gov.noaa.nodc:WADOE-SedQual eng utf8 series NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-03-19T14:39:02Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Puget Sound Sediment Quality, Washington State Department of Ecology, 1997-1999 2001-04-16 publication 2025-07-07 revision 2001-04-16 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:WADOE-SedQual NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Margaret Dutch Washington State Department of Ecology mdut461@ecy.wa.gov https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information resourceProvider Edward R. Long NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Sidney Stillwaugh US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/ HTTPS US National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Washington State Department of Ecology https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS) resourceProvider Long, Edward R. NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Hameedi, Jawed NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Robertson, Andrew NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Dutch, Margaret Washington State Department of Ecology mdut461@ecy.wa.gov https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information author Aasen, Sandra Washington State Department of Ecology https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information author Ricci, Christina Washington State Department of Ecology https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information author Welch, Kathy Washington State Department of Ecology https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information author Kammin, William Washington State Department of Ecology https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information author Carr, R. Scott National Biological Service author Johnson, Tom U.S. Geological Service https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information author Biedenbach, James U.S. Geological Service https://www.usgs.gov/ HTTPS United States Geological Survey (USGS) website Institution web page information author Scott, K. John Science Applications International Corporation http://www.saic.com/ HTTP Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) website Institution web page information author Mueller, Cornelia Science Applications International Corporation http://www.saic.com/ HTTP Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) website Institution web page information author Anderson, Jack W. Columbia Analytical Services author Washington State Department of Ecology https://ecology.wa.gov/ HTTPS Washington State Department of Ecology website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor US DOC/NOAA/National Ocean Service - Seattle, WA contributor tableDigital As a component of a three year cooperative effort of the Washington State Department of Ecology and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, sediments from 100 locations in northern Puget Sound were tested to determine their relative quality. The survey area encompassed the region from Port Gardner Bay north to the US / Canada border, excluding the San Juan Islands. Surficial sediments were tested and analyzed from each of the 100 locations. Data from the chemical analyses indicated that toxicologically significant contamination was restricted in scope to a relatively small portion of the region. The spatial extent of relatively severe contamination varied considerably among chemicals; however, less than 2% of the area was considered contaminated for most substances. Sediments from several sampling locations within Everett Harbor often had the highest chemical concentrations. In addition, samples from some stations in Bellingham Bay and other locations scattered throughout the study area had elevated concentrations of some substances. Data from four kinds of toxicity tests indicated a similar pattern: the degree of toxicity was highest in samples from Everett Harbor followed by those from other locations scattered within the survey region. The spatial extent of significant toxicity ranged from 0% to 5% among the toxicity tests. Wide ranges in several numerical indices of benthic infaunal structure indicated good correspondence with tests of toxicity and the concentrations of numerous chemical substances. That is, there was evidence of altered benthic populations in some areas nearest urban centers. Chemical contamination and toxicity of sediments were less severe in northern Puget Sound than in many other estuarine areas studied in the U.S. by NOAA. Results from similar analyses of samples from the central Puget Sound (sampled in 1998) and southern Puget Sound (sampled in 1999) will be compiled with the data from northern Puget Sound, to provide a broad-scale evaluation and quantitation of the spatial scales and patterns in sediment quality throughout the entire region. 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