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List of Additional References Reviewed for Data

These sources of data and information were reviewed for analysis of contaminants in sediments. References listed may have no data, data within the document may be originally published in another source, data present may be for parameters other than sediment, the data may be recently published, or the document may be interpretive.

(As of July, 2001)

Alber, M., and Chan, A., 1994, Sources of Contaminants to Boston Harbor: Revised Loading Estimates: Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 94-1.

Alber, M.J., Hallam, and Connor, M.S., 1993, The State of Boston Harbor 1992: Environmental Quality Department, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 93-6.

Anderson, D.M., and Keafer, B.A., 1992, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning on Georges Bank: In Situ Growth or Advection of Established Dinoflagellate Populations? in Gulf of Maine Scientific Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Boston, Urban Harbors Institute, p. 217-224.

Armstrong, P.B., Hanson, G.M., and H.E. Gaudette, H.E., 1976, Minor Elements in Sediments of Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire: Environmental Geology, v. 1, p. 207-214.

Bonis, S.P., Gaudette, H.E., and Anonymous, 1997, Trace metal concentrations in sediments of the Great Bay Estuary, N.H.; a 23 year perspective: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 32nd annual meeting, King of Prussia, PA, March 17-19, 1997, v. 29, no. 1, p. 32.

Bonis, S.P., Gaudette, H.E., and Anonymous, 1998, Trace metal concentrations in sediments of the Great Bay Estuary, N.H.; an historical record: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section 33rd annual meeting, Portland, ME, March 19-21, 1998, v. 30, no. 1, p. 6.

Burridge, L.D., K; Haya, K; Jackman, PM; Lindsay, G; Zitko, V, 1999, Chemical analyses and toxicity tests on sediments under salmon net pens in the Bay of Fundy: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, St. Andrews, NB (Canada) Biological Stn.

Butman, B., M.H. Bothner, J.C. Hathaway, H.L. Jenter, H.J. Knebel, F.T. Manheim, and R.P. Signell, 1992, Contaminant Transport and Accumulation in Massachusetts Bay and Boston Harbor: A Summary of U.S. Geological Survey Studies: U.S. Geological Survey 92-202.

Chin, Y.P., and Gschwend, P.M., 1991, The abundance, distribution, and configuration of porewater organic colloids in recent sediments: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, v. 55, p. 1309-1317.

Cook, G.S., and G.D. Paquette, 1983, Rockland Disposal Site: Scientific Applications International Corporation.

Cook, G.S., G.D. Paquette, and S.D. Pratt, 1983, Cape Arundel Disposal Site: Scientific Applications International Corporation.

Dallaire, T.R., 1990, Boston Harbor, 1987 and 1988, Water Quality Data, Wastewater Discharge Data, and Sediment Data: Department of Environmental Protection, Massachusetts division of Water Pollution Control, Technical Services Branch Pub. #16,348-78-25-5-90-C.R.

Division, M.C., 2000, Marine chemistry data from the Scotia-Fundy region of Canada: Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Duston, N.M., C.A. Batdorf, and J.P. Schwartz, 1990, Metal Concentrations in Marine Fish and Shellfish from Boston and Salem Harbors, and Coastal Massachusetts: Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement, Division of Marine Fisheries U.S. Pub # 16-378-129-200-7-90-C.R.

Farrington, J., E. Gallagher, G. Wallace, and P. Gschwend, 1990, Boston Harbor Study of Sources and Transport of Harbor Sediment Contamination, Part II: Sediment-Water Exchange of Contaminants in Boston Harbor; Progress Report, March 1990: University of Massachusetts-Boston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Fink L.K. Jr., D.M.P., A.B. Harris, and L.L. Schick, 1976, Heavy Metal Levels in Suspended Particulates, Biota, and Sediments of the St. Croix Estuary in Maine: Land and Water Resources Institute, University of Maine at Orono, Ira C. Darling Center ICDC Ref. # 76-22.

Fredette, T.J., Murray, P.M., Carey, D.A., and Anonymous, 1992, Subaqueous containment of contaminated dredged sediments; trace metal results of sediment cores from "capped" disposal mounds: EOS, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 1992 Spring Meeting, Montreal, PQ, Canada, v. 73, no. 14, Suppl., p. 166-167.

Gaudette, H.E., Larsen, P.F., and Anonymous, 1992, Sedimentary trace metal concentrations in mid-coast Maine: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 27th annual meeting, Harrisburg, PA, March 26-28, 1992, v. 24, no. 3, p. 22.

Gentile, J.H., G.G. Pesch, J. Lake, P.P. Yevich, G. Zaroogian, P. Rogerson, J. Paul, W. Galloway, K. Scott, W. Nelson, D. Johns, and W. Munns, 1988, Synthesis of Research Results: Applicability and Field Verification of Predictive Methodologies for Aquatic Dredged Material Disposal: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Laboratory Technical Report D-88-5.

Geological Survey of Canada, 2000, East coast Canada Basin atlas files and miscellaneous spatial data: Geological Survey of Canada.

Getchell, S.A., Boeckeler, A.J., Gaudette, H.E., and Anonymous, 1997, Historical contaminants in Boothbay Harbor and the Gulf of Maine; Sediment core profiles of trace metal concentrations and Pb isotopic composition: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 32nd annual meeting, King of Prussia, PA, March 17-19, 1997, v. 29, no. 1, p. 47.

Getchell, S.A., Gaudette, H.E., and Anonymous, 1996, Metal concentrations in sediments of Booth Bay, Maine: Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America, Northeastern Section, 31st annual meeting, Buffalo, NY, March 21-23, 1996, v. 28, no. 3, p. 58.

Gilfillan, E.S., S.A. Hanson, D.S. Page, D. Mayo, J. Cooley, J. Chalfant, T. Archambeault, A. West, J.C. Harshbarger, 1977, Comprehensive Study of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment at Long Cove, Searsport, Maine: Department of Environmental Protection Contract 906439.

Graziano, L., and Balch, W., 2000, Organic and inorganic carbon production in the Gulf of Maine: Continental Shelf Research, v. 20, no. 6, p. 685-705.

Hase, A., P.H. Lin, and R.A. Hites, 1976, Analysis of Complex Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Mixtures by Computerized GC-MS, in Jones, R.I.F.a.P.W., ed., Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Chemistry, Metabolism, and Carcinogenesis: Carcionogenesis: New York, Raven Press, p. 435-443.

Hubbard, W.A., 1987, Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Boston Harbor Improvement Dredging Project in Boston, Massachusetts: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Resources Section, Impact Analysis Branch.

Hubbard, W.A., J.M. Penko, and T.S. Fleming, 1988, Site Evaluation Studies of the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site for Ocean Disposal of Dredged Material: Environmental Resources Section, Impact Analysis Branch, New England Division, Army Corps of Engineers.

Jason M. Cortell and Associates Inc., 1988, Sampling and Analysis Program, Central Artery (I-93)/Third Harbor Tunnel (I-90) Project: Jason M. Cortell and Associates Inc.,.

Jerome, W.C., Jr., A.P. Chesmore, and C.O. Anderson, Jr., 1966, A Study of the Marine Resources of Quincy Bay: Division of Marine Resources, Department of Natural Resources, The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2.

Jones, S.H., F.T. Short, and M. Webster, 1992, Pollution, in Short, F.T., ed., The Ecology of the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire and Maine: An Estuarine Profile and Bibliography: Durham, NOAA- Coastal Ocean Program, p. 222.

Kelley, J., and Dickson, S., 1999, Surficial sediments along the inner continental shelf of Maine: Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, v. 17, no. 2-3, p. 125.

Kelly , J., and Kropp, R., 1992, Benthic recovery following sludge abatement to Boston Harbor.: MWRA 92-07.

Kennicutt, M.C., T.L. Wade, G.J. Denoux, J.M. Brooks, and B.J. Presley, 1992, Transport and Accumulation of Contaminants in Casco Bay Sediments, in American Geophysical Union, Spring Meeting, Montreal (?), EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, p. 163.

Kossik, R.F., P.S. Gschwend, and E.E. Adams, 1986, Tracing and Modeling Pollutant Transport in Boston Harbor: Massachusetts Institute of Technology MITSG 86-16.

Kranck, K., Smith, P., and Milligan, T., 1996, Grain-size characteristics of fine-grained unflocculated sediments. 1. 'One-round' distributions: Sedimentology, v. 43, no. 3, p. 589-596.

Kranck, K., Smith, P., and Milligan, T., 1996, Grain-size characteristics of fine-grained unflocculated sediments. 2.'Multi-round' distributions: Sedimentology, v. 43, no. 3, p. 597-606.

Kropp, R., and Diaz, J., 1994, 1993 Annual Soft-Bottom Benthic Monitoring Report; Boston Harbor Studies: MWRA 94-10.

Larsen, P.F., 1985, A Review of Five Years of Sediment Quality Investigations in the Gulf of Maine: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 50.

Larsen, P.F., 1992, Marine Environmental Quality in the Gulf of Maine: A Review: Reviews in Aquatic Sciences, v. 6, no. 1, p. 67-87.

Larsen, P.F., A.C. Johnson, L.F. Doggett, 1983, Environmental Benchmark Studies in Casco Bay-Portland Harbor, Maine, April 1980: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences NMFS-F/NEC-19.

Larsen, P.F., and A.C. Johnson, 1983, Sediment Quality Studies in Casco Bay and Penobscot Bay, Maine: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 33.

Larsen, P.F., and A.C. Johnson, 1984, Sediment Quality Studies in the Gulf of Maine: Casco Bay, Penobscot Bay, and Offshore: Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences 43.

Larsen, P.F., D.F. Gadbois, A.C. Johnson, and L.F. Doggett, 1983, PCB Monitoring in the Casco Bay Region of the Gulf of Maine: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 14, no. 1, p. 32.

Larsen, P.F., D.F. Gadbois, A.C. Johnson, and R.F. Maney, 1984, On the Appearance of PCBs in the Surficial Sediments of Casco Bay, Maine: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 15, no. 12, p. 452-453.

Larsen, P.F., D.F. Gadbois, and A.C. Johnson, 1984, Sediment PCB Distribution in the Penobscot Bay Region of the Gulf of Maine: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 15, no. 1, p. 34-35.

Larsen, P.F., D.F. Gadbois, and A.C. Johnson, 1985, Observations on the Distribution of PCBs in the Deepwater Sediments of the Gulf of Maine: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 16, no. 11, p. 439-442.

Larsen, P.F., V.S. Zdanowicz, D.F. Gadbois and A.C. Johnson-Hayden., in progress, Trends in sediment concentrations of trace metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons following the introduction of sewage treatment in Casco Bay, Maine. Manuscript in preparation.

Law, R., 2000, The analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in marine samples: International Journal of Environment and Pollution, v. 13, no. 1-6, p. 262-283.

Loring, D.M., TG; Willis, DE; Saunders, KS, 1998, Metallic and organic contaminants in sediments of the St. Croix estuary and Passamaquoddy Bay: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Sci.Branch 2245.

Murray, P.M., 1994, Chemical analyses of sediment sampling at the Massachusetts Bay Disposal Site, 5-7 June 1989: Science Applications International Corp. SAIC-C98.

Sunderland, E., and Chmura, G., 2000, An inventory of historical mercury emission in Maritime Canada: implications for present and future contamination: Science of the Total Environment, v. 256, no. 1, p. 39-57.

Wade, T.J., TJ; Gardinali, PR; Chambers, L, 1997, PCDD/PCDF sediment concentration distribution: Casco Bay, Maine, USA: Chemosphere, v. 34, no. 5-7, p. 1359 - 1367.

Zitko, V., 1999, PAHs in Saint John harbour sediments, and evaluation of 1996-1999 results: Dept. of Fisheries & Oceans,  Biological Station Technical Report SSC-FS 97-6/2290E.

Long, C.M., 1995, Cycling of Linear Alkylbenzenes (LABs) in the Gulf of Maine: Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Master of Science, 171 p.

Long, E.R., A. Robertson, D.A. Wolfe, J. Hameedi, and G.M. Sloane, 1996, Estimates of the Spatial Extent of Sediment Toxicity in Major U.S. Estuaries: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 30, no. 12, p. 3585-3592.

Loring, D.H., 1982, Geochemical factors controlling the accumulation and dispersal of heavy metals in the Bay of Fundy sediments: Canadian Journal of Earth Science, v. 19, no. 5, p. 930-944.

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Lyons, W.B., and H.E. Gaudette, 1979, Sediment geochemistry of Jeffreys Basin, Gulf of Maine: inferred transport of trace metals: Oceanologica Acta, v. 2, no. 4, p. 477-481.

Manheim, F.T., and J.C. Hathaway, 1991, Polluted Sediments in Boston Harbor-Massachusetts Bay: Progress Report on the Boston Harbor Data Management File: U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey 91-331.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering (MA DEQE), 1982, Boston Harbor, 1982, Water Quality Survey and Wastewater Discharge Data: Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering, Division of Water Pollution Control, Technical Services Branch Publication #13044-37-100-12-82-CR.

Mayo, D.W., C.G. Cogger, D.J. Donovan, R.A. Gambardella, L.C. Jiang, and J. Quan, The Ecological, Chemical and Histopathological Evaluation of an Oil Spill Site, Part II-Chemical Studies: Marine Pollution Bulletin, v. 6, p. 166-171.

Mayo, D.W., C.G. Cogger, D.J. Donovan, R.A. Gambardella, L.C. Jiang, and J. Quan, 1972, Correlation of Spilled Oil in the Searsport, Maine Region by Gas Chromatography: Bowdoin College, Department of Chemistry.

McGroddy, S.E., and J.W. Farrington, 1995, Sediment Porewater Partitioning of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Three Cores from Boston Harbor, Massachusetts: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 29, no. 6, p. 1542-1550.

McGroddy, S.E., J.W. Farrington, and P.M. Gschwend, 1996, Comparison of the in situ and Desorption Sediment-Water Partitioning of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Polychlorinated Biphenyls: Environmental Science and Technology, v. 30, no. 1, p. 172-177.

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