Use impairments of Jamaica Bay
Date
1992Author
Marine Sciences Research CenterWest-Valle, Anne S.
Decker, Cynthia Jane
Swanson, Robert Lawrence
Publisher
Marine Sciences Research Center, Stony Brook UniversityMetadata
Show full item recordSubject
Marine Sciences.Atmospheric Sciences.
Environmental impact analysis > New York (State) > Jamaica Bay.
Estuarine ecology > New York (State) > Jamaica Bay.
Water quality > New York (State) > Jamaica Bay.
Jamaica Bay (N.Y.).
Abstract
from the conclusion, ". . .Broad categories of use impairment in Jamaica Bay that are causing significant losses of ecological, economic or social values are 1) limited opportunities for swimming and other watercontact recreation, 2) unsafe seafoods, 3) losses of commercial and recreational fisheries, 4) loss or modification of habitat. Causes of these impairments include 1) human pathogens, 2) toxic substances and 3) excess nutrient loadings, in addition to the others mentioned previously. Measures of such impairments are not standardized, nor in many cases, totally quantifiable. The specific subsets of these impairments that have been examined are listed in Table 21. These impairments are overlapping throughout the Bay and may be caused by a variety of factors often acting synergistically. In addition, the causal agents may have both direct and indirect effects. For example, contaminants may, at low levels, directly jeopardize the health of finfish or shellfish by lowering reproductive capacity. They may indirectly affect human health via the consumption of those organisms. . ."Description
187 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references.Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Particle-Reactive Radionuclides (Th-234, Be-7 and Pb-210) as Tracers of Sediment Dynamics in an Urban Coastal Lagoon (Jamaica Bay, NY)
Renfro, Alisha Anne (The Graduate School, Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY., 1-Dec-10)This study has been motivated by the issue of marsh loss in Jamaica Bay, New York. A deficit in sediment supply has been implicated as a factor in the dramatic marsh loss, and we have used particle-reactive natural ... -
Multiple geochemical tracers of submarine groundwater discharge into Jamaica Bay, NY
Beck, Aaron Joseph; Rapaglia, J.P. (2010-07-14) -
Erosion in Jamaica Bay: Causes, Questions and Sea Level Rise
Kolker, Alexander S.; Hartig, Ellen K.; Mushacke, Fred; Fallon, David J. (D. J.); Gornitz, Vivien (Stony Brook University: Department of GeosciencesStony Brook, NY, 2010-07-14)Long Island Geologists is a program of the Department of Geosciences at Stony Brook University. Each year the activities include one or two field trips and on a Saturday in April a conference on the "Geology of Long ...