however, that the tidal kinetic energy less the mean cjrrent results in similar 

 values of 109 dynes/sec and 106 dynes/sec respectively for the same period of 

 time. Residual and mean current components are substantially lower for the 

 Cable and Anchor record. 



It is interesting that no indication of the anomalous high current veloci- 

 ties caused by the storm at New Haven and Western Lone Island Sound are present 

 at Cable and Anchor Reef. The higher velocities were all directed westward, 

 hence, the meter at this site may have been 1n the lee of shoals east of the 

 mooring location. However, it is doubtful that such a major burst of energy 

 would be comDletely lost, since normal tidal flow has a significant westerly com- 

 ponent at this site. 



Sediments 



Data resulting from the heavy metal analysis of sediments from the Western 

 Long Island Sound area are presented 1n Table 1-4. Although t ; ie Cable and Anchor 

 Reef stations generally have higher concentrations than those from Western Long 

 Island Sound, both sites are similar and significantly higher than all other 

 areas sampled in this study. Since the background sediments at the Western Long 

 Island Sound site are so high, it 1s doubtful that spoils would be easily de- 

 tected at this location based on chemical data. 



Biochemical Stud ies 



Mussels from Latimer's Light were deployed at the proposed Western Long 

 Island Sound disposal site at 41°00 l 51.9" N, 73°2T16.5 M W, at the Cable and 

 Anchor Reef site at 41°00'27.6" N, 73°26'10" W, and at a common reference station 

 at 41^23 '24 .8" N, 73°23'52 .3""W. Both of the stations on the disposal sites 

 were sampled in July, 1978, but the release mechanism on the reference site 



