Abstract Requirements and Submission

Subjects related to marine pollution: science monitoring,
management, policy, and economics

Please send your abstract, 200 words or less, by 15 October 1996 to:

Iver W. Duedall, Organizing Committee Chairman
Division of Marine and Environmental Systems
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Blvd.
Melbourne, Florida 32901 USA
FAX: 407-984-8461 or E-MAIL: iops@fit.edu


Please indicate your preference for oral or poster presentation. The Organizing Committee will review the abstracts and contact the authors by 15 November 1996 or earlier.
For abstract preparation, see the following example or see the iops homepage. It is preferable to send the abstract by E-MAIL as a text file, or a word processing format.

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IMPINGEMENT OF ORGANIC-RICH, METAL CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS IN THE COASTAL ZONE OF FLORIDA, USA

John H. Trefry

Division of Marine and Environmental Systems
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Blvd.
Melbourne, Florida 32901-6988 USA


Many coastal tributaries and waterways in Florida, USA, are being stressed by inputs of fine-grained, organic-rich sediments that are often contaminated with heavy metals. Deposits of a few centimeters to >3 m have accumulated where sand and shell were once the typical bottom material...(200 words)

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