Table of Contents
Ecological Problems and Findings
PART I: Biology Program
Toxicity Studies of Chromium
Alan J. Mearns
Wild Fish and Invertebrates in the Laboratory
Marjorie J. Sherwood and Danuta K. Charwat
Cluster Analysis of Benthic Communities
Charles S. Greene and Thomas S. Sarason
Tumors in Southern California Fishes
Marjorie J. Sherwood and Alan J. Mearns
Fin Erosion in Southern California Fishes
Marjorie J. Sherwood and R.A. Bendele
Observations with a Baited Movie Camera
Taxonomic Standardization
Jack Q. Word and Danuta K. Charwat
Microorganisms in Coastal Waters
Jubee Kim
Standardizing Sampling Procedures
Alan J. Mearns
Functional Structure of Fish Communities
M. James Allen
Intertidal and Shallow Subtidal Communities
Alan C. Miller
Characterizing Nearshore Benthic Waters
Alan J. Mearns and Cindy G. Smith
Grain Sizes of Palos Verdes Sediments
Charles S. Greene
PART II: Chemistry Program
Characteristics of Municipal Wastewaters, 1971 to 1973
Deirdre J. McDermott
Inputs of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
David R. Young and Theadore C. Heesen
Decrease of DDT in Mussels
Elliott Berkiniser
Contaminants in Harbors
David R. Young and Theadore C. Heesen
DDT and PCB in Benthic Crabs
Theadore C. Heesen and Deirdre J. McDermott
DDT in Benthic Fishes
David R. Young and Deirdre J. McDermott
Metals in Flatfish Around Outfalls
Deirdre J. McDermott and David R. Young
Inventory of DDT in Sediments
Deirdre J. McDermott and Theadore C. Heesen
Mercury in Sediments
Joseph N. Johnson
Arsenic, Antimony, and Selenium in Sediments
David R. Young
DDT and PCB in Dated Sediments
David R. Young
PART III: Engineering/Physics Program
The Fates of Metals and Particulates
Terry Hendricks
Metals on Suspended Particulates
Kenneth Chen and Terry Hendricks
Measurements of Coastal Currents
Terry Hendricks
Properties of Ocean Sludge
Floyd K. Mitchell
Primary and Secondary Treatment
Floyd K. Mitchell
PART IV: Management and Facilities
APPENDICES
History, Organization, and Staff