Table of Contents
PART 1: Sources of Pollutants
Characteristics of Municipal Wastewater Discharges, l976
Henry A. Schafer
Metals in Power Plant Cooling Water Discharges
David R. Young, Tsu Kai Jan, and Michael D. Moore
Halogenated Hydrocarbons in Wastewaters Knowns and Unknowns
Theadore C. Heesen and David R. Young
PART 2: Distribution of Pollutants
In Situ Measurements of Initial Dilution
Tareah J. Hendricks
Coastal Currents
Tareah J. Hendricks
Pollutants in Sediments off Palos Verdes
G. Patrick Hershelman, Tsu Kai Jan, and Henry A. Schafer
Precision of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Measurements
Theadore C. Heesen and David R. Young
Satellite Imagery Studies
Tareah J. Hendricks
PART 3: Surveys of Marine Life
Underwater Color Photography
Alan J. Mearns
Taxonomic Standardization Developments
Jack Q. Word
Better Control Stations The 60 Meter Survey
Jack Q. Word, Alan J. Mearns, and M. James Allen
Recovery of Kelp Forest Off Palos Verdes
Alan J. Mearns, Doyle A. Hanan, and Leslie Harris
Bottom Fish Populations Below 200 Meters
M. James Allen and Alan J. Mearns
Bottom Invertebrate Populations Below 200 Meters
Jack Q. Word and Alan J. Mearns
Commercial Fish Catches
M. James Allen and Robert M. Voglin
Coastal Gradients in Sportfish Catches
Alan J. Mearns
Abundance of Bottom Fish Off Orange County
Alan J. Mearns
Changes in the Prevalence of Fin Erosion Off Los Angeles and Orange Counties
Alan J. Mearns and Marjorie J. Sherwood
PART 4: Uptake of Pollutants
Chlorinated Benzenes in Palos Verdes Flatfish
David R. Young and Theadore C. Heesen
Metals in Seafoods Near Outfalls
Tsu Kai Jane, Michael D. Moore, and David R. Young
Metals in Mussels from Harbors and Outfall Areas
David R. Young and George V. Alexander
PART 5: Effects on Marine Life
A Safe Level of Hexavalent Chromium for a Marine Polychaete
Philip S. Oshida
Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Sea Urchin Embryos and Brittle Stars
Philip S. Oshida and Jean L. Wright
Toxicity of a Chlorinated Benzene to Sea urchin Embryos
Philip S. Oshida
Marine Bird Deaths at Los Angeles Zoo
David R. Young and Theadore C. Heesen
Animals that are Indicators of Marine Pollution
Jack Q. Word, Brad L. Myers, and Alan J. Mearns
Histology of Liver Tissue from Dover Sole
Kenneth V. Pierce, Bruce McCain and Marjorie J. Sherwood
Fin Erosion Disease and Liver Chemistry Los Angeles and Seattle
Marjorie J. Sherwood
Fin Regeneration in Dover Sole
Marjorie J. Sherwood
PART 6: Management and Facilities
APPENDICES
History, Organization, and Staff