WS-10.3-Perform sediment toxicity and bioaccumulation tests, benthic community structure, microtox, and other assays/tests as necessary.

Task ID	10.3

Tasks	Perform sediment toxicity and bioaccumulation tests, benthic community structure, microtox, and other assays/tests as necessary.

Schedule	Long-Term

Status	Implemented

Partipants	Programa del EBSJ

Update	The sediment analysis is currently taking place as part of the SJBE Sediment and Water Quality Assessment study(see WS-10.2). The researcher informed that the results should be available by the end of summer 2004. In winter of 2002, EPA's conducted a survey in the San Juan Bay Estuary that focused on generating a comprehensive bilogical and chemical assessement of sediment throughout the estuary. Thirty-four site were visited during this survey. The analysis of the data was presented in the 2006 National Estuary Program Coastal Condition Report. Furthermore, Jose Rivera -under contract to NOAA Fisheries - submitted to the SJBEP in 2005 the report "Finding on the Benthic Assessment of the San Juan Bay Estuary,Puerto Rico".

Date Created	03 Mar 2006

Last Update	16 Jan 2008

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