he following is a compilation of publicly-released on-line marine environmental quality documents produced by the Environmental Sciences Division of the Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego. The Marine Environmental Support Office presents this listing as a service to the United States Navy environmental community (see administrative information). The free Adobe® Acrobat Reader® software is required for viewing and printing these documents.

Updated: November 5, 2003

SSC San Diego Technical Reports

Chadwick, D.B., J.G. Goves, B. Harre, R. J. Paulsen, and C.F. Smith. Coastal Contaminant Migration Monitoring: The Trident Probe UltraSeep System: Hardware Description, Protocols, and Procedures. SSC San Diego TR 1902, June 2003.
(Keywords: hazardous waste site, groundwater, probe, flow rates, contaminant levels)

Gauthier, R.D., C. Johnson, and P.J. Early. Preliminary Ecological Risk Assessment for Nitrogen at Pearl Harbor Navy Shipyard. SSC San Diego TR 1871, December 2001.
(Keywords: environmental science, estuaries, nitrogen, dissolved concentration potential, eutrophication, particle retention efficiency, ecological risk assessment)

Lieberman, S.H., P. A. Boss, J. Cortes, and W. T. Elam. Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System (SCAPS) Heavy Metal Sensors Demonstration/Validation: Technology Demonstration Report. SSC San Diego TR 1868, December 2001.
(Keywords: ecology and toxicology, environmental assessment, marine chemistry, toxicity, hazardous waste)

Hampton, T.W. and D.B. Chadwick. Quantifying In Situ Metal Contaminant Mobility in Marine Sediments. SSC San Diego TR 1826, June 2000.
(Keywords: environmental quality, metal analysis, contaminant, sediment, cleanup assessment)

He, Li-Ming, Lora L. Padilla, Stephen H. Lieberman, and John M. Andrews. Online Monitoring of Oils in Wastewater Using Ultraviolet Fluorescence and Light Scattering with an Artificial Neural Network. SSC San Diego TR 1816, February, 2000.
(Keywords: environmental chemistry/biotechnology, environmental programs, light scatering, ultraviolet fluorescence, online measure of oils in water)

Chadwick, B., B. Davidson, T. Hampton, J. Groves, and P. Stang. Offshore Porewater and Flux Chamber Sampling of San Diego Bay Sediments at Site 9, Naval Air Station, North Island. SSC San Diego TR 1799, July 1999.
(Keywords: environmental quality, ecology, environmental assessment, toxicology, biochemistry)

Chadwick, B., J. Leather, K. Richter, S. Apitz, D. Lapota, D. Duckworth, C. Katz, V. Kirtay, B. Davidson, A. Patterson, P. Wang, S. Curtis, S. Steinert, G. Rosen, M. Caballero, J. Groves, G. Koon, A. Valkirs, K. Meyers–Schulte, M. Stallard, S. Clawson, R. Streib Montee, D. Sutton, L. Skinner, J. Germano, R. Cheng. Sediment Quality Characterization: Naval Station San Diego. SSC San Diego TR 1777, January 1999.
(Keywords: environmental quality, ecology, toxicology, environmental assessment, biochemistry)

Katz, C.N. Seawater Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Copper in San Diego Bay. SSC San Diego TR 1768, April, 1998.
(Keywords: environmental quality, ecology, environmental assessment, biology, toxicology, marine chemistry)

Johnston, R.K. Acid Volatile Sulfides and Simultaneously Extracted Copper, Lead, and Zinc in Sediments of Sinclair Inlet, Washington. NRaD TR 1552, September 1993.
(Keywords: acid volatile sulfide (AVS), benthic chamber, cadmium, copper, divalent metal, iron, lead, manganese, metal flux,mercury, nickel, organic matter, sediment core, silver, simultaneously extracted metal (SEM) zinc)

SSC San Diego Technical Documents

Zirino, A. and P.F. Seligman (Eds.). Copper Chemistry, Toxicity, and Bioavailability and Its Relationship to Regulation in the Marine Environment - Office of Naval Research Second Workshop Report. SSC San Diego TD 3140, August 2002.
(Keywords: Navigation and Applied Sciences, environmental programs, marine biology, analytical chemistry, treatment and technologies)

Johnson, H.D., J.G. Grovhoug, and A.O. Valkirs. Copper Loading to U.S. Navy Harbors: Norfolk, VA. Pearl Harbor, HI. and San Diego, CA. SSC San Diego TD 3052, December 1998.
(Keywords: environmental assessment, copper, ecology, marine chemistry)

Gauthier, R.D., S.J. Harrell, R.K. Johnston, G.S. Key, P.J. Earley, M. Caballero, T.E. Snipes, D.F. Kopack, and R. Benze. An Integrated Marine Environment Compliance Program for Naval Shipyards: Final Phase I Report (December 1995). SSC San Diego TD 3114, September 2000.
(Keywords: environmental assessment, toxicity, marine chemistry, pollution abatement, ecology, biochemistry)

Seligman, P.F. and A. Zirino (Eds.). Chemistry, Toxicity, and Bioavailability of Copper and its Relationship to Regulation in the Marine Environment - Office of Naval Research Workshop Report. SSC San Diego TD 3044, November 1998.
(Keywords: navigation and apllied sciences, environmental programs, analytical chemistry, marine biology, treatment and technologies)

Environmental Sciences Division. SCAPS-LIF, Site Characterization and Analysis Penetrometer System - Laser-Induced Fluorescence. NRaD TD 2744 Revision 1, August 1996.
(Keywords: brochure, sensor technology, cone penetrometer tools, subsurface petroleum hydrocarbon contamination)

Environmental Sciences Division. Biochemical Assessment of Environmental Contamination: Biomarker. NRaD TD 2781, March 1995.
(Keywords: biochemical response, environmental pollutants, bivalves)

Environmental Sciences Division. The Biological Effects Program (BEP) Bioassay Facility. NRaD TD 2788, March 1995.
(Keywords: ship hull-coatings, toxicological information, static renewal bioassays)

Environmental Sciences Division. Ecological Risk Assessment Employing Modeling and Field Sampling: San Diego Bay Case Study. NRaD TD 2791, March 1995.
(Keywords: ecological risk assessment, computer modeling)

Environmental Sciences Division. Marine Environmental Survey Capability. NRaD TD 2789, March 1995.
(Keywords: marine environmental monitoring, sensors, computer systems, and navigation equipment, water quality)

Environmental Sciences Division. Metalyzer 5000™ NRaD. NRaD TD 2756, March 1995.
(Keywords: brochure, analytical instrument, trace metals, measurements, Potentiometric Stripping Analysis (PSA), electrochemistry)

Environmental Sciences Division. Portable Microcosms for Environmental Testing (POMFRET). NRaD TD 2758, March, 1995.
(Keywords: brochure, pollutants, marine organisms, microcosms)

Environmental Sciences Division. Remediation Research Laboratory. NRaD TD 2757, March 1995.
(Keywords: brochure, harbor sediment remediation, Remediation Research Laboratory (RRL), mineralogy, weathering, biodegradation)

Environmental Sciences Division. Benthic Flux Sampling Device. NRaD TD 2790, April 1995.
(Keywords: Installation Restoration (IR) Program, marine sediments, environmental assessment, nonintrusive monitoring tool)

Environmental Sciences Division. Natural Resource Conservation. NRaD TD 2753, April, 1995.
(Keywords: brochure, conservation, biological diversity, native habitats, Point Loma)

Environmental Sciences Division. QwikLite Bioassay System: A Unique Test for Determining Toxicity Using Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates. NRaD TD 2688, September 1994.

Environmental Sciences Division. The Point Loma Reserve. NRaD TD 2646, July 1994.
(Keywords: brochure, ecosystem, native plants, native animals, Point Loma)

Tayon, James (Ed.) The Navy Studies a River. NRaD TD 2679, September 1994.
(Keywords: brochure, Research Vessel ECOS, R/V, sensors, current flow, water condition, water temperature, water salinity, water oxygen content, water depth)

Valkirs, A.O., B.M. Davidson., L.L. Kear, A.R. Zirino, and J.G. Grovhoug. Environmental Effects From In-Water Hull Cleaning of Ablative Copper Antifouling Coatings. NRaD TD 2662, July 1994.
(Keywords: antifouling coating, hull husbandry, marine biology, hazardous waste, ablative copper)

Environmental Sciences Division. Native Plants of Point Loma Naval Complex. NRaD TD 2574, December, 1993.
(Keywords: brochure, habitat, ecosystem, native plant, scrub, endangered plant species)

MESO Documents

Apitz, S.E., J.W. Davis, K. Finkelstein, D.L. Hohreiter, R. Hoke, R.H. Jensen, J.M. Jersak, V.J. Kirtay, E.E. Mack, V. Magar, D. Moore, D. Reible and R. Stahl. Critical Issues for Contaminated Sediment Management. MESO-02-TM-01, March 2002.
(Keywords: contaminated sediment management, data, in situ, background, pathways, hyporheic, conceptual site model, ecological assessment)

Johnston, R.K. Specifying and Evaluating Analytical Chemistry Quality Requirements for Ecological Risk Assessments. MESO-01-TM-01, February 2001.
(Keywords: ecological risk assessment, chemistry, quality control requirements)

Kurtz, C. An Introduction to Environmental Sampling Planning. MESO-00-A003-6, September 2000.
(Keywords: environmental sampling, design, statistics)

Johnston, R.K. The Interaction Between Groundwater and Seawater and the Influence of Seawater on the Partitioning of Contaminants in Groundwater and Soil. MESO Technical Bulletin 98-01, March, 1998.
(Keywords: groundwater. contaminants. seawater. partitioning of contaminants)

SSC San Diego Special Documents

Marine Environmental Support Office. Marine Environmental Support Office (MESO) Brochure. SSC San Diego SD 406, November 2001.

Environmental Sciences Division. Advanced Assessment and Sensor Technology. SSC San Diego SD 132, November 1998.

Environmental Sciences Division. Integrated Sediment Assessment Technology and Management Strategies. SSC San Diego SD 131, November 1998.

Environmental Sciences Division. Marine Environmental Quality Assessment and Management. SSC San Diego SD 133, November 1998.

Lapota, D., C.H. Liu, D.E. Rosenberger and J.I. Banu. Use of a Rapid Bioluminescent Test (QwikLite) Using Dinoflagellates to Assess Potential Toxicity of Sediment Pore Waters. SSC San Diego SD 087 Revision 1, May, 1998.
(Keywords: brochure, environmental contamination, testing, toxicity, bioluminescent dinoflagellates, marine phytoplankton, spectrophotometric)