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Near field receiving water monitoring of trace metals in clams (Macoma balthica) and sediments near the Palo Alto water quality control plant in south San Francisco Bay, California : 2002

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2003

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Moon, Edward, David, Carlos Primo C, Luoma, Samuel N, Cain, Daniel J, Hornberger, Michelle I, and Lavigne, Irene R, 2003, Near field receiving water monitoring of trace metals in clams (Macoma balthica) and sediments near the Palo Alto water quality control plant in south San Francisco Bay, California : 2002: United States Geological Survey.

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This report presents trace element concentrations analyzed on samples of fine-grained sediments and clams (Macoma balthica) collected from a mudflat one kilometer south of the discharge of the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant in South San Francisco Bay. This report serves as a continuation of the Near Field Receiving Water Monitoring Study, which was started in 1994. The data for 2002, herein, are interpreted within that context. Metal concentrations in both sediments and clam tissue samples have been within the range of values produced by seasonal variability. However, copper and zinc, display continued decreases. Copper in sediment was observed to drop below the ERL (Effects Range-Low) concentration for the third consecutive [...]

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Added to ScienceBase on Fri Apr 19 10:15:13 MDT 2013 by processing file <b>Mechanisms of biological and ecological response in disturbed aquatic ecosystems (Thompson::Brown:Cain:Carter:Fend:Hornberger:Stewart:Luoma).xml</b> in item <a href="https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/504216bae4b04b508bfd338f">https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/504216bae4b04b508bfd338f</a>

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