisulcatus, Liza macrolepis, and Pinctada margarittifera ingest large quantities of mud, any toxicants incorporated in the sediments would be directly absorbed. Marine Pollution Programme, Environmental and Earth Sciences Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 12009, Safat, Kuwait. (kink) 80:5865 Judge, R. M. and F. W. Curtis Jr., 1979. Heavy metal d i s t r i b u t i o n in B i s c a y n e B a y sediments. Fla Scient., 42(4): 242-248. No significant differences in the distributions of cadmium, lead, mercury and zinc were detected in sediments from the northern and southern sections of Biscayne Bay. Department of Engineering Technology, School of Technology, Florida International University, Miami, Fla. 33199, U.S.A. (izs) 80:5866 Knap, A. H., T. M. Iliffe and J. N. Butler, 1980. Has the amount of tar on the open ocean
B. Chemical Oceanography
80:5859 Shiber, J. G., 1980. Metal concentrations in marine sediments from Lebanon. War. Air Soil PoUut., 13(1): 35-43.
Shallow marine sediments, consisting of silt to very coarse sand, were collected at fourteen locations along the Lebanese coast. Analysis for heavy metals found the heaviest concentration in the coarse sand and silt fractions, with the medium to fine sand having the lowest concentration. The levels of metals sampled do not indicate contamination from anthropogenic sources, though more extensive work is recommended. 35 Glendoon Road, Needham, Mass. 02192, U.S.A. (kink)
80:5860 Smith, J. D. and P. J. Milne, 1979. Determination of iron in suspended matter and sediments of the Yarra River Estuary [Melbourne, Australia], and the distribution of copper, lead, zinc and manganese in the sediments. Aust. J. mar. Freshwat. Res., 30(6): 731-739.
Sediments were analyzed for Cu, Pb, Zn, Mn, Fe and Ca e x t r a c t a b l e in h y d r o x y l a m i n e hydrochloride-acetic acid solution. Strong correlation of Pb and Zn with extractable Fe was observed. Cu behavior indicated that it was not only controlled by the hydrated iron oxides, but that some may be organically bound. Salinity effects on suspended particulates were examined; variations in the amount of extractable Fe in particulates were observed. Marine Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052, Australia.
80:5861 Venkatesan, M. I., S. Brenner, E. Ruth, J. Bonilla and I. R. Kaplan, 1980. Hydrocarbons in agedated sediment cores from two basins in the S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a Bight. Geochim. cosmochim. Acta, 44(6): 789-802.
Hydrocarbon distributions in dated sections of core samples taken from an inner (San Pedro) and an outer (San Nicolas) basin are compared. The greater anthropogenic impact in the San Pedro Basin is discussed along with the sources of sediment organic matter and the importance of bioturbation for hydrocarbon degradation. Includes ca. 80 references. Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024, U.S.A. (bwt)
OLR(1980)27(12)
17. P o l l u t i o n (see also under cal Oceanography and General)
Biologi-
80:5862 Harder, H. W., E. C. Christensen, J. R. Matthews and T. F. Bidleman, 1980. Rainfall input of toxaphene to a South Carolina estuary. Estuaries, 3(2): 142-147. In a two-year study, rainfall was sampled using collectors exposed only during periods of precipitation and others that were continuously exposed. During summer, toxaphene concentrations varied from day to day; were higher than concentrations of DDT, PCB's and chlorinated hydrocarbons; lower than those of trace metals; and generally exceeded levels reported to have toxic or sublethal effects on organisms. Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine Biology and Coastal Research, U.S.A. (kmk) 80:5863 Izmaylov, V. V., 1980. Influence of oil-products on Arctic ice. (In Russian.) [zv. vses. geogr. Obshch., 112(2): 147-152. 80:5864 Jacob, P. G., M. A. Zarba and V. Anderlini, 1980. Biochemical and related features of benthic mud of Kuwaiti waters. Indian J. mar. Sci., 9(2): 100-105.
Mud samples, collected at 27 locations off Kuwait, January-March 1979, were studied to monitor the effects of chemical pollutants on benthic organisms. As the commercially important species Penaeus semisulcatus, Liza macrolepis, and Pinctada margarittifera ingest large quantities of mud, any toxicants incorporated in the sediments would be directly absorbed. Marine Pollution Programme, Environmental and Earth Sciences Division, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 12009, Safat, Kuwait. (kink) 80:5865 Judge, R. M. and F. W. Curtis Jr., 1979. Heavy metal d i s t r i b u t i o n in B i s c a y n e B a y sediments. Fla Scient., 42(4): 242-248. No significant differences in the distributions of cadmium, lead, mercury and zinc were detected in sediments from the northern and southern sections of Biscayne Bay. Department of Engineering Technology, School of Technology, Florida International University, Miami, Fla. 33199, U.S.A. (izs) 80:5866 Knap, A. H., T. M. Iliffe and J. N. Butler, 1980. Has the amount of tar on the open ocean