DescriptionThis report describes the development of a biotic index using macrofaunal benthic communities designed to assess the ecological condition of nearshore ocean waters along the New Jersey coast. It was...
DescriptionThe Hackensack River and its associated wetlands have been greatly impacted by man. Construction of a dam at Oradell has greatly altered the original river hydrology, and consequently it no longer...
DescriptionThe study area in this report is the shallow water area of the Delaware River Estuary from Reedy Point, Delaware to the head of tide at Trenton, New Jersey. Shallow water areas are defined as those...
DescriptionMap covers area from Middle Marsh Creek to Fishers Point along Delaware River. Map shows the location for a channel 600 feet wide and 30 feet deep at mean low water.
DescriptionIn Fall 1993, collections of edible fish, bivalves, crustaceans and cephalopods were made from the New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary for chemical analyses of a wide array of chemical compounds. A...
DescriptionPast measurements of chemical residues in the New York-New Jersey Harbor estuary have focussed either on a limited number of species and/or chemical analytes. No synoptic survey of chemical residue...
DescriptionThis document contains the argument of Thomas N. McCarter, President of Public Service Corporation of New Jersey and Public Service Electric and Gas Company, at the opening of the company's case for...
DescriptionSelected finfish and benthic epifaunal samples were analyzed for levels of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHC), chlorinated hydrocarbons (polychlorinated biphenyls [PCB], DDT compounds), and polynuclear...
DescriptionThe Barnegat Bay ecosystem is potentially under stress from human impacts, which have increased over the past several decades. Benthic macroinvertebrates are commonly included in studies to monitor...