Browsing School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences by Title
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Degradation of starch-based plastics in the environment.
(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 ... -
The Delaware Estuary Program : informal report of a workshop held 16-19 May 1990 to identify new information needed by managers to ensure uses and values desired for the Delaware Estuary in 2020
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990)from the introduction, "This report summaries the information needed by managers and identifies the general areas of research required. . .to develop that information." -
The Delaware Estuary Program: informal report of a workshop held 30-31 March 1990 to identify uses and values for the Delaware Estuary in 2020
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1990)from the preface, ". . .this report is an informal report of the first two workshops. It is intended primarily to be input to the second workshop. . ." -
Development of a research program for the Peconic Bay Estuary responsive to management needs : phase 1 : report of a workshop, 26 November 1991
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1991)from the introduction, "On 26 November 1991, a workshop was help at the Marine Sciences Research Center to begin to develop for the Peconic estuary a research program responsive to management needs. . ." This working paper ... -
Disposal of unprocessed, processed, and stabilized garbage and trash in the ocean
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-09-15)from the Introduction, ". . .Finding a method for disposal of garbage and trash is an increasing problem couples to more intense industrialization, urbanization, mass production, population increase and lowering of the ... -
Dissolved oxygen data in western Long Island Sound 1988-89
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1989)from the introduction, "From April 1988 through September 1989, dissolved oxygen concentrations were measure for the purposes of defining areas of hypoxia and determining the length of time that these areas were hypoxic. ... -
Distribution of surficial sediments and eelgrass in New York's south shore bays : an assessment from the literature
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "We completed an investigation of all published and unpublished information available on the distributions of surficial sediment and eelgrass ( Zostera marina) in New York's south shore bays. This report ... -
Distributions of surficial sediment and eelgrass in Great South Bay, New York : (from Smith Point, west to Wantagh State Parkway)
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1980)from the introduction, ". . .The objectives of this study were to map the texture of the surficial sediments, their organic content, and the distribution of eelgrass. This report summarizes the data in tabular form. . ... -
Effect of borrow pits on the abundance and distribution of fishes in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-12)from the abstract, "A finfish survey was done on a monthly basis by trawling at three sites in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor. Two of these sites were within borrow pits that had been excavated in the bay floor by ... -
Effects of increasing [delta] T on power plant entrainment mortality at Indian Point, New York
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1979)from the abstract, "In this report we have analyzed the effect of increasing [delta]T, the temperature rise across the condensers, by decreasing Q the cooling water flow rate, on the entrainment mortality rate per unit ... -
The effects of the New York State Tidal Wetlands Act, moratorium phase
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1976)from the abstract, "Marine wetlands play a vital role in the ecology of the estuarine environment. Wetlands support varied populations of specialized plants, mollusks, and crustaceans, as well as offering food and cover ... -
Environmental conditions along the proposed offshore path of the Transco pipeline in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1992)from the introduction, "A buried gas pipeline is proposed to run from the southern tip of Staten island westward across Raritan Bay thence across the Ambrose Channel to Kennedy International Airport. . .The purpose of this ... -
Environmental effects of sand mining in the Lower Bay of New York Harbor; Phase 1
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the introduction, ". . .The pervasive goals of this study are to: (1) develop a predictive capability for assessing the environmental impacts that would result from a variety of sand and gravel mining activities--different ... -
The environmental impact of refuse collection vehicles
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-09-15)from Introduction, ". . .Further details of the coupling of economics and environmental concerns are discussed in a later section of this report. . ." -
Environmental impact of sanitary landfills
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-08-31)from Conclusion, ". . . There are numerous violations of the sanitary landfill criteria which threaten public health; many landfills in existence today are violators. But the technology to construct sanitary landfills that ... -
Environmental impacts of resource recovery facilities
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1985-09-15)from the Introduction, ". . .The issue of solid waste disposal is increasingly becoming a dilemma in many areas of the United States. . .Thus many municipalities are looking toward an alternative means of waste disposal: ... -
Envisioning the world ocean partial preliminary version
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1993-12-30)from the preface, ". . .To facilitate coastal zone management, I started developing micro-computer based coastal information systems. The idea was to combine and maintain a geographically specific environmental information ... -
Estuarine fine particle sediment systems : the need to know
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1983)topics include: Estuarine fine particle sediment systems; Sedimentary deposits; Sources of sediment; Routes and rates of transport; Instrumentation; Possible quantitative classifications -
Estuarine processes
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1986-06)from the Introduction, ". . .Because of the enormous importance of coastal areas to society resulting from the numerous and varied constituencies they serve, and because of the stressed nature of many coastal environments ... -
Evaluation of a hard clam spawner transplant site using a dye tracer technique
(Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY, 1978)from the abstract, "The hard clam (Meraenaria meraenaria ) spawner transplant site of the Town of Islip, New York was evaluated using a water soluble, fluorescent dye tracer. The tracer was introduced to the site at the ...
