Shellfish and Water Quality Monitoring Activities that Support the New Hampshire Estuaries Project

摘要

Four different studies were conducted to address important issues and data gaps in the NHEP Monitoring Program. Whereas the different studies had varying levels of success, the work collectively had advanced the level of understanding about the subjects addressed. For determining the time required for clams to eliminate bacteria from their tissue, more work is needed on more storm events. Data on toxic chemicals in shellfish sampled in 2000 from NH waters are still not available from the analytical labs. Ribotyping for identifYing sources of fecal contamination in NH surface waters has been significantly advanced by the work associated with this project. Detailed results for related projects supported by this project can be found in reports for those projects. Finally, deployment of data sondes around the Great Bay Estuary has been useful for determining best methods and equipment to use to enable continuous realtime monitoring throughout deployment times. These results will provide unique data that can help to provide a better understanding of variations in water quality, especially dissolved oxygen.