Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program (BPTCP)
BPTCP Publications
Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Hester M, Phillips BM. 1996. Assessment of sediment toxicity at the sediment water interface. In: G.K. Ostrander (ed.) Techniques in Aquatic Toxicology. Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI.
Phillips BM, Anderson BS, Hunt JW. 1997. Measurement and distribution of interstitial and overlying water ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in sediment toxicity tests. Mar. Environ. Res. 44(2): 117 126.
Chapman PM, Anderson BS, Carr RS, Engle V, Green R, Hameedi J, Harmon M, Haverland P, Hyland J, Ingersoll C, Long E, Rodgers J, Salazar M, Sibley S, Smith P, Swartz R, Thompson B, Windom H. 1997. General guidelines for using the Sediment Quality Triad. Mar. Poll. Bull. 34(6): 368 372.
Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Phillips BM, Tudor S, Fairey R, Newman J, Puckett HM, Stephenson M, Long ER, Tjeerdema RS. 1998. Comparison of marine sediment toxicity test protocols for the amphipod Rhepoxynius abronius and the polychaete worm Nereis (Neanthes) arenaceodentata. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17(5): 859 866.
Fairey R, Roberts C, Jacobi M, Lamerdin S, Clark R, Downing J, Long E, Hunt J, Anderson B, Newman J, Tjeerdema RS, Stephenson M, Wilson CJ. 1998. Assessment of sediment toxicity and chemical concentrations in the San Diego Bay region, California, USA. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 17(8): 1570 1581.
Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Phillips BM, Fairey R, Puckett HM, Stephenson M, Taberski KT, Newman J, Tjeerdema RS. 2001. Influence of sample manipulation on contaminant flux and toxicity at the sediment-water interface. Mar. Environ. Res. 51: 191-211.
Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Phillips BM, Fairey RJ, Roberts CA, Oakden JM, Puckett HM, Stephenson M, Tjeerdema RS, Long ER, Wilson CJ, Lyons M. 2001. Sediment quality in Los Angeles Harbor, USA: A triad assessment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20(2): 359-370.
Phillips BM, Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Puckett MH, Fairey R, Wilson CJ, Tjeerdema RS. 2001. Statistical significance of sediment toxicity test results: Threshold values derived by the detectable significance approach. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20: 371-373.
Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Phillips BM, Tjeerdema R, Taberski KM, Wilson CJ, Puckett HM, Stephenson M, Fairey R, Oakden J. 2001. A large-scale categorization of sites in San Francisco Bay, USA, based on the sediment quality triad, toxicity identification evaluations, and gradient studies. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20 (6): 1252-1265.
Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Phillips BM, Newman J, Tjeerdema R, Fairey R, Puckett HM, Stephenson M, Smith RW, Wilson CJ, Taberski KM. 2001. Evaluation and use of sediment toxicity reference sites for statistical comparisons in regional assessments. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20: 1266-1275.
Fairey R, Long ER, Roberts CA, Anderson BS, Phillips BM, Hunt JW, Puckett HR, Wilson CJ. 2001. An evaluation of methods for calculating mean sediment quality guideline quotients as indicators of contamination and acute toxicity to amphipods by chemical mixtures. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20(10): 2276-2286.
BPTCP Reports
Sapudar, R.A., C.J. Wilson, M.L. Reid, E.R. Long, M. Stephenson, H.M. Puckett, R.A. Fairey, J.W. Hunt, B.S. Anderson, D.R. Holstad, J.W. Newman, and S. Birosik. 1994. Sediment chemistry and toxicity in the vicinity of the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. Project report for the State Water Resources Control Board and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 77 pp.
Fairey, R.S., Bretz, C., Lamerdin, S., Hunt, J.W., Anderson, B.S., Tudor, S., Wilson, C.J., LaCaro, F., Stephenson, M.D., Puckett, H.M., Long, E.R. 1996. Chemistry, toxicity, and benthic community conditions of selected sediments of the San Diego Bay region. Final Report. State Water Resources Control Board, Sacaramento California. pp 162.
Anderson, B.S., Hunt, J.W., Tudor, S., Newman, J., Tjeerdema, R.S., Fairey, R., Oakden, J., Bretz, C., Wilson, C.J., LaCaro, F., Stephenson, M.D., Puckett, H.M., Long, E.R., Fleming, T., and K. Summers. 1997. Chemistry, toxicity and benthic community conditions in sediments of selected southern California bays and estuaries. Final Report, State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento California. pp 140.
Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Phillips BM. 1998. Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program: Studies to Identify Toxic Hot Spots in the San Francisco Bay Region. San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances 1997 Annual Report. pp 132-139.
Hunt, JW, Anderson BS, Phillips BM, Newman J, Tjeerdema RS, Stephenson M, Puckett HM, Fairey R, Smith RW, Taberski KM. 1998. Evaluation and use of sediment reference sites and toxicity tests in San Francisco Bay. Final Report. California State Water Resources Control Board.
Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Phillips BM, Newman J, Tjeerdema RS, Taberski KM, Wilson CJ, Stephenson M, Puckett HM, Fairey R, Oakden J. 1998. Sediment Quality and Biological Effects in San Francisco Bay. Final Report for the Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program. California State Water Resources Control Board.
Anderson BS, Hunt JW, Phillips BM, Newman J, Tjeerdema RS, Wilson CJ, Kapahi G, Stephenson M, Puckett HM, Fairey R, Oakden J, Lyons M, Birosik S. 1998. Chemistry, toxicity and benthic community conditions in selected sediments of the Los Angeles Region. Final Report for the Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program. California State Water Resources Control Board.
Phillips BM, Hunt JW, Anderson BS, Newman J, Tjeerdema RS, Wilson CJ, Long ER, Stephenson M, Puckett HM, Fairey R, Oakden J, Dawson S, Smythe H. 1998. Sediment chemistry, toxicity, and benthic community conditions in selected water bodies of the Santa Ana region. Final Report for the Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program. California State Water Resources Control Board.
Jacobi, M., Fairey, R.F., Roberts, C., Clark, R., Downing, J., Anderson, B.S., Hunt, J.W., Tjeerdema, R.S., Oakden, J., Wilson, C.J., Kapahi, G., Stephenson, M.D., Puckett, H.M. 1998. Chemistry, toxicity and benthic community conditions in selected sediments of the North Coast Region. Final Report, State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento California. pp 85.
Downing, J., Jacobi, M., Fairey, R.F., Roberts, C., Clark, R., Anderson, B.S., Hunt, J.W., Tjeerdema, R.S., Oakden, J., Wilson, C.J., Kapahi, G., Stephenson, M.D., Puckett, H.M. 1998. Chemistry, toxicity and benthic community conditions in selected sediments of the Central Coast Region. Final Report, State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento California. pp 75.