Effects of waste dumping in New York bight on the growth of natural populations of phytoplankton

Abstract In New York Bight waters from outside those areas highly affected by sewage sludge or dredge-spoil dumping, the growth of natural phytoplankton populations was initially exponential. Waters sampled from the disposal areas were temporally and spatially inconsistent in supporting initial rapid growth. Inhibition occurred only as a temporary lag. The dominant phytoplankter that grew exponentially was, with a single exception, a typical coastal bloom species. The temporary inhibition was more probably due to toxic organic materials than to heavy metals.

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