Benthic Flux Sampling Device. Operations, Methods, and Procedures

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Abstract:

As part of the Navys clean up program, the Installation Restoration IR Program, methods are evaluated to better assess suitable remediation and restoration strategies for sites that contain sediments contaminated with toxic compounds. Toward this goal, we have developed a Benthic Flux Sampling Device BFSD to quantify mobility of toxicants from contaminated sediments. The BFSD is a remote instrument for in-situ measurement of toxicant flux rates from sediments. A flux out of or into the sediment is measured by isolating a volume of water above the sediment, drawing off samples from this volume over time, and analyzing these samples for increase or decrease in toxicant concentration. Increasing concentrations indicate that the toxicant is fluxing out of the sediment. Decreasing concentrations indicate that the toxicant is fluxing into the sediment. Initial tests carried out in conjunction with Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Research Laboratory Newport, OR show that the system is capable of measuring a variety of contaminant and nutrient fluxes.

Author(s):
Chadwick, D. B. ; Stanley, S. D.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL COMMAND CONTROL AND OCEAN SURVEILLANCE CENTER RDT AND E DIV SAN DIEGO CA
Descriptive Note:
Final rept.
Pagination:
0037

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NRAD-TD-2387
Project Number(s):
Y0817
Monitor Series:
NAVFAC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Microelectronics
Communities of Interest:
Sensors
Descriptor(s):
*CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION, *SEDIMENTS, *TEST EQUIPMENT, *INSTALLATION RESTORATION, *HAZARDOUS WASTES, *WATER POLLUTION, TOXIC HAZARDS, FLUX(RATE), NUTRIENTS, SAMPLING, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, CONTAMINANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, HARBORS, COASTAL REGIONS, MOBILITY, VOLUME, MEASUREMENT, OCEANOGRAPHY, TEST AND EVALUATION, METALS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods, Water Pollution and Control
Keyword(s):
BENTHIC FLUX, SPILLS, PE63721N, WUDN307490
Report Date:
1993 Feb 01