Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program - (BPTCP)

Reference Site Study-San Francisco Bay

• Legs
  • 31, 35 and 37
    
    
• Sampling Dates and Regions - Fieldata.dbf
  • Leg 3 1- 4/25/94 through 4/27/94 - Region 2
  • Leg 35 - 9/6/94 through 9/8/94 - Region 2
  • Leg 37 - 3/7/95 through 4/4/95 - Region 2
    
    
• Number
  • 46 stations
    
    
• Chemical Analysis - Chm31-37.dbf
  • Organic analysis completed on 18 stations (Groups 11 & 15)
  • Metal analysis completed on 18 stations (Groups 11 & 15)
  • TOC & grain size analysis completed on all 46 stations
    
    
• Toxicity Testing - Tox31-37.dbf
  • Amphipod survival in solid phase (Ampelisca, Eohaustorius ) and pore water (Eohaustorius ) completed on all 46 stations
  • Urchin larvae development in pore water completed on all 46 stations
  • Neanthes weight change and survival in solid phase completed on 13 stations
  • Amphipod survival at sediment/water interface completed on 26 stations
  • Nubelia survival in solid phase completed on 18 stations
  • Bivalve development in pore water completed on all 46 stations
    
    
• Benthic Community - Ben1-56.dbf
  • No analysis
    
    
• Products
  • Data report for Legs 31, 35 & 37 submitted to SWRCB October 1995; includes all
    analytical data, cruise reports; QA/QC reports for chemistry, toxicity, TOC, and grain size data
  • Evaluation of sediment toxicity tests and reference sites in San Francisco Bay Draft Report  submitted to SWRCB 5/96
  • Development of toxicity identification evaluation guidelines for estuarine sediment Final
    Report submitted to SWRCB 6/9