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New Study Shows Elevated Sediment Pollution Levels in Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico
Description: A new study from the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) reports recent sediment samples from Guánica Bay, Puerto Rico contained some of the highest concentrations of PCBs, chlordane, chromium, and nickel ever measured in the history of the NCCOS National Status & Trends Program, a nationwide contaminant monitoring program that began in 1986. These concentrations represent toxic threats to corals, fish, and benthic infauna-organisms that burrow into and live in the seafloor. [Source: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science]
URL: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/coastal-pollution/new-study-shows-elevated-sediment-pollution-levels-in-guanica-bay-puerto-rico/
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Source: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Publish Date: 2/19/2014
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