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    • Baseline sedimentary and faunal characteristics of potential shell planting and references sites in Great South Bay 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Maher, Nicole P.; Cerrato, Robert Michael (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 2000)
      from the introduction, ". . .The purpose of this study was to establish baseline sedimentary and faunal community characteristics at several sites in Great South Bay in anticipation of a possible shell planting, habitat ...

    • Behavior of blocks of consolidated spray dryer flue gas desulfurization wastes in the sea 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Woodhead, P. M. J.; Parker, John Hamilton, (J. H.) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1984-07)
      from the title page and abstract, "Final report to: A/S Niro Atomizer, 305 Gladsaxevej, DK-2860 Soeborg, Denmark. . .Combustion of coal at electric power stations produces large quantities of fly ash and flue gas desulfurization ...

    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev : report of a workshop with members of the Board of Governors, 12-13 May 1993 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Schubel, J. R.; Noonan, L. E. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1993)
      from the introduction, "This report has two purposes. The first is to summarize briefly the discussions of the London meeting and the conclusions and recommendations that emerged from those discussions. The second is for ...

    • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev : report of a workshop, 2-3 November 1992 : the first step in a sustained strategic planning process 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Schubel, J. R.; Noonan, L. E. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)
      from the introduction, "The major focus of the workshop was to develop scenarios to examine alternative futures under varying social, political, cultural and economic conditions and to explore how these futures might affect BGU."

    • The benthic fauna at four potential containment/wetlands stabilization areas in the New York Harbor region 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Cerrato, Robert Michael; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1986)
      from the introduction, ". . .In this report, comparative information is presented since managers ultimately needed to decide on which, if any, of these areas were suitable for the containment of dredged material. However, ...

    • The benthic fauna of Newark Bay 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Cerrato, Robert Michael (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1986)
      from the introduction, ". . .In the present study, a benthic survey was conducted in Newark Bay as part of an environmental assessment of a proposed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation project. Sampling was carried out ...

    • Biological effects of sand and gravel mining in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor : an assessment from the literature 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Brinkhuis, Boudewijn H. (Boudewijn Harm) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1980-01)
      from the scope, "This overview is designed to provide, an assessment of potential biological effects of sand and gravel mining in the Lower Bay Complex of New York Harbor. This assessment is made from the currently available ...

    • Building the Turbidity Maximum in the Hudson River Estuary 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1996-05)
      from the introduction, ". . .In this paper, we will discuss the turbidity structures in the Hudson River estuary and propose a new mechanism for the genesis of turbidity maxima. It appears that one turbidity maximum in the ...

    • Calibration and CTD intercomparison for the Long Island Sound Study 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Muller, R.; Salerno, J.; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)
      from the introduction, "Beginning in April 1988, CTD cruises were conducted in western Long Island sound under the EPA National Estuary Program's Long Island Sound Study. An Applied Microsystem (AMS) CTD Model STD 12 was ...

    • Characteristics of the Ground-Water Seepage into Great South Bay 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph); Zeitlin, Michael J. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1980-03)
      from the abstract, "The water quality and salinity in Great South Bay represent a balance between the amount of seawater that enters the bay through its inlets and the amount of freshwater that is supplied from Long Island. ...

    • Characterization and stabilization of Ogden-Chicago residue 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Woodhead, P. M. J.; Roethel, Frank J. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985)
      A sample of urban-waste incinerator residues from a Chicago Resource Recovery Plant was characterized for physico-chemical and mineralogical properties. The potentials of the waste material for stabilization and solid block ...

    • Climatology of Long Island related to the "brown tide" phytoplankton blooms of 1985 and 1986 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Siddall, Scott E. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1987)
      from the introduction, ". . .Based on this background, the present study was proposed by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services; the Marine Sciences Research Center was requested to conduct the study with Suffolk ...

    • Coal waste artificial reef program, phase 1 : materials screening and characterization 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Woodhead, P. M. J.; Parker, John Hamilton, (J. H.); Dayal, R.; O'Connors, H. B.; Carleton, H. R.; Wang, Franklin F. Y; Carroll, T. O.; Dicker, Daniel; Duedall, Iver W. (I. W.) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1984)
      from the introduction, ". . .This report describes the activities and presents the results of the initial activities (hereafter called Phase I) of the Coal Waste Artificial Reef Program (C-WARP) which started on October ...

    • Compliance with New York State coastal structures permitting regulations : development of a methodology and application to the town of East Hampton, New York for the period from 1974 to 1976 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Snow, J. W. (Jeffrey William); Weyl, Peter K.; Schubel, J. R.; Greges, Monte P. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1981-02)
      from the introduction, "The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the present permitting system for controlling shoreline structures and to suggest possible improvements. Utilizing aerial photographs ...

    • A conceptual framework for assessing dredging/disposal options in Chesapeake Bay 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Pritchard, Donald W.; Weyl, Peter K.; Wise, William, (W. M.); Schubel, J. R.; Carter, Harry H. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)
      from the introduction and conclusions and recommendations, "Throughout the entire United States more than 400 million cubic yards . . .of material are dredged annually by the U.S . Army Corps of Engineers. . .The greatest ...

    • The condition of New York's ocean shoreline, 1993 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph) (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1995)
      from the introduction, ". . .It is my intention to explore ways to classify the coast, using only aerial photographs, in a way that will facilitate comparisons of different sites along NY's ocean shoreline with regards to ...

    • Containment islands in New York Harbor 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph); Cerrato, Robert Michael (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-12)
      from the abstract, "In this report we will present information which indicates that the construction of large or medium-sized containment islands in New York Harbor is within the present technical ability, that containment ...

    • Containment Islands in New York Harbor 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Bokuniewicz, Henry J. (Henry Joseph); Cerrato, Robert Michael; Ellsworth, J. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)
      From abstract: "The construction and use of containment islands is a technically feasible option for the disposal of dredged sediment. The ecological impacts due to the loss of sea floor under he island might be minimized ...

    • Critical problems of New York's marine coastal zone: a preliminary selection 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Monteleone, Doreen Michele; Olin, John M.; Schubel, J. R. (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990-03-07)
      from the preface, "This report is the first step in a process to identify important problems -- existing and incipient -- of New York's coastal marine environments; problems that are not receiving adequate attention. . ."

    • Degradation of starch-based plastics in the environment. 

      Marine Sciences Research Center; Breslin, Vincent (Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)
      from the introduction, ". . .The degradation processes for starch-based plastics following burial in modern sanitary landfills is not well known. The objective of this study is to measure the rate and extent of deterioration ...