Bay sediment budget: Sediment accounting 101
January 1, 2005
- Comparison of a budget developed for 1955-1990 with a budget developed for 1995- 2002 showed decreasing sediment inflow and increased amounts leaving the Bay to upland disposal and sand mining, resulting in an increased rate of erosion of sediment from the Bay floor
- Finding a way to shift disposal from the Ocean back to the Bay could provide sediment for restoration projects and decrease dredging costs
- Increased erosion of the Bay is mobilizing legacy contaminants from the sediment bed
- Restoration projects could increase erosion and mobilization of legacy contaminants
- Sand mining, ignored in previous budgets, removes almost twice as much sediment from the Bay as dredging
Citation Information
Publication Year | 2005 |
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Title | Bay sediment budget: Sediment accounting 101 |
Authors | David H. Schoellhamer, Megan A. Lionberger, Bruce E. Jaffe, Neil K. Ganju, Scott A. Wright, Gregory Shellenbarger |
Publication Type | Report |
Publication Subtype | Other Report |
Series Title | Pulse of the Estuary |
Series Number | 2005 |
Index ID | 70174322 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | San Francisco Bay-Delta; Pacific Regional Director's Office |
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