Organic Pollution of the Water in the Black Creek Vicinity, Biscayne National Park
Corcoran EF, Brown MS, Freay AD. 1987. Organic Pollution of the Water in the Black Creek Vicinity, Biscayne National Park. Research/Resources Management Report SER-86. National Park Service. Atlanta, Georgia
In 1980, Black Creek was added to Biscayne National Park, FL. Prior to its acquisition, elevated water-column turbidity, ammonia and phosphate concentrations, and lower salinities than other area canals were reported--as well as evidence of high sediment concentrations of metals, chlorinated pesticides, and petroleum hydrocarbons. In this report, the authors document benthic community structure within the Black Creek area, and attempt to determine if groundwater upwelling might be a source of nutrients and chlorinated pesticides. To accomplish these tasks, the authors evaluated the overlying and sediment pore waters for insecticides, herbicides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), phthalic acid esters (PAEs), and common nutrient species.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Corcoran, Eugene; Brown, Melvin; Freay, Ana
- Date of Issue
- 1987-12
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- BISC , WRD
- Keywords
- Ammonia (NH3), Aquatic Sciences, Benthic, Benthos, Biscayne National Park, Black Creek, Chlorinated Hydrocarbons (PCB, Clemson, DDE, Ecology, FL, Groundwater, HCB), Herbicides, Insecticides, Nutrients, Pesticides, Phosphate (PO4), phthalic acid esters (PAEs), Pollution, Rivers & Streams, Salinity, Trace Metals, Turbidity, Water Quality, Water Resources, WRBIB