...Findings from sediment samples that were collected in the Summer of 1998 throughout the Charles River Basin and in more detail at areas where restoration of public wading and swimming beaches is being considered; includes a map titled "Water Depths, Thickness of Post-1908 Sediment, and Sediment Sampling Locations, Lower Charles River, Massachusetts"...

Written by experts in the field, Coastal and Estuarine Risk Assessment explores the science of exposure, effect, and risk. This is the first book to address the application of the current risk assessment paradigm from the National Research Council to coastal and estuarine environments. It provides the necessary applications for modifying the paradigm and shows how to use it to perform an effective assessment. Topics include: fate and bioavailability of organic compounds, emerging contaminants, effects of populations, effects to marine mammals, risk from multiple stressors, European approaches to risk assessment, effects of land use, and more.