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MORE PRECISE ASSESSMENT OFMORE PRECISE ASSESSMENT OFBENTHIC CONDITIONS IN DELAWARE BAY BENTHIC CONDITIONS IN DELAWARE BAY 
Henry A. WalkerHenry A. Walker
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, Jeff Hollister, Jeff Hollister
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, Bart Wilson, Bart Wilson
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, Robert, RobertScarboroughScarborough
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, David Carter, David Carter
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, Danielle Kreeger, Danielle Kreeger
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,,Krista LaudenbauchKrista Laudenbauch--NelsonNelson
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, Amie Howell, Amie Howell
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and Charles Strobeland Charles Strobel
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), ORD, National Health and Environmental EffectsResearch Laboratory, Atlantic Ecology Division, Narragansett, RI02882
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Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, DSWC, Delaware CoastalPrograms,89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901
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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, One RiverwalkPlaza. 110 South Poplar Street, Suite 202,Wilmington, DE 19801
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U.S. EPA Region III, Office of State and Watershed Partnerships,1650 Arch St. (3WP10).Philadelphia, PA 19103
 
Talk Outline:Talk Outline:
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(1) National Coastal Assessment(1) National Coastal Assessment – –MeasurementsMeasurements
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(2) Delaware Bay Estuary Benthic Community(2) Delaware Bay Estuary Benthic Community Assessment and Mapping Project Assessment and Mapping Project
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 Very brief summary NCA results Very brief summary NCA resultsfrom 2000from 2000--2001 Baseline2001 Baseline
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PCBs in Delaware River fishPCBs in Delaware River fish
 – –Trends in body burdens (info from Delaware DNREC)Trends in body burdens (info from Delaware DNREC) – –Some PCB Sources based on NCA dataSome PCB Sources based on NCA data
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Plans to combine information from (1) & (2)Plans to combine information from (1) & (2)MORE PRECISE ASSESSMENT OFMORE PRECISE ASSESSMENT OFBENTHIC CONDITIONS IN DELAWARE BAY BENTHIC CONDITIONS IN DELAWARE BAY 
 
NCA / Assessment EndpointsNCA / Assessment Endpoints – –Water column conditionWater column condition – –Sediment conditionsSediment conditions – –Benthic communityBenthic communitymeasuresmeasures – –Contaminants in FishContaminants in FishNCA: Measurement EndpointsNCA: Measurement Endpoints
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NumerousNumerousNCA Indices:NCA Indices: – –Water QualityWater Quality – –Sediment QualitySediment Quality – –Benthic IndexBenthic Index – –Fish Tissue ContaminantsFish Tissue Contaminants Assessments of Condition Assessments of ConditionManagement DecisionsManagement Decisions
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One of the longest unOne of the longest un--dammed riversdammed riversin the U.S.in the U.S.
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Tributaries within NY, PA, DE, and NJTributaries within NY, PA, DE, and NJ
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15 Million people use the water for15 Million people use the water fordrinkingdrinking
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Worlds largest freshwater portWorlds largest freshwater portcomplexcomplex
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One of the NationOne of the Nation’ ’ s largests largestoil/container portsoil/container ports
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 Valued: Finfish, Shellfish, Horseshoe Valued: Finfish, Shellfish, HorseshoeCrabsCrabs
(largest breeding population)(largest breeding population)
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Internationally Migrating Shore BirdsInternationally Migrating Shore Birds
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Use of the estuary for tertiaryUse of the estuary for tertiarytreatment (removal of nitrogen)treatment (removal of nitrogen)Watershed CharacteristicsWatershed Characteristics
Combining probability survey data with acoustic habitatCombining probability survey data with acoustic habitatmaps for more precise assessment of benthicmaps for more precise assessment of benthicconditions in Delaware Bayconditions in Delaware Bay
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