TABLE OF CONTENT3 



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1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 



2.0 'BUZZARDS BAY DISPOSAL SITE HISTORY 1 



3.0 PHYSICAL CONDITIONS 1 



3.1 Physiography of Buzzards Bay 1 



3.2 Sediments 2 



3.3 Hydrography of Buzzards Bay 3 



3.4 Physical Implications for Dredged 



Material Disposal 4 



4.0 CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS 4 



4 . 1 Water Column 4 



4.2 Sediments 5 



4.3 Chemical Implications for Dredged 



Material Disposal 6 



5.0 BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS 6 



5. 1 Benthos 6 



5.2 Fish 8 



5.3 Biological Implications for Dredged 



Material Disposal 10 



