Macrofauna Distributions and Sediment Analyses from the Brunswick, Georgia Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site and Environs

摘要

Sediment samples were obtained from the proposed Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site and from nearby areas and subjected to chemical and biological analyses. Water samples and trawl tows were also taken over and near the disposal site. Sediment samples were analyzed for grain size distribution, human debris, total organic carbon, oil and grease, high molecular weight hydrocarbons, pesticides, halogenated hydrocarbons, and heavy metals. Trawl macrofauna were also subsampled and analyzed for tissue organics and metals. Data were statistically analyzed for possible treatment effects related to the use of the site for disposal of dredged material. Statistical results are presented, along with tables of physical and chemical data.