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regional distribution of the four categories of sea-floor sedimentary environments identified in the Long Island Sound study a

U.S. Geological Survey Studies in Long Island Sound: Geology, Contaminants, and Environmental Issues

This project is complete and the website is archived and no longer updated. Long Island Sound is a major coastal estuary near the New York-Connecticut metropolitan area. More than eight million people live in its watershed. Due to the enormous population, the Sound is used heavily and its sea floor has been impacted by human activities. There are many benthic habitats in the Sound that support...
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U.S. Geological Survey Studies in Long Island Sound: Geology, Contaminants, and Environmental Issues

This project is complete and the website is archived and no longer updated. Long Island Sound is a major coastal estuary near the New York-Connecticut metropolitan area. More than eight million people live in its watershed. Due to the enormous population, the Sound is used heavily and its sea floor has been impacted by human activities. There are many benthic habitats in the Sound that support...
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