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| Title | Focus on: Puget Sound Long-term Sediment Quality, 2017-2022 |
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Focus on: Puget Sound Long-term Sediment Quality, 2017-2022 (Number of pages: 2) (Publication Size: 777KB)
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| Author(s) | Sandra Weakland | ||||
| Description | Ecology samples surface sediments across Puget Sound each April to assess habitat conditions, chemical contamination, and benthic invertebrate communities. Data from 50 monitoring stations reveal consistent patterns shaped by depth, grain size, and nutrient levels. While most chemical concentrations were low, a few exceeded state sediment quality standards. Benthic communities remained relatively stable over time, with the poorest conditions found in shallow, poorly circulated inlets. The findings highlight key environmental drivers and the need for monitoring to better understand Puget Sound’s dynamic ecosystem. | ||||
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| Contact | EAP Publications Coordinator at 564-669-3028 or EAPpubs@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | Puget Sound sediment monitoring, story map, sediment chemistry, benthic invertebrates, macroinvertebrates, Sediment quality, invertebrates, monitoring, sediment, Puget Sound, marine sediment, long-term monitoring, marine macroinvertebrate | ||||
| WEB PAGE | Puget Sound Long-term Monitoring Program | ||||
| DATA | Environmental Information Management (EIM) #PSEMP_LT |
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| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
Quality Assurance Monitoring Plan: The Puget Sound Sediment Monitoring Program |
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