Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program - (BPTCP)

NOAA COOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT PROJECT Year 2 (San Diego Bay)- Region 9 & BPTCP Reference Stations

  • Legs
    • 15 through 19

  • Number
    • 108 total stations (no replicates)
    • 83 stations were NOAA/EMAP random locations
    • 25 stations were BPTCP reference site screening

  • Sampling Dates and Regions - Fieldata.dbf
    • Leg 15- 3/23/93 through 3/25/93 - Region 9
    • Leg 16- 4/6/93 through 4/7/93 - Region 9
    • Leg 17- 4/20/93 through 4/22/93 - Regions 9 & 8
    • Leg 18- 5/4/93 through 5/6/93 - Regions 9 & 8
    • Leg 19- 5/26/93 through 5/27/93 - Regions 9, 8 and 4

  • Chemical Analysis - Bptc1519.dbf
    • Organic analysis on 2 stations (Groups 5)
    • Organic analysis pending on 15 stations (Group 9)
    • Metal analysis on 2 stations (Groups 5)
    • Metal analysis pending on 15 stations (Group 9)
    • TOC & grain size analysis on all 108 stations

  • Toxicity Testing - Tox1519.dbf , Tox2519.dbf
    • Amphipod survival in solid phase on all 108 stations
    • Red abalone larvae development in subsurface water on 8 stations
    • Urchin fertilization in pore water on all 108 stations
    • Urchin larvae development in pore water on 16 stations
  • Benthic Community - Ben1-56.dbf
    • No analysis

  • Products
    • Data report for Legs 15-23 submitted to SWRCB 4/20/94; includes all analytical data, cruise reports; QA/QC reports for chemistry, toxicity, TOC, and grain size data