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New York Bight sub-estuaries Study following Hurricane Sandy

Published by Northeast Fisheries Science Center | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: December 20, 2025 | Last Modified: 2024-02-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and alkylated PAHs, aliphatic hydrocarbons (AHs), and petroleum biomarkers (steranes and hopanes) were examined in bed sediments from New York Bight sub-estuaries following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were examined in young of the year bluefish and mussels from New York Bight sub-estuaries following Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.

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