This report follows field investigations made to study the characteristics of turbidity plumes in the vicinity of open-water pipeline disposal operations.

From preface: "This report presents a summary of studies conducted at Miller Sands Island, a tidal freshwater, dredged material disposal site in the Columbia River, Oregon. Studies were conducted from March 1975 to August 1977 to determine the feasibility of developing productive aquatic and terrestrial wildlife habitat on dredged material and to determine if development of wildlife habitat is a viable alternative to other dredged material disposal options."

This report is a compilation of reports made on the study of habitat development in Miller Sands Marsh and Upland Habitat Development Site in Columbia River, Oregon. This report provides data on birds, mammals, and terrestrial macroinvertebrates that were collected, analyzed, and compared with data from other regions of the United States.

From executive summary: "This report summarizes work done on the dynamics of the underground portion of some of the salt marsh plants along the Atlantic coast of the United States, the characterizations of soils in those plant stands, and experiments on the substrate selective properties of several of the plants."

This report follows a two-part study made to investigate the hydraulic regime and physical nature of bottom sedimentation in the vicinity of the mouth of the Columbia River where disposal of large quantities of dredged material that has occurred over the last several decades.

From preface: "This report presents the results of an investigation of factors influencing plant zonation and succession on salt marshes."

Abstract: "This report summarizes the importance of common species of salt marsh plants inhabiting wetlands of the eastern U.S. coast. An evaluation of the ecological significance of the plants is based on their rates of primary production, morality, and contribution of detritus to the estuarine dependent systems. The data are important in reaching decisions relative to the deposition of dredged material in these coastal wetland systems."

This report represents the investigations made by Work Unit 2A07 regarding the experimental deposition of dredged material on salt marshes.

From abstract: "This report presents a detailed discussion of he results obtained in a study conducted to evaluate the release of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) during open-water disposal of contaminated dredged material in Elliot Bay, Puget Sound, Washington."

From preface: "This report contains the results of investigations of the chemical and sedimentological characteristics of the James River Artificial Habitat Development Site and a reference marsh near Windmill Point, Virginia. Studies were conducted in the channel before dredging and during site construction as well as at specific time intervals after marsh development."

From preface: "This report summarizes the results of a comprehensive investigation of the impact of open-water dredged material disposal by barges in Elliot Bay, a portion of Puget Sound Estuary, Washington."

The following report describes work done by the Marine and Freshwater Ecology Branch, Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory (CERL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Corvallis, Oregon. The study was conducted on the chemical and physical effects of open-water disposal of dredged material from the Duwamish River into Elliot Bay, Washington.

This report follows a study on the productivity of seven marsh plant species in coastal marshes of Louisiana.

This report summarizes the results of investigations of the distribution of colonial seabirds and wading birds on New Jersey dredged material islands, of vegetation distribution and succession on dredged material islands, and of the interactions of vegetation and birds on dredged material islands.

The information provided in this report follows the investigations of the use of dredged material islands made by colonial nesting seabirds and wading birds in Texas initiated in October 1976.

The following report documents the habitat relationships at 24 selected natural and dredged material colonial bird nesting sites and identifies the species and population sizes of all colonial nesting birds of the U.S. Great Lakes of up to 1.6 km inland.

From preface: "This report presents a summary of results of a 2.5-year field investigation (March 1975 to November 1977) of the feasibility and impact of developing marsh and upland habitat on dredged material at a site located at Bolivar Peninsula, Galveston Bay, Texas. The report summarizes baseline information derived before habitat development operations and results of post-development operations."

"This report describes work performed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPS), Environmental research laboratory, Narragansett, R.I. (ERLN), as part of the Interagency Field verification of Testing and predictive Methodologies for Dredged Material Disposal Alternatives Program or the Field Verification Program (FVP)."

Abstract: "Results of an investigation conducted to determine the engineering feasibility of using dredged material to expand an existing marshland area are presented. Dredged material obtained from maintenance dredging operations was found suitable for use as marsh substrate and site conditions were found adequate for construction of a containment facility. Factors evaluated in the study include site-specific feasibility of marsh expansion using dredged material, sizing of the demonstration area to meet water-quality and storage needs, preliminary design of the containment facility, procedures for the placement of dredged material, and identification of alternative construction methods, materials, and costs. Overall feasibility of marsh expansion was demonstrated and additional investigations were recommended for the project."

This report is the final report on the field investigations in Eaton's Neck Disposal Site, Long Island Sound.

This report summarizes collected data of soils from 45 sites meant to characterize the operational environments in dredged material containment areas in nine Corps of Engineer districts in the United States so that performance of low-ground-pressure vehicles operating in these areas could be predicted.

From abstract: "This report presents recommendations for proper investigation, design, and construction of retaining dikes to aid in ensuring that these dikes will be constructed with a minimum of problems and will serve their project requirements."

This report follows the study of the sedimentary and hydraulic processes in Long Island Sound near Green Ledge, Connecticut, and Eaton's Neck, New York with the intention of investigating was to evaluate the effects of aquatic disposal of dredged material on organisms and water quality, including the significance of physical, chemical, and biological factors that influence the rate of disposal site recolonization by benthic animals.

The following report presents the results of a investigation to determine the baseline conditions of the phytoplankton population at the disposal site for future comparison with similar data collected after the disposal of dredged material.