Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program - (BPTCP)

EMAP/NOAA/BPTCP Cooperative Pilot Study of Southern California Coastal Lagoons/Estuaries - Regions 8 & 9

  • Legs
    • 34 and 36

  • Sampling Dates and Regions - Fieldata.dbf
    • Leg 34 - 8/30/94 through 9/1/94 - Region 9
    • Leg 36 - 9/19/94 through 9/21/94 - Region 8 & 9

  • Number
    • 43 total stations
    • 30 stations were NOAA/EMAP random locations
    • 13 stations were targeted for possible hot spots

  • Chemical Analysis - Chem3436.dbf
    • Organic analysis completed on all 43 stations
    • Metal analysis completed on all 43 stations
    • TOC & grain size analysis completed on all 43 stations

  • Toxicity Testing - Tox3436.dbf
    • Amphipod (Rhepoxynius ) survival test in solid phase completed on all 43 stations
    • Amphipod ( Ampelisca ) survival test in solid phase completed on 25 stations
    • Urchin larvae development in pore water test completed on all 43 stations

  • Benthic Community - Ben1-56.dbf
    • Benthic samples collected and analyzed from all 43 stations (3 replicates per station)

  • Products
    • Data report for Legs 34 & 36 submitted to SWRCB November 1995; includes all analytical data, cruise reports; QA/QC reports for chemistry, toxicity, TOC, grain size, and benthic  data.