Table of Contents
PART 1: Sources of Pollutants
Chromium Speciation in Municipal Wasewater and Seawater
Tsu-Kai Jan and David R. Young
Inputs of DDT and PCB
David R. Young and Theadore C. Heesen
Inputs of Chlorinated Benzenes
David R. Young and Theadore C. Heesen
Techniques for Collecting DDT and PCB in Aerial Fallout
Theadore C. Heesen and Robert A. Johnson
Aerial Fallout of Metals During a Brushfire
David R. Young Tsu-Kai Jan
Sediments as Sources of DDT and PCB
David R. Young and D. McDermott-Ehrlich
Characteristics of Municipal Wastewater Discharges, 1975
Henry A. Schafer
PART 2: Distribution of Pollutants
Measurements of Subthermocline Currents
Terry Hendricks
Current Velocities Required to Move Sediments
Terry Hendricks
Sludge in Santa Monica Bay
Henry A. Schafer and Willard Bascom
Mercury in Sediments
Robert P. Eganhouse, Jr.
Changes in the Grain Size of Sediments on the Palos Verdes Shelf
Charles S. Greene
PART 3: Uptake in Marine Lift
Viruses and Bacteria in Coastal Waters and Shellfish
Rodney L. Morris, Alan J. Mearns, and Juhee Kim
Mercury in Mussels
Robert P. Egan House, Jr., and David R. Young
Mercury in Benthic Animals
Robert P. Eganhouse, Jr., and David R. Young
Metals in Scallops
David R. Young and Tsu-Kai Jan
Uptake and Effects of Chromium on Marine Fish
Marjorie J. Sherwood and Jean L. Wright
Chemical Studies of Offshore Oil Platforms
D. McDermott-Ehrlich and George A. Alexander
PART 4: Effects on Marine Life
Fin Erosion Prevalence and Environmental Changes
Alan J. Mearns and Marjorie J. Sherwood
Comparison of Fin Erosion Disease: Los Angeles and Seattle
Marjorie J. Sherwood and Bruce B. McCain
Fin Erosion Disease Induced in the Laboratory
Marjorie J. Sherwood
Acute Responses of Marine Invertebrates to Chromium
Philip S. Oshida and Jean L. Wright
Effects of Chromium on Reproduction in Polychaetes
Philip S. Oshida
PART 5: The Camera as an Instrument
An Underwater Television System
Willard Bascom
Underwater Color Photography
Willard Bascom
Fauna of Offshore Structures
M. James Allen and Michael D. Moore
PART 6: Benthic Ecology
Biological Comparison of Grab Sampling Devices
Jack Q. Word
Taxonomic Standardization Program
Jack Q. Word, Brad L. Myers, and Leslie Harris
Response and Recovery of the Benthos at Orange County
Charles S. Greene
Partial Recovery of the Benthos at Palos Verdes
Charles S. Greene
Comparison of the Benthos at Several Wastewater Discharge Sites
Alan J. Mearns and Charles S. Greene
Regional and Local Variation of Bottom Fish and Invertebrate Populations
M. James Allen and Robert Voglin
Life History of the Dover sole
M. James Allen and Alan J. Mearns
PART 7: Management and Facilities
APPENDICES
History, Organization, and Staff
Meetings, Symposia, and Seminars
Publications
Sampling at Sea