How representative are the estuaries nominated for EPA's national estuary program? A preliminary assessment.

Date

1988

Authors

Klein, C.J., III
Biggs, R.B.

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Publisher

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Strategic Assessment Branch, Ocean Assessments Division, Office of Oceanography and Marine Assessment, National Ocean Service

Abstract

This report provides a relative classification of 82 U.S. estuaries and their susceptibility and status to pollution and highlights the eighteen systems under consideration for inclusion in EPA's National Estuary Program. It represents an overview synthesis of several years of work to characterize the physical and hydrologic features of our Nation's estuaries as it effects the retention and distribution of pollutant inputs.

Description

9 pgs.

Keywords

estuaries, pollution, government policy, freshwater inflow, classification systems, environmental legislation, national estuary program

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