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Abstract
Sediments are an important component of the San Francisco Bay estuarine system. Potentially toxic substances, such as metals and pesticides, adsorb to sediment particles. The sediments on the bottom of the Bay provide the habitat for benthic communities which can ingest these substances and introduce them into the food web. The bottom sediments are also a reservoir of nutrients. The transport and fate of suspended sediment is an important factor in determining the transport and fate of the constituents adsorbed on the sediment. Suspended sediments also limit light availability in the bay, which limits photosynthesis and primary production, and deposit in ports and shipping channels, which require dredging. Dredged materials are disposed in Central San Francisco Bay.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Other Report |
| Title | Central San Francisco Bay suspended-sediment transport processes study and comparison of continuous and discrete measurements of suspended-solids concentrations |
| Series title | Annual Report |
| Subseries | San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | San Francisco Estuary Institute |
| Contributing office(s) | San Francisco Bay-Delta, Pacific Regional Director's Office |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | Other Report |
| Larger Work Title | 1993 Annual report, San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances |
| First page | 129 |
| Last page | 134 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Other Geospatial | San Francisco Bay |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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