TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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PREFACE i 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ii 



DEFINITION OF NORTH ATLANTIC SUBMARINE CANYONS vii 



INTRODUCTORY REMARKS--Dr. Donald Aurand and Mr. James Lane 1 



PRESENTATIONS 5 



Pre- and Post-Drilling Benchmarks and Monitoring Data of Ocean 



Floor Fauna, Habitats, and Contaminant Loads in the Georges 



Bank Submarine Canyons--Dr. Richard A. Cooper 5 



The Lydonia Canyon Experiment: Circulation, Hydrography, and 

 Sediment Transport--Dr. Bradford Butman 8 



Sedimentary Environments in Submarine Canyons and on the Outer 

 Shelf - Upper Slope of Georges Bank--Dr. Page C. Valentine . . 23 



Toms Canyon Study--Dr. Robert C. Ayers, Jr 29 



Recent Developments in Industry Sponsored Research--Dr. James P. 

 Ray 32 



The Flux and Composition of Resuspended Sediment in Lydonia 

 Canyon: Implications for Pollutant Scavenging--Dr. Michael H. 

 Bothner 36 



Overview of the Biogenic and Anthropogenic Hydrocarbon 



Distributions in Sediments Along the North Atlantic 



Margin--Dr. Paul D. Boehm 52 



Potential Effects of Drilling Effluents on Marine 



Organisms--Dr. Jerry M. Neff 59 



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