Narragansett Bay Commission scientist collects water samples in Narragansett Bay – Ayla Fox
This is a searchable library of scientific articles, reports, and research projects in progress related to Narragansett Bay and its watershed. The publications include projects funded in by the Narragansett Bay Estuary Program from 1987 to present (listed below as “NBEP”), other research or projects developed by Program partners and other scientists and environmental professionals (listed below as “Partner”), and research that is underway (listed below as “In Progress”).
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| Publication/ Research type | Library number | Year | Title | Author(s) | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBEP | NBEP-17-197 | 2017 | Town of East Bridgewater, MA Implementation Plans for Town Center Wastewater Improvements - Final Summary Report | Weston & Sampson for the Town of East Bridgewater | wastewater improvements, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, sewer expansion, service area |
| NBEP | NBEP-17-196 | 2017 | Phosphorus Reduction Analysis for Brickyard Pond, Barrington, RI | ESS Group, Inc. for the Town of Barrington Department of Public Works | Barrington, Rhode Island, TMDL, phosphorous, stormwater, |
| Partner | NBEP-17-195 | 2017 | Assessment of Nitrogen Inputs into Hunt River by Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems via SWAT Simulation | Paul, S., Cashman, M., Szura, K., and Pradhanang, S. | Nitrogen, SWAT, OWTS, waste water, septic, watershed, Hunt River, Soil and water assessment, hydrologic modeling, URI |
| Partner | NBEP-17-194 | 2017 | The impact of water quality in Narragansett Bay on housing prices | Liu, T., Opaluch, J., and E. Uchida | Narragansett Bay, housing prices, water quality,hedonic housing-price model, |
| Partner | NBEP-17-193 | 2017 | A Random Forest approach to predict the spatial distribution of sediment pollution in an estuarine system | Walsh, E., Kreakie, B., Cantwell, M., Nacci, D. | spatial distribution, sediment pollution, estuarine system, Narragansett Bay, Random Forest approach, polluntants, triclosan, TCS, combined sewer overflow discharge |
| Partner | NBEP-17-192 | 2017 | The influence of weather on the recreational uses of coastal lagoons in Rhode Island, USA | Patrolia, E., Thompson, R., Dalton, T., and Hoagland, P. | coastal lagoons, coastal recreation, climate change, weather thresholds, GIS, B-BOTS, salt ponds, tourism, outdoor recreation, human activities, temperature, boating, rowing, fishing, swimming, relaxing |
| Partner | NBEP-17-191 | 2017 | Stream Continuity Assessment in the Taunton River Watershed | Mass Audubon | stream continuity, Taunton, watershed, climate change, stream crossing, ecological restoration, aquatic movement, streams, NAACC, CAPS |
| NBEP | NBEP-17-190 | 2017 | Stormwater Outfall Assessment for the East and West Monponsett Ponds | GHD for the Town of Halifax | stormwater outfalls, Halifax, Massachusetts, point source pollution, impervious surface, runoff, phosphorus, nutrient loading, TMDL |
| NBEP | NBEP-17-189 | 2017 | Bay-Friendly Living | Save The Bay | Bay Friendly Living, Save The Bay, Watershed, Narragansett Bay, Landscape Management, Bay-friendly actions, rain garden, native plants, save water, septic system maintenance |
| Partner | NBEP-17-187 | 2017 | Mapping the coastal risk for the next century, including sea level rise and changes in the coastling: application to Charlestown RI, USA | Grilli, A., Spaulding, M. L., Oakley, B. A., and C. Damon | damage to coastal structures, inundation, flooding, wave, sea level rise, coastal erosion, dune erosion |
| NBEP | NBEP-17-184 | 2017 | Feasibility Study for Anadromous Fish Passage Blackamore and Cranberry Ponds Cranston and Warwick, Rhode Island | ESS Group, Inc. for the Pawtuxet River Authority | Anadromous river herring, American shad, Blackamore Pond, Cranberry Pond, Cranston, Rhode Island, Pawtuxet River, fish passage, streamflow |
| Partner | NBEP-17-183 | 2017 | Erratum: Coastal water column ammonium and nitrite oxidation are decoupled in summer | Hiess, E. M., and Robinson W. Fulweiler | nitrification, nitrogen cycle, water column, environmental effects, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-17-181 | 2017 | Species coexistence and the superior ability of an invasive species to exploit a facilitation cascade habitat | Altieri, A. H., and A. D. Irving | biotic acceptance, foundation species, biodiversity, niche, invasive species, facilitation, nursery habitat, positive interactions, ecology |
| Partner | NBEP-17-180 | 2017 | Analysis of Trends of Water Quality and Streamflow in the Blackstone, Branch, Pawtuxet, and Pawcatuck Rivers, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, 1979 to 2015. U.S. | Savoie, J. G., Mullaney, J. R., and G. C. Bent, in cooperation with RI DEM, RI WRB, and US EPA | trends, streamflow, water quality, Branch River, Pawcatuck River, Blackstone River, Pawtuxet River, Rhode Island, Massachusetts |
| NBEP | NBEP-17-179 | 2017 | Spatial and temporal variability in macroalgal blooms in a eutrophied coastal estuary | Thornber, C. S., Guidone, M., Deacutis, C., Green, L., Ramsay, C. N., and M. Palmisciano | harmful macroalgal blooms, Narragansett Bay, spatial and temporal variability, eutrophied coastal estuary |
| NBEP | NBEP-17-178 | 2017 | Reducing Nitrogen Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Optimizing the Performance of Existing Onsite Wastewater Treatment Technologies | Amador, J. A., Loomis, G., Lancellotti, B., Hoyt, K., Avizinis, E., and S. Wigginton | nitrogen inputs, Narragansett Bay, OWTS, Onsite water treatment technologies |
| Partner | NBEP-17-173 | 2017 | Retrospective Analysis of Heavy Metal Contamination in Rhode Island Based on Old and New Herbarium Specimens | Rudin, S. M., Murray, D. W., and T. J. S. Whitfeld | heavy metals, herbarium specimens |
| Partner | NBEP-17-172 | 2017 | Ecological differences influence the thermal sensitivity of swimming performance in two co-occuring mysid shrimp species with climate change implications | Ober, G. T., Thornber, C., Grear, J., and J. J. Kolbe | thermal tolerance, thermal sensitivity of performance, climate change, thermal variation, ocean warming |
| Partner | NBEP-17-171 | 2017 | Burrowing and foraging activity of marsh crabs under different inundation regimes | Szura, K., McKinney, R. A., Wigand, C., Oczkowski, A., Hanson, A., Gurak, J., and M. Garate | salt marsh, Uca spp., crab burrowing, stable isotope |
| Partner | NBEP-17-170 | 2017 | Bull-raking effects on infaunal benthic communities | Daniela O'Regan, Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI | Bull-raking, quahog, Mercenaria mercenaria, Narragansett Bay, benthic communities |
| In Progress | 2016 | North East Water Resources Network (NEWRnet) - Rhode Island | Art Gold, et al. | Delaware, Rhode Island, Vermont, water quality, human behavior, water sensor arrays, experimental economics | |
| In Progress | 2016 | Alternative nitrogen management strategies and nitrous oxide emissions from coastal watersheds and marshes | Oyanedel-Craver, V., Amador, J., Brown, R., McCaughey, J., and C. Chaffee | nitrous oxide, coastal watershed, marsh, waste water treatment | |
| In Progress | 2016 | Grant Determining Value of Ecosystem Services to Support Smart Land Use Decisions in Narragansett Bay Watershed | Mass Audubon | Ecosystem services, Massachusetts, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett Bay Watershed | |
| Partner | NBEP-17-169 | 2016 | Temporal and spatial behavior of pharmaceuticals in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, United States | Cantwell, M. G., Katz, D. R., Sullivan, J. C., Ho, K., and R. M. Burgess | WWTP, pharmaceutical, Narragansett Bay, flushing, bioavailability |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-186 | 2016 | NBEP State of the Watershed Indices from Oxygen & Chlorophyll Time Series - Final Project Report | Codiga, Dan | Oxygen and Chlorophyll Time Series, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-16-167 | 2016 | Ploidy Distribution of the Harmful Bloom Forming Macroalgae Ulva spp. In Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA, Using Flow Cytometry Methods | Potter, E. E., Thornber, C. S., Swanson, J-D., and M. McFarland | macroalgal blooms, harmful bloom, Ulva spp. Narragansett Bay, Ploidy Distribution, cytometry methods |
| Partner | NBEP-16-166 | 2016 | Modeling Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Concentrations in Narragansett Bay. | Abdelrhman, M. | Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Narragansett Bay, submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-165 | 2016 | Increase Public Access of the Shoreline (IPAS) Final Report | McLaughlin, D., and D. Carey (Clean Ocean Access) | rights of way, public access, Aquidneck Island, Clean Ocean Access |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-164 | 2016 | Accuracy of Rapid Tests Used for Analysis of Advanced Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effulent | Lancellotti, B. V., Bercaw, R. J., Loomis, G. W., Hoyt, K. P., Avizinis, E. J., and J. A. Amador | Onsite wastewater treatment system, rapid test, accuracy, wastewater, regression analysis |
| Partner | NBEP-16-161 | 2016 | Comparing Measures of Estuarine Ecosystem Production in a Temperate New England Estuary | Oczkowski, A., Hunt, C.W., Miller, K. et al. | pH, dissolved oxygen, production, estuary, eutrophication, nutrients, ecosystem |
| Partner | NBEP-16-158 | 2016 | Establishing an Anthropogenic Nitrogen Baseline Using Native American Shell Middens | Oczkowski, A., Gumbley, T., Carter, B., et al. | shell, nitrogen, stable isotope, midden, Mercenaria mercenaria, Crassostrea virginica, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-16-157 | 2016 | Diagnosis of potential stressors adversely affecting benthic invertebrate communities in Greenwich Bay, Rhode Island, USA | Pelletier, M., et al. | Greenwich Bay, toxicology, stressors, benthic invertebrate communities |
| Partner | NBEP-16-154 | 2016 | Between Land and Sea: The Atlantic Coast and the Transformation of New England | Christopher L. Pastore | Narragansett Bay, New England, transformation, historical |
| Partner | NBEP-16-153 | 2016 | Will Dam Removal Increase Nitrogen Flux to Estuaries? | Gold, A. J., Addy, K., Morrison, A., and Marissa Simpson | dams, dam removal, nitrogen, tradeoffs, classification, estuaries, fish migration, safety |
| Partner | NBEP-16-152 | 2016 | Eutrophication and Hypoxia Diminish Ecosystem Functions of Benthic Communities in a New England Estuary | Hale, Stephen S., Cicchetti, Giancarlo, Deacutis, Christopher F. | marine benthic communities, biodiversity, ecosystem functions, eutrophication, hypoxia, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-16-151 | 2016 | Assessing tidal marsh resilience to sea-level rise at broad geographic scales with multi-metric indices | Raposa, Kenneth B., et al. | Assessment, index, marsh, National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS), resilience, sea-level rise, tidal |
| Partner | NBEP-16-150 | 2016 | Hell and High Water: Diminished Septic System Performance in Coastal Regions Due to Climate Change | Cooper, J. A., Loomis, G. W., Amador, J. A. | climate change, septic systems, coastal regions, onsite wastewater treatment systems, OWTS |
| Partner | NBEP-16-143 | 2016 | Changes to nitrate isotopic composition of wastewater treatment effluent and rivers after upgrades to tertiary treatment in the Narragansett Bay watershed, RI | Schmidt, C. E., Robinson, R. S., Fields, L., Nixon, S. W. | wastewater treatment, tertiary treatment, denitrification, nitrate, nitrogen and oxygen isotopes, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-16-142 | 2016 | Mercury contamination in Southern New England coastal fisheries and dietary habits of recreational anglers and their families: Implications to human health and issuance of consumption advisories | Taylor, D. L., Williamson, P. R. | fish consumption, mercury exposure, recreational anglers, US EPA threshold and reference dose value, contamination |
| Partner | NBEP-16-141 | 2016 | Sea level rise, drought and the decline of Spartina patens in New England marshes | Watson, E. B., Szura, K., Raposa, K. B., Blount, K., Cencer, M. | Climate change, marsh die-back, storms, precipitation, spartina alterniflora, marsh organ, thin layer deposition, TLD, saltmarsh sparrow |
| Partner | NBEP-16-140 | 2016 | A Re-assessment of Narragansett Bay Benthic Habitat Quality Between 1988 and 2008 | Shumchenia, E. J., Guarinello, M. L., King, J. W. | benthic habitat quality, Narragansett Bay, biotope, climate change, organic enrichment, sediment profile imagery |
| Partner | NBEP-16-138 | 2016 | A Vulnerability Assessment of Fish and Invertebrates to Climate Change on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf | Hare J. A., Morrison W. E., Nelson M. W., Stachura M. M., Teeters E. J., Griffis R. B., et al. | Climate change, vulnerability assessment, fish, invertebrates, Continental Shelf, Northeast U.S. |
| Partner | NBEP-16-136 | 2016 | Selected pharmaceuticals entering an estuary: Concentrations, temporal trends, partitioning, and fluxes | Cantwell, M. G., Katz, D. R., Sullivan, J. C., Ho, K., Burgess, R. M., Cashman, M. | Narragansett Bay, pharmaceuticals, estuary, concentrations, temporal trends, partitioning, fluxes |
| Partner | NBEP-16-135 | 2016 | Coincident patterns of waste water suspended solids reduction, water transparency increase and chlorophyll decline in Narragansett Bay | Borkman, D. G., Smayda, T. J. | Chlorophyll, water clarity, oligotrophication, skeletonema, Narragansett Bay, nutrient loading, suspended solids |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-132 | 2016 | Update and integration of the 2014 and 2015 data into the Spatial Survey data set and generation of decade-long (2005-2015) trends of DO and Chlorophyll distribution in mid and upper Narragansett Bay for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Programs The State of Our Watershed Report | Prell, W.L, Murray, D.W., Carlson, L., and Thieleman, E. | Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll, Hypoxia, Spatial Surveys, Narragansett Bay |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-132_data | 2016 | Update and integration of the 2014 and 2015 data into the Spatial Survey data set and generation of decade-long (2005-2015) trends of DO and Chlorophyll distribution in mid and upper Narragansett Bay for the Narragansett Bay Estuary Programs The State of Our Watershed Report - Data | Prell, W.L, Murray, D.W., Carlson, L., and Thieleman, E. | Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll, Hypoxia, Spatial Surveys, Narragansett Bay, data |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-131 | 2016 | Ribbed Mussel Nutrient Bio-extraction Pilot Project | Hudson, R., Kutcher, T.E., Rose, J. M., Dixon, M. S. (Save the Bay) | Mussels, Bio-extraction, Save the Bay, Narragansett Bay |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-130 | 2016 | Source Water Phosphorus Reduction Feasibility Plan | Fuss & O'Neill for City of Newport | Source water, Phosphorus, Newport |
| NBEP | NBEP-16-129 | 2016 | Championing the Public's Right to Access the Shore | Save the Bay | Rights of way, public access, Narragansett Bay, GIS |
| In Progress | 2015 | Volume of Sediment in Deposited in Glacial Lake Narragansett During Late Wisconsinan Deglaciation: Implications on Sediment Source? | Oakley, B. A., and Jon C. Boothroyd | Sediment volume, glacial lake, sediment deposit, Narragansett Bay | |
| Partner | NBEP-15-177 | 2015 | Quantitative Models Describing Past and Current Nutrient Fluxes and Associated Ecosystem Level Responses in the Narragansett Bay Ecosystem | Rashleigh, B., Walker, H., Gleason, T., et al. | quantitative models, nutrient fluxes, ecosystem level responses, Narragansett Bay, Ecosystem |
| Partner | NBEP-15-176 | 2015 | Trend analysis of stressors and ecological responses, particularly nutrients, in the Narragansett Bay Watershed | Chintala, M. M., et al. | nitrogen, Narragansett Bay, historic trends, eutrophication |
| NBEP | NBEP-15-128 | 2015 | Reanalysis of the Narragansett Bay Spatial Survey (Day Trippers) Water Column Data for Temperature, Salinity, Density, and Dissolved Oxygen (2005-2013) | Prell, W.L., Murray, D.W., Howell, P. | Spatial survey, water column data, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Narragansett Bay |
| NBEP | NBEP-15-128_data | 2015 | DO Survey Data 2001-2013 for: Reanalysis of the Narragansett Bay Spatial Survey (Day Trippers) Water Column Data for Temperature, Salinity, Density, and Dissolved Oxygen (2005-2013) | Prell, W.L., Murray, D.W., Howell, P. | Spatial survey, water column data, temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-15-137 | 2015 | Whole truths vs. half truths - And a search for clarity in long-term water temperature records | Fulweiler, R. W., Oczkowski, A. J., Miller, K. M., Oviatt, C. A., Pilson, M. E. Q. | Climate, long term changes, water temperature, temporal variations, long-term records |
| Partner | NBEP-15-162 | 2015 | Water-Quality Trends in the Scituate Reservoir Drainage Area, Rhode Island, 1983-2012 | Kirk P. Smith | water supply, Scituate Reservoir, water quality trends, Rhode Island |
| Partner | NBEP-14-133 | 2014 | Herbivory Drives the Spread of Salt Marsh Die-Off | Bertness, M. D., Brisson, C. P., Bevil, M. C., Crotty, S. M. | Salt marsh, die-off, herbivory, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-14-160 | 2014 | Recovery of Data from the Narragansett Bay Project, 1985-1992: User's Manual and CD-ROM | Hale, S., M. Hughes, H. Buffum, AND C. Audette | Narragansett Bay Project, user manual, CD ROM |
| Partner | NBEP-13-174 | 2013 | Constrained age of Glacial Lake Narragansett and the deglacial chronology of the Laurentide Ice Sheet in southeastern New England | Oakley, B. A., and Jon C. Boothroyd | Varve, Laurentide, Deglaciation, Late Wisconsinan, Glacial Lake, Narragansett |
| Partner | NBEP-12-182 | 2012 | Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations, Yields, and Loads in Impaired Streams and Rivers in the Taunton River Basin, Massachusetts, 19972008 | Barbaro, J. R., and Sorenson, J. R., Prepared in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Watershed Management | Nutrients, sediment, Taunton River Basin, Impaired streams and rivers, 1997-2008 |
| Partner | NBEP-12-175 | 2012 | Benthic Geologic Habitats of Shallow Estuarine Environments: Greenwich Bay and Wickford Harbor, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, U.S.A | Oakley, B. A., Alvarez, J. D., and Jon C. Boothroyd | Depositional environments, side-scan sonar, geology |
| Partner | NBEP-11-144 | 2011 | Factors Influencing Riverine Fish Assemblages in Massachusetts | Armstrong, D. S., Richards, T. A., Levin, S. B. | Riverine fish assemblages, Massachusetts, river flow |
| Partner | NBEP-11-168 | 2011 | Some challenges of an "upside down" nitrogen budget - Science and management in Greenwich Bay, RI (USA) | DiMilla, P. A., Nixon, S. W., Oczkowski, A. J., Altabet, M. A., and R. A. McKinney | nitrogen, mass balance, Greenwich Bay, Narragansett Bay, eutrophication, stable isotope |
| NBEP | NBEP-09-199 | 2009 | Currents of Change: Environmental Status and Trends of the Narragansett Bay Region - Public Summary Report | Narragansett Bay Estuary Program | currents of change, public summary report, indicators, stressors, status and trends, hypoxia, beach closures, shellfishing closures, fresh water impairments, water quality evaluation, fresh water flow, chloride in lakes, estuarine fish, invasive species, seagress, wetlands, habitat restoration, impervious surface, land use, land cover, water quality improvements, environmental expenditures |
| NBEP | NBEP-09-198 | 2009 | Currents of Change: Environmental Status and Trends of the Narragansett Bay Region - Final Technical Draft | Narragansett Bay Estuary Program | status and trends, technical report, indicators, anthropogenic ecosystem, estuarine waters, fresh waters, watershed lands, ecosystem management, living resources, currents of change |
| Partner | NBEP-09-139 | 2009 | The impact of changing climate on phenology, productivity, and benthic-pelagic coupling in Narragansett Bay | Nixon, S. W., Fulweiler, R. W., Buckley, B. A., Granger, S. L., Nowicki, B. L., Henry, K. M. | climate change, phenology, productivity, benthic-pelagic coupling, Narragansett Bay, nutrient cycling, oligotrophication |
| Partner | NBEP-09-159 | 2009 | Narragansett Bay Hypoxic Event Characteristics Based on Fixed-Site Monitoring Network Time Series: Intermittency, Geographic Distribution, Spatial Synchronicity, and Interannual Variability | Codiga, D. L., Stoffel, H. E., Deacutis, C. F., Kiernan, S., and C. Oviatt | hypoxia, suboxic, oxygen deficiency, time series, Narragansett Bay, water quality |
| Partner | NBEP-08-146 | 2008 | Nitrogen and Phosphorus Inputs to Narragansett Bay: Past, Present, and Future. In: Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st Century, pp. 101-176. | Nixon, S.W., Buckley, B.A., Granger, S.L., Harris, L.A., Oczkowski, A.J., Fulweiler, R.W., Cole, L.W. | Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-08-147 | 2008 | Narragansett Bay Amidst a Globally Changing Climate. In: Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st century. Chapter 2. | Pilson, M.E.Q. | climate change, Narragansett Bay |
| Partner | NBEP-08-149 | 2008 | Imapcts of Nutrients on Narragansett Bay Productivity: A Gradient Approach. In: Science for Ecosystem-based Management: Narragansett Bay in the 21st century, pp. 523-544. | Oviatt, C. A. | Impacts of nutrients, Narragansett Bay, productivity, gradient approach |
| NBEP | NBEP-07-126 | 2007 | Nitrogen Loading From Wastewater Treatment Plant | Donald Pryor, Emily Saarman, David Murray and Warren Prell | Nitrogen, Wastewater, Treatment, Plant, Upper, Narragansett, Bay |
| NBEP | NBEP-07-127 | 2007 | Physical Property and Chemical Characteristics of Surface Sediment Grab Samples from Narragansett Bay and the Providence and Seekonk Rivers | Murray, D. W., Prell, W. L., Rincon, C. E., and Saarman, E. | Sediments, Toxics, Metals, Mercury Pb, Hg, Cu, Pollution, Organic Carbon, Grain Size, and Maps |
| Partner | NBEP-07-138 | 2007 | Long-term shifts in the species composition of a coastal fish community | Collie, J. S., Wood, A. D., Jeffries, H. P. | Narragansett Bay, coastal fish community, species composition |
| Partner | NBEP-07-145 | 2007 | An Assessment of Impervious Surface Areas in Rhode Island | Yuyu Zhou, and Y. Q. Wang | Impervious surface area, urban pavements, orthophotography, ecosystem health |
| Partner | NBEP-06-155 | 2006 | Hypoxia in the Upper Half of Narragansett Bay, RI, During August 2001 and 2002 | Deacutis, C. F., Murray, D., Prell, W., Saarman, E., and Larissa Korhun | Narragansett Bay, estuary, hypoxia, dissolved oxygen (DO) |
| NBEP | NBEP-04-125 | 2004 | Coastal Wetlands Trends in Narragansett Bay Estuary During the 20th Century | Tiner, R.W., Huber, I., Nuerminger, T. Mandeville, A. | Mount Hope Bay, Coastal Wetlands, Trends, History, Fish and Wildlife, GIS, Conservation, Buffer Zone, Restoration |
| NBEP | NBEP-03-120 | 2003 | Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Project Area: Trends Analysis Methodology | Huber, I., Nuerminger, T., Natural Resources Assessment Group, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, (UMASS) | Aerial photography interpretation, rectification, mapping units, classification; urban, agricultural, rangeland, forest, water, wetlands, barren, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-03-123 | 2003 | Energy and Water Resource Consultants, Ecological Indicators for Narragansett Bay and its Watershed. | Kleinschmidt | Energy, Ecological Indicators, Watershed, Water Resources, Ecosystem Characteristics, Landscape Condition Indicators, Fish and Wildlife Populations, Biodiversity, Management |
| NBEP | NBEP-03-124 | 2003 | Report on the Analysis of True Color Aerial Photographs to Map Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Coastal Wetlands, Deepwater Habitats and Coastal Features in Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut | Huber, I., Natural Resources Assessment Group, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, UMASS Amherst | Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, Eelgrass, Zostera marina, Coastal Wetlands, Shoreline, Block Island, Deepwater Habitats, Maps, Pawcatuck River, Point Judith, Westerly, Charlestown, Connecticut |
| NBEP | NBEP-02-122 | 2002 | Blackstone River Fisheries Restoration Plan | Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Division of Fish and Wildlife, R.I. Department of Environmental Management, & Blackstone River Fish Restoration Steering Committee. | Blackstone River, Fish Passage, Feasibility study, Fish Restoration, Dam, Maps |
| Partner | NBEP-02-134 | 2002 | Annual Primary Production in Narragansett Bay with no Bay-Wide Winter-Spring Phytoplankton Bloom | Oviatt, C., Keller, A., Reed, L. | Primary production, Narragansett Bay, Winter, Spring, Phytoplankton, Bloom, climate trends, warming, nutrients, 14C |
| NBEP | NBEP-00-119 | 2000 | Photo-Interpretation of Buffer Zones, Coastal Wetland Potential Restoration Sites, and Hardened Shorelines in the Narragansett Bay Estuary Rhode Island and Massachusetts | Huber, I. Natural Resources Assessment group, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, (UMASS) | Buffer Zones, wetland restoration, photo-interpretation, habitat classification; land use, urban, agricultural, rangeland, forest, water, barren, shoreline characteristics, species list, Maps |
| Partner | NBEP-00-156 | 2000 | Narragansett Bay Water Quality: Status and Trends 2000, A Summary of Water Quality Information | Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, and Narragansett Bay Estuarine Research Reserve | Narragansett Bay, water quality, pollutants, status and trends, organic waste, metals, pathogens |
| NBEP | NBEP-99-117 | 1999 | Report on the Analysis of True Color Aerial Photographs to Map Submerged Aquatic Vegetation and Coastal Resource Areas in Narragansett Bay Tidal Waters and Nearshore Areas Rhode Island and Massachusetts | Huber, I., Natural Resources Assessment group, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, (Amass) | Aerial Photography, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, habitat classification, delineation techniques, coastal features, tidal water regimes, acreage, species list, Maps |
| Partner | NBEP-95-113 | 1995 | A Guide to Site-Selection for Eelgrass Restoration Projects in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island | Kopp, B.S., Doherty, A. M., and Nixon, S.W. | site-selection, eelgrass, restoration, Narragansett Bay, eelgrass distribution, bathymetry, historical seagrass |
| NBEP | NBEP-95-116 | 1995 | Consistency and Coordination Review of Rhode Island Environmental Regulations and Policies Appendices A through E | Cottrell, H.L., (RIDEM) | Inter-agency variations, Environmental Regulations, definitions, DEM, CRMC, coordination, wetlands, forest, waste Management, fish and wildlife, permit reviews, flow charts, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-95-121 | 1995 | Historical Distributions of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island 1850-1995 | Doherty, A.M. | Eelgrass, Distribution, Zostera marina, History, Maps |
| Partner | NBEP-93-188 | 1993 | Overview of Quahog Management Studies in Narragansett Bay, 1946 to 1992 | Rice, M, A. | Quahog populations, fisheries, Narragansett Bay, fisheries management, fishing effort |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-100 | 1992 | Inputs of Organic Contaminants to Narragansett Bay Under Wet Weather Conditions | Latimer, J.S., Ellis, J., Leblanc, L., Quinn, J.G. (URI) | Blackstone River, Providence River, East Providence River, Blackstone Valley Woonasquatucket River, Ten Mile River, Moshassuck River, Wet Weather Organic Contaminant, Flow, Precipitation, Petroleum hydrocarbons, PAH, PCBs, Combined Sewer Overflow, Water Quality, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, Sewage Treatment Plant, urban Runoff, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-101 | 1992 | Stormwater Basin Plants & Landscaping Guide: A Simple Guide for Designers and Communities. | The Land Management Project | Stormwater basin plant landscaping; Sediment, Runoff, Pollutants/ pollution, human use, habitat restoration, erosion, flora, fauna, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-102 | 1992 | A Steady-State Model of Dissolved Oxygen & Nitrogen in the Providence River-Seekonk River Estuary, Rhode Island | Dettmann, Brown, Warren, Fox, Kester (EPA/ERLN-URI GSO) | Providence River, Seekonk River. Water Quality, Nutrient Loading, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, eutrophication, ammonia, Nitrogen cycle, EUTRO models, Benthic fluxes, Phytoplankton uptake, primary productivity, Sediment, reaeration, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-103 | 1992 | Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) Species Profile. | Gray, C.L. (RIDEM) | Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, economic value, stock description, range, habitat, feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-104 | 1992 | Tautaug (Tautaug onitis) Species Profile. | Gray, C.L. (RIDEM) | Tautaug, Tautaug onitis, economic value, stock description, range, habitat, feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-105 | 1992 | Assessment of Hazards of Contaminants in Seafood | Brown, Goble, Mao (Clark University) | Organic Contaminant, Toxic hazard profile, characterization, health effect; PCB, PAH, Nickel, mercury, Human Health, Seafood health, reproduction, fetal development, acceptable concentrations, assessment methodology |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-106 | 1992 | Long-finned Squid (Loligo pealei) Species Profile. | Gray, C.L., (RIDEM) | Long-finned Squid, Loligo pealei, economic value, stock description, range, habitat, feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-107 | 1992 | Contaminated Sediments in Narragansett Bay: Severity and Extent | Hinga, K., (URI) | Mount Hope Bay, Taunton River, Seekonk River, Fields Point, Ohio Ledge, Greenwich Bay, Providence River, Sediment, Organic Contaminant, Pollutants/ pollution risks; human health, Benthic/ pelagic marine Organisms, wildlife. AET (Apparent Effects Threshold). Risk evaluations, protection, exposure, Bioassay studies, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-109 | 1992 | Providence & Seekonk Rivers and Upper Narragansett Bay Eutrophication Screening Analysis | Limno-Tech, Inc. | Providence River, Seekonk River, Eutrophication, Hydrodynamic transport, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Pollution/ Pollution loads, flow patterns, ammonia, Nitrogen, Phosphorous reductions, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, Environmental conditions; Optimal light intensity, Primary Production, growth coefficients, Wet Weather overflows, SINBADD, SPRAY, SQUIRT, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-110 | 1992 | Providence River Phytoplankton Kinetic Rates: Data Report #3 for Eutrophication Modeling | Michelman, M. | Providence River, Seekonk River. Phytoplankton kinetic rates, Primary Productivity, Requirements; Temp, Nitrogen, Salinity, light, Phosphorous, ammonia, Chlorophyll silicon, ATP, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, Biomass, respiration rates, growth characteristics, setting rates, Nutrient Mineralization, stoichiometry, chemical composition, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-111 | 1992 | Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Narragansett Bay Sediments and Hard Shell Clams | Quinn, J.G., Latimer, J.S., Leblanc, L., Ellis, J. | Fields Point, Ohio Ledge, Upper Providence River, Seekonk River, Mount Hope Bay, Greenwich Bay, Organic Contaminant; Sediment, Hard Shell Clam, Quahog, Mercenaria. CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow Runoff, PCBs, PAH, benzonitriles, concentrations, Toxin loads, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-114 | 1992 | Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan for Narragansett Bay (CCMP) | Division of Planning, Rhode Island Department of Administration | Management, Conservation, Habitat, Restoration |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-115 | 1992 | CCMP Executive Summary | CCMP Executive Summary | |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-79 | 1992 | Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) Species Profile | Gray, C.L. (RIDEM) | Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus. economic value, range, abundance, history, habitat, feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-80 | 1992 | Narragansett Bay and the Surrounding Economy | Rorholm and Farrell | Water Quality, Fishable swimmable, environmental impacts, Human impacts; fishing, recreation, transportation, policies, financial expenditures |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-81 | 1992 | Suggestions Regarding Management Planning For Some Vertebrate & Invertebrate Resources of Narragansett Bay | Saila and Keller (URI) | Fisheries, Winter flounder, Hard Shell Clam, Quahog, Mercenaria, Tautaug, marine resources, Management, Stock Evaluation, Maximum Sustainable Yield, Yield Per Recuruit, Public health, recreational use, fishing effort; gear, landings, quotas, restrictions, Sewage contamination, Pollutants/ pollution, gastroenteritis |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-82 | 1992 | Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) Reproductive Success | Buckley, Smigielski, Halavik, Caldarone, Burns, & Laurence (NOAA-NMFS) | Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Reproductive Success, survival of laboratory reared larvae, spawning, fertility, fecundity, female size requirements, gonadosomatic index |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-83 | 1992 | Evaluation of the Relative Acute Toxicity of Nearshore Sediments in Narragansett Bay | Scott, Redmond, McKenna, & Robson (EPA/ERLN) | Providence River, Seekonk River, Blackstone River, Sediment Toxins, near-shore, amphipods; indicators., Benthic assessment, anthropogenic contaminants, Sediment toxicity tests, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-84 | 1992 | Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) Species Profile | Gray, C.L. (RIDEM) | Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus economic value, stock description, range, habitat/ feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-85 | 1992 | Blackstone River 1990 | Wright, Runge, Lee, Chaudhury (URI) | Blackstone River, non/Point source loadings, Water Quality; Wet Weather/ Dry Weather conditions, discharge limits, Discharge Monitoring Reports, flows, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, hydroelectric power, dredging, dams, Potential Management |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-86 | 1992 | Problem Assessment and Source Identification & Ranking of Wet Weather Discharges Entering the Providence & Seekonk Rivers | Wright, R.M. et al. (URI) | Seekonk River, Providence River, Woonsocket, East Providence, Cranston, Centerdale. Wet Weather discharges, Monitoring, Water Quality, contaminants, rainfall, Storms, Sewage Treatment Plants, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Fresh Water flows, SINBADD, SPRAY, Dissolved/ particulate toxins; Cadmium,Chromium Copper, Lead, Nickel, NO3, Pollution, ammonia, suspended solids, C. Perfringens, Fecal Coliform, E. coli, Enterococci, bacteriophage, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-87 | 1992 | Survey of Environmental Conditions & Plankton Dynamics Along a Eutrophication Gradient in Narragansett Bay During An Annual Cycle. | Smayda, T.J. (URI) | Plankton Dynamics, Eutrophication gradient, Nutrient Loading, Nitrogen, Water Quality, Nitrogen cycle, physical oceanography, light penetration; secchi disc, euphotic zone, Nutrients, "Brown-Tide", Primary Production, Zooplankton, Mesozooplankton, Phytoplankton Biomass |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-88 | 1992 | Blackstone River "Briefing Paper" and Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Briefing Paper, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Blackstone River, Water Quality, Toxins, Pollutants/ pollution, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, Toxicity, non/Point source loadings, Sediment, Habitat, fisheries, Biota, Land Use, regulations, river surveys, discharge permits, source reduction |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-89 | 1992 | Critical Resource Area Protection "Briefing Paper" & Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Briefing Paper, Critical Area Resource Protection, Critical Protection Area, CRMC Vegetated Buffer Strips, land use, Water Quality, Habitat preservation, wetlands protection, watershed, population density, species diversity, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-90 | 1992 | Abstracts from February 17, 1992 Symposium | Science and the Narragansett Bay Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan | CCMP, Wet Weather, Pollution loading, Combined Sewer Systems, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, abatement, Management, Critical Natural Resources, Habitat inventory, resource mapping, Buffer Zones, Land Use, Water Quality, economic, Monitoring, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-91 | 1992 | American Eel (Anquilla rostrata) Species Profile. See folder for NBEP-91-56. | Gray, C.L. (RIDEM) | American Eel, Anquilla rostrata, economic value, stock description, range, habitat, feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-92 | 1992 | Final Report on the Hazardous Waste Reduction Project & DEMÌ¥s Pollution Prevention Program | Hazardous Waste Reduction Project | Hazardous Waste Reduction Project, HWRP, Pollution, Pollution prevention, Protocols, incentives barriers, industries, metals, plastics, rubber, jewelry, machinery, electronics, oil, Sewage Treatment Plant, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Pollution, air toxics, Volatile Organic Contaminant, public/ employee involvement |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-93 | 1992 | The Land Management Project Completion Report | The Land Management Project | CCMP, Land Management Project, nonpoint source Management, workshops, conferences, literature, demonstrations, government involvement, technical support, funding, |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-94 | 1992 | The Land Management Project Publications Appendix. | The Land Management Project | Fact sheets; Land use, Water Quality, Best Management Practices, research reviews, wetlands; flood control, groundwater, surface water, wildlife, recreation, regulation, local ordinances, Nutrient Loading, nonpoint source controls, septic systems, Pollution, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, roads, stormwater, survey responses |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-95 | 1992 | Narragansett Bay Public Opinion Survey | Advantage Research Corporation | Public Opinion surveys, recreation, importance, funding, Pollution |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-96 | 1992 | A Preliminary Assessment of Environmental Quality in Greenwich Bay | Nowicki & McKenna (URI) | Greenwich Bay, Warwick, Apponaug, Brush Neck, North Kingston, Environmental quality, Coliforms, indicators, Water Quality; Nutrients, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll, metals, hydrocarbons, Finfish, Shellfish, Benthos, Pollution/ Pollution inputs; Sewage Treatment Plant, surface Runoff, boating. SINBADD, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-97 | 1992 | Land Use as it Relates to Water Quality and Wildlife Habitat "Briefing Paper" and Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Briefing Paper, Land Use, control Programs, Zoning, Natural Resources, Management, Water Quality, Preservation, Conservation, Sewage, Waste Water, Permitting, Regulation |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-98 | 1992 | Water Management: Supply, Use, & Treatment "Briefing Paper" & Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Management Committee | CCMP, Briefing Paper, Water Management, treatment facilities; WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, Sewage Treatment Plant, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Pollution, ISDS, Septic Systems, conservation, environmental, economic, political |
| NBEP | NBEP-92-99 | 1992 | Monitoring Inventory | Michelman, M | mon programs; federal, state RI, MA, University, local, SPRAY, SINBAD, shellfish, finfish, bathing beach, Sed, Water Quality, WW/DW, Pollutants/ pollution... |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-51 | 1991 | Winter Flounder Contaminant and Pathological Survey: Narragansett Bay and Vicinity. 65 pp. Includes Wolke & Recksiek (URI). Narragansett Bay Winter Flounder Macrophage Aggregate Number Corrected for Age. And Technical Report on Aging of Winter Flounder Otoliths from Rhode Island | Lee, Saila, & Wolke (URI). And Haas, R.E. (URI). | Warwick Neck, Quonochontaug Pond, Whale Rock, winter flounder, pathology, containment, Pollution/ Pollutants; PCBs, Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, tissue samples; muscle, liver, otoliths. HMA (Hepatic Macrophage Aggregate), Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-52 | 1991 | A History of Metal Inputs to Narragansett Bay | Nixon, S. W. (URI) | History, Mercury, Silver, Cadmium, As, Chromium, Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc. Inputs; industries, machines, tools, smelting, steam engines, railroads, telephones, jewelry, TVs, radios, cars, Road, Runoff, Sewage Treatment Plant, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-53 | 1991 | Evaluation of Critical Protection Area Delineation Technique | Horsley Witten Hegemann, Inc. | Critical Protection Areas, Critical Resource Areas, Regulations, delineations, ISDS, Ground/surface water, state comparisons. Watershed; Lakes, streams, wetlands, aquifers, wells. Contaminants, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, bacteria, petroleum hydrocarbons, metals, pesticides, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-54 | 1991 | Sewage Contamination/Pathogens "Briefing Paper" & Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee. | Briefing Paper, Sewage Treatment Plant, Pathogens, Contaminants, public health risks; typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, gastroenteritis. Shellfishing closures, landings, Fishable Swimmable. |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-55 | 1991 | Vegetated Buffer Strip Designation Method Guidance Manual | Palmstrom, N. (IEP. Inc.) | Vegetated Buffer Strips, guidelines, regulations, limitations stormwater Runoff, Pollution, attenuation, fauna/ flora protection |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-56 | 1991 | Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) Species Profile | Gray, C. L. (RIDEM) | winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, economic value, range, abundance, history, habitat requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development, Mount Hope Bay, Sakonnet River, Greenwich Bay, Wickford cove |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-57 | 1991 | Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) Species Profile | Gray, C. L. (RIDEM) | Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, economic value, range, history, habitat requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-58 | 1991 | Narragansett Bay Combined Sewer Overflows | Metcalf & Eddy | Blackstone Valley district commission, Combined Sewer Overflow, CSO flows, loads, Pollution/ Pollution; fecal coliform, metals, Nutrient Loading, organics, Public health, abatement projects |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-59 | 1991 | Narragansett Bay Regionalization Study | Metcalf & Eddy | regionalization, discharge, Fields point, Greenwich Bay, Warwick, Cranston, Providence, Quonset Point, Point Judith WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-60 | 1991 | Combined Sewer Overflows "Briefing Paper" & Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Briefing Paper, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow abatement policies, Water Quality, discharge, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, disinfection |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-61 | 1991 | Boater Waste Disposal "Briefing Paper" and Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Briefing Paper, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, boater waste disposal, boat-sewage discharge, pump-out facilities, education, enforcement, Marine Sanitation Device equipment |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-62 | 1991 | Health Risk From Chemically Contaminated Seafood "Briefing Paper" & Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Project Management Committee | Briefing Paper, NBEPMC; public health risk, chemical Contaminants in seafood. Risk assessment; Kipp, Brown Univeristy, Hoffman. Regulations, policy, protocols, health advisories |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-63 | 1991 | An Investigation into Multiple Uses of Vegetated Buffer Strips (1988-1989) | Groffman, Gold, Husband, Simmons, & Eddleman (URI) | Vegetated Buffer Strips, surface removal, groundwater studies, Microbial Indicators, buffering capacity, wildlife studies, non-point source Pollutants/ pollution, Nitrogen Loading, Recommendations, management |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-64 | 1991 | Aspects of Climate Around Narragansett Bay | Pilson (URI) | Climate; temperature, light, wind, precipitation, river flow, glacial movement |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-65 | 1991 | Mount Hope Bay "Briefing Paper" and Proceedings from Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Narragansett Bay Management Committee | Briefing Paper, Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Mount Hope Bay, environmental condition/ degradation, sewage/ Toxins, Contaminants, Pollution, Combined Sewer Overflow, CSO abatement, Water Quality, Shellfishing, interstate cooperation, Fall River, Brayton Point, Organic Contaminant, Hypoxia |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-66 | 1991 | Recent Metal Inputs to Narragansett Bay | Nixon, S.W. (URI) | Mount Hope Bay, Sakonnet River, Blackstone River, Providence River, Woonasquatucket River, Moshassuck River, Taunton River, metal inputs; Cadmium, Chromium Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Silver, atmospheric deposition, Runoff, Rivers, storms, industrial discharge, Sewage, Pollution, Metal flux-river flow relationship, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-67 | 1991 | The American Lobster in Narragansett Bay: Patterns of Benthic Recruitment, Adult Populations and Fishing Effort | Wahle (Brown Univ.) | American Lobster; Young of Year, benthic recruitment, populations, fishing effort, habitats; rocky, sandy, trap buoy counts, census, substratum patterns, factors affecting abundance, densities |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-68 | 1991 | Bay Bib: The Narragansett Bay Bibliography: 1979-1988 | Sieburth & Dorf (URI) | Bibliography of published articles |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-69 | 1991 | Sediment Erodibility In Narragansett Bay, RI: A Method of Predicting Sediment Dynamics | Keith, Davis, Paul (EPA-ERLN) | Sediment dynamics, erodibility, deposition, sheer stress, water content, texture |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-70 | 1991 | Land Use Map of the Hunt-Potowomut River Watershed | Garvin, L. (IEP, Inc.) | Hunt-Potowomut River watershed, land use, development; sub-basins, zoning districts, soils, watershed model inputs, Vegetated Buffer Strips, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-71 | 1991 | Financing Volume I: An Inventory of Funding Sources for Cleanup and Maintenance of Narragansett Bay and Potential Funding Sources for a Statewide Water Quality Monitoring Program in Narragansett Bay | Apogee Research | Funding/ financing, state/ local taxes, real estate transfer taxes, Government, impact, sewer assessment, beach fees, license plate, credit card affinities. aqua, clean water act, environmental trust, funds, Grants, services, permits, bonds, utilities, financing infrastructure, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Rural/ urban nonpoint source control, industrial pretreatment, ISDS control, municipal point source control, Water Quality |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-72 | 1991 | Financing Volume II: Beneficiary-Based Financing for Local Enforcement of Soil Erosion, Sedimentation Control, and Stormwater Management Regulation; The Stormwater Management Utility: A Guide to Planning for the Narrow River Watershed, RI; and An Examination of the Financing of Improved Wastewater Treatment in Cranston, Warwick and West Warwick, RI | Apogee Research | Narrow River, Watershed, Cranston, Warwick. Funding/ finance; soil erosion, sedimentation control, stormwater Management, Local management, Case studies, stormwater utility, Waste Water, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-73 | 1991 | Effects of Chlorine on the Toxicity of a Wastewater Treatment Facility Effluent and Impacts on Receiving Waters | Petrocelli, Nacci, Comeleo, Sheehan, Greene, Lima, Charles & Morrison (SAIC/NBC/EPA-ERLN) | WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility; effects/ impacts on receiving waters, chlorine treatment effects on Toxins. Indicators, sea urchin/ Arabacia punctulata, Hard Shell Clam, Quahog, Mercenaria, macroalgae, Champia parvula, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-74 | 1991 | Report on Providence River Toxicity Testing: Wet/ Dry Study | Morrison, G. (EPA-ERLN) | Providence River, Wet Weather/Dry Weather, Toxins, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Indicators, sea urchin/ Arabacia punctulata, macroalgae/ Champia parvula, Ceriodaphnia dubia |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-75 | 1991 | A Review of Biological Effects of Toxic Pollutants on Organisms in Narragansett Bay | Jeon & Oviatt (URI) | Providence River, Mount Hope Bay, Biological effects, Toxins, Contaminants, metals, organotoxic contaminants; PCB, PAH,PHC, Cadmium, Copper, Nickel, Zinc, Lead, Mercury, DDT. Hard Shell Clam, Quahog, Mercenaria, winter Flounder, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-76 | 1991 | Scup (Stenotomus chrysops) Species Profile | Gray, C.L. (RIDEM) | Scup, Stenotomus chrysops, economic value, range, abundance, history, habitat, feeding requirements, migration, reproduction, growth, development |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-77 | 1991 | Providence River Wet Weather Dye Study Data Report | Turner, Asselin, Feng, Puckett (ASA, Inc.) | Providence River, Wet Weather, Dye study, Latitude, Longitude, Depth, Temperature, Flurometry, Conductivity, Salinity, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, SigmaT, Raw Data |
| NBEP | NBEP-91-78 | 1991 | Providence River Wet Weather Current Meter Study Data Report | Turner, Puckett, Isaji, Feng (ASA, Inc.) | Providence River, Seekonk River, Fields Point, Gaspee Point, Wet Weather, Runoff; CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Sewage Treatment Plant, Pollutants/ pollution, Circulation Dynamics, Tidal Currents, Salinity, Temperature, flow, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-26 | 1990 | Trace Metals in Quahog Clams from Narragansett Bay | Beach & Hittinger (Thibault/ Bubly Associates) | Mount Hope Bay, Providence River, Septic Systems, Quahog, Hard Shell Clam, Mercenaria, Trace Metal, Chromium Copper, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Zinc, Jerome Gold Film Analyzer, Flame Atomic Absorption |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-27 | 1990 | Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton in Narragansett Bay: Status and Trends; Part 2: Ichthyoplankton | Durbin & Durbin (URI) | Mount Hope Bay, Ichthyoplankton, Zooplankton, Distribution, Menhaden, Anchovy, Winter Flounder, Tautaug, Weakfish, Windowpane, Silverside, Seaboard Goby |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-28 | 1990 | The Benthic Communities Within Narragansett Bay | Frithsen (URI) | Brushneck Cove, Greenwich Bay, RI Sound, Taunton River, Benthic communities, physical/ biological Characteristics, Sed Composition, core samples, Benthic larvae, Hard Shell Clam, Quahog, Mercenaria |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-30 | 1990 | Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis of Shore & Near-shore Users of the Upper Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. and Remote Sensing of Upper Narragansett Bay Using Spot-1 Imagery. | West (URI) and West & Snyder (URI). | Upper Shore & Near-Shore Users, Remote Sensing, Spot-1 imagery, Public Surveys, Shore based Recreation; fishing, boating, Beach goers, Near-Shore mapping, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-31 | 1990 | Characterization of "Brown-Tides" & Other Bloom Forming Picoalgae, & their Interactive Effects on Phytoplankton | Hargraves (URI) | Bloom Forming Picoalgae; Aureococcus anophagefferens, Minutocellus polymorphous, Synechoccus spp. Nannochloris/ Chlorella, Phytoplankton, Harmful Algal Blooms, Brown Tide |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-32 | 1990 | Microbial Indicator Levels in Shellfish, Water, & Sediments from Upper Narragansett Bay Conditional Shellfish Growing Area | Cabelli (URI) | Shellfish growing areas, Microbial Indicators, Clostridium Perfringes, Fecal Coliform, E. coli, F Phage, Distribution, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-33 | 1990 | Microbial Indicator Levels in the Providence River and Upper Narragansett Bay | Cabelli (URI) | Providence River, Microbial Indicators Clostridium Perfringes, Fecal Coliform, E. coli, F Phage, Sewage Treatment Plant, Shellfish, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-34 | 1990 | Quahog Histopathology Studies | Kern (National Marine Fisheries Service) | Providence River, Mount Hope Bay, Greenwich Bay, Mt View, OL, Shellfish, Quahog, Hard Shell Clam, Mercenaria, Soft Shell Clam, Histopathology, histology, pathology, Shell/ color abnormalities, Sex, external parasites, visible disease |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-35 | 1990 | Towards the Management of Narragansett Bay: An Institutional Analysis | Kumekawa, Giliberto, Carlson, & Poirer (URI) | Management, Education case study, process analysis, policy making |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-36 | 1990 | Assessing the Effects of Pollutant Exposure on Estuarine Populations | Almeida & Fogarty (National Marine Fisheries Service) | State of Estuarine populations Pollutants pollution, fishing, disease, predation, recruitment, growth, egg, larval, juvenile, adult, Model Assessment |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-37 | 1990 | Methodology for Assessing Hazards of Contaminants in Seafood | Brown, Goble, & Teitelbaum (Clark University) | Organic Contaminant; PCBs, PAHs, Mercury, nickel Toxins, seafood, health effects, genetic mutations, acceptable levels |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-38 | 1990 | Using Single Species & Whole Ecosystem Tests to Characterize the Toxicity of a Sewage Treatment Plant Effluent | Frithsen, Nacci, Oviatt, Strobel, &Walsh (URI) | Sewage Treatment Plant, effluents, Toxins, silica, Arbacia punctulata/ sea urchin, Ecosystem Tests, mesocom experiments, Water Quality parameters |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-39 | 1990 | Estimation of Surface-Water Runoff to Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island & Massachusetts | Ries, K. G. III (U.S.G.S.) | Watershed Surface-Water Runoff, climate, land/ water use, regulations, estimated stream flow, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-40 | 1990 | Remote Sensing, Spot-1 imagery | This report has been incorporated within #NBEP-90-30. | Remote Sensing, Spot-1 imagery |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-41 | 1990 | The First Year of the Narragansett Bay Project: Results and Recommendations | Hoffman (Narragansett Bay Project) | Narragansett Bay Estuary Program, Management, Briefing Paper, Water Quality, Blackstone River, Shellfish, public access |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-42 | 1990 | Improving An Estuarine Water Quality Ecosystem Model for Narragansett Bay | Kremer (USC) | User Guide; Computer model, Bay model Analyzer |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-43 | 1990 | Field Evaluation of Nitrogen Removal from Septic Systems for Coastal Communities | Gold, Loomis, & Lamb (URI) | Septic Systems, Nitrogen removal, RUCK system, Nutrient Loading, Nitrification, Denitrification |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-44 | 1990 | An Investigation into Multiple Uses of Vegetated Buffer Strips -1989. This report has been superseded by NBEP-91-63 | Groffman, Gold, Husband, Simmons, & Eddleman (URI). | Vegetated Buffer Strips, non-Point source Pollution, groundwater, buffering capacity, microbial index, wildlife studies, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-45 | 1990 | Historical Review of Water Quality Management & Pollution Abatement in Narragansett Bay | Needham & Robadue (URI) | Water Quality Management, Pollution/ Pollution abatement, historical review, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, Sewage Treatment Plant, Combined Sewer Overflow, CSO, governance |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-46 | 1990 | Etiology of Clam Leukemia | Chang, P. W. (URI) | Watershed, Soft Shell Clam, Hematopoietic neoplasia, etiology |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-47 | 1990 | Pathogens in Narragansett Bay: Issues, Inputs, and Improvement Options | Roman, C. T. (Narragansett Bay Project) | Pathogens, Management, Microbial Indicators, fecal coliform, E coli, Clostridium Perfringes, Sewage Treatment Plant, Combined Sewer Overflow, CSO, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, ISDS, non-/pnt source, boating activity, Runoff, Response to chlorination |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-48 | 1990 | Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement: Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Programs in Rhode Island | Sutinen & Lee (URI) | WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility; pretreatment programs, Fields Point, Pollution, Blackstone Valley, District Commission, East Providence, Discharge Limitations, non/compliance, enforcement |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-49 | 1990 | Characterizing Late Summer Water Quality in the Seekonk River, Providence River, and Upper Narragansett Bay (SQUIRT) | Doering & Oviatt (URI) | Upper Providence River, Seekonk River, SQUIRT, Water Quality; Nutrients, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, Sediment, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-90-50 | 1990 | P8 Urban Catchment Model: Users Guide, Program Documentation, and Evaluation of Existing Models. Software available upon request. | Walker (IEP, Inc.) | P8 Urban Catchment Model, User guide; installation, mechanics, operation, utilities |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-14 | 1989 | Recent Growth and Biochemical Composition of Juvenile, Young-of-Year Winter Flounder from Different Areas of Narragansett Bay | Buckley & Caldarone (National Marine Fisheries Service) | Winter Flounder, Young of Year, Growth rates, Tissue Samples, muscle, liver, RNA/ DNA Protein/ lipid content, Hepato-Somatic Index (HSI) |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-15 | 1989 | Historical Data Assessment: Finfishes of the Narragansett Bay Area: Report 1988 | Jeffries, Hale, & Keller (URI) | Fin Fish, Trawl Survey, Power Plant, GSO, Fishable Swimmable, Fish & Wildlife, Moshassuck River, Commercial Fisheries Catch Data |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-16 | 1989 | Monitoring of the Providence & Seekonk Rivers for Trace Metals & Associated Parameters (SPRAY) | Doering, Pilson, & Oviatt (URI) | Providence River, Seekonk River, Trace Metal; Cadmium, Nickel, Copper, Lead, Monitoring, Nutrient Loading, Fresh Water, Tidal Influence, Transport Time, Spatial Distribution Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-17 | 1989 | Phosphorus Loadings to the Groundwater from Suburban Land Uses: A Preliminary Analysis | Gold & Loomis (URI) | Nutrient Loading, Eutrophication, Phosphorous, Nitrogen, Septic Systems, Sewage Treatment Plant, Leaching, home lawn, RUCK, Recirc Sand Filter, ISDS |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-18 | 1989 | Zooplankton and Ichthyoplankton in Narragansett Bay: Status and Trends; Part 1: Zooplankton | Durbin & Durbin (URI) | Mesozooplankton, Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Ichthyoplankton, Bloom Forming Picoalgae, Distribution, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-19 | 1989 | A Review of the Major Research Studies on Petroleum Hydrocarbons & Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Narragansett Bay | Quinn (URI) | Blackstone River, Taunton River, Providence River, Pollutants/ Pollution; PCB, PAH, PHC, (non-)Point Sources, Urban Runoff, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Oil Spills, Distribution, Sediment, organisms, Shellfish, Quahog, mercenaria, mussel, Soft Shell Clam |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-20 | 1989 | A Review of Major Research Done in Rhode Island on Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Water, Atmosphere, Sediment, & Biota | Latimer (URI) | Blackstone River, Woonasquatucket River, Moshassuck River, Taunton River, Pawtuxet River, Point Sources, Fresh Water, Salt Water, Pollution, PCBs, Pesticides, Distribution, Sediment, Biota; fish, Shellfish, Quahog, Mercenaria, Mussel, Plankton, atmosphere |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-21 | 1989 | A Review of Narragansett Bay Phytoplankton Data: Status & Trends | Hinga, Lewis, Rice, Dadey, Keller (URI) | Phytoplankton, Distribution, Primary Production, Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Chlorophyll |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-22 | 1989 | Water Quality Survey of Narragansett Bay: A Summary of Results from the SINBADD 1985-1986 | Pilson & Hunt (URI) | SINBADD, Water Quality DO, dissolved Oxygen, Surface/ Bottom water, Nutrient Loading; Phosphorous, Ammonia, Nitrogen, silica, Trace Metal; Cd, Copper, Pb, Nickel, Chromium, Silver, Mercury, Microbial Bacteria, spores, Runoff, Sewage Treatment Plant, Distribution, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-23 | 1989 | Narragansett Bay Sediment Quality Survey: August 1988 | Germano & Rhoads (Science Applications International Corp.) | Sediment Quality, REMOTS, Water Quality; Temperature, Salinity, DO, dissolved Oxygen, Hypoxia, Organic Contaminant; Clostridium perfringens spores, Human Health Indicators, Bacteria, Organic-Sediment Index, Redox-Potential Discontinuity, habitat, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-24 | 1989 | SPRAY Cruise Dissolved Oxygen and Chlorophyll (HYDROX) | Doering, Oviatt, & Pilson (URI) | Providence River, Taunton River, Blackstone River, TMR, Moshassuck River, Woonasquatucket River, Pawtuxet River, Fields Point, SPRAY, Water Quality, DO, Dissolved Oxygen, Chlorophyll, Distribution, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-89-25 | 1989 | Distribution of Trace Metals in the Water Column, Sediments, and Shellfish of Narragansett Bay | Bender, Kester, Cullen, Quinn, King, Phelps, & Hunt (URI) | Trace Metal Iron, Mercury, Sn, Chromium Lead, Potassium, Ammonia, Beryllium, Zinc, Nickel, Copper, Cadmium, Sediment Shellfish, Quahog, Mercenaria, Hard Shell Clam, Phytoplankton, Distribution, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-03 | 1988 | Development of a One-Dimensional Water Quality Model for the Blackstone River; Part 1: Chemical Monitoring of Pollutants in the Blackstone River | Quinn, Latimer, Carey, Ellis, & Zheng (URI) | Blackstone River, Water Quality, Trace Metal, Cadmium, Chromium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Silver, Ag Pollution/ Pollution; Petroleum, Hydrocarbons, Organochlorine, Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyl's, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, Monitoring, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-04 | 1988 | Analyses of Archived Water Samples for Organic Pollutants | Quinn, Latimer, Ellis, Leblanc, & Zheng (URI) | Organic Contaminant, Pollutants/ pollution, Water Quality, WWTF/ Waste Water Treatment Facility, Point-Source |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-05 | 1988 | Organic Contaminants in Quahogs, Mercenaria, Collected from Narragansett Bay | Pruell, Norwood, Bowen, Palmquist, & Fluck (EPA-ERLN) | Quahog, Mercenaria, Hard Shell Clam, Tissue Samples, Chemical Separation, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectroscopy, Pollution/ Pollution/ Organic Contaminant PCB, Chl-Pesticides, PAH, Benzonirtiles, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-06 | 1988 | Bathing Beach Monitoring for New Indicators | Deacutis, C. (RIDEM) | Bathing Beach, Monitoring, Human Health, Microbial Indicators, Fecal Coliform, E. Coli, (EPA- Membrane Filter Method), Fishable Swimmable, Fresh Water/ Salt Water, (non-)/ Point Sources |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-07 | 1988 | Status of the Hard Clam Fishery in Narragansett Bay | Pratt, S. D. (URI) | Quahog, Mercenaria, Hard Shell Clam, Little Neck, Soft Shell Clam, Mussels, Values, Landings, Fishermen, Sources, Mgmt., Enforcement, Laws |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-08 | 1988 | Status of the Hard Clam, Mercenaria, in the Providence River and Mount Hope Bay | Pratt, Martin, & Saila (URI) | Providence River, Mount Hope Bay Quahog, Mercenaria, Hard Shell Clam, Distribution, Size, Management, Recommendations, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-09 | 1988 | Governance of Non-Point Source Inputs to Narragansett Bay: A Plan for Coordinated Action | Myers (Ehrenfeld & Associates) | Water Quality, (Act of 1987), Eutrophication, (non-)Point Source Inputs, Laws, Sewage Treatment Plant/ Disposal, Sediment, Erosion, Runoff, Storm Water, Marina, CRMC, Management, Recommendations |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-10 | 1988 | Development of a One-Dimensional Water Quality Model for the Blackstone River; Part 2: Mathematical Modeling | Wright (URI) | Blackstone River, Seekonk River, Water Quality, mathematical Formulations PAWTOXIC, Flow Profiles, Waste Water Drainage, Sediment, Suspended Solids, Trace Metal, Cadmium, Chromium Copper, Lead, Nickel |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-11 | 1988 | Mt. Hope Bay Sanitary Survey: Microbiological; 1986-1987 | Rippey & Watkins (FDA, Northeast Technical Services Unit) | Mount Hope Bay, Taunton River, Demographics/ Classification of area, Water Quality, Waste Water/Drainage Water Sanitary Surveys, CSO, Combined Sewer Overflow, Pollutants/ pollution, Microbial Indicators, fecal Coliform, E. Coli, Clostridium Perfringes, NSSP, National Shellfish Sanitation Program, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-12 | 1988 | Circulation Dynamics in Mt. Hope Bay & the Lower Taunton River | Spaulding, White, Heinmiller, Simoneau, Liang, & Choi (URI) | Mount Hope Bay, Taunton River, Flow Profiles, Circulation, Hydrodynamic models, Tides, Wind Density, River Flow, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-12A | 1988 | Mercury in the Waters of Narragansett Bay | Vandal & Fitzgerald (UConn) | Mercury, Acid-Liable Hg, Fresh Water/ Salt Water, Salinity, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-88-13 | 1988 | Environmental Conditions & Plankton Dynamics in Narragansett Bay During An Annual Cycle Characterized By Brown-Tide | Smayda (URI) | Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Bloom-forming Picoalgae, Brown-Tide, Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Euglenoid, flagellates, Primary Production, Biomass/ Dynamics, Nutrient Loading, Light |
| NBEP | NBEP-87-01 | 1987 | Narragansett Bay Issue Assessment: Public Perceptions | Brown, Kossin, & Ward (Brown University) | Enforcement, Pollutants/ pollution, Uses, Education, Public Surveys, Maps |
| NBEP | NBEP-87-02 | 1987 | Report on Goals for the Future of Narragansett Bay | Keating (Tillinghast, Collins & Graham) | Future, Goals, Water Quality, Education, Enforcement, Public Access, Public Surveys |
| Partner | NBEP-85-148 | 1985 | On the residence time of water in Narragansett Bay | Pilson, M.E.Q. | Narragansett Bay, residence time, water, fresh water inputs |
| Partner | NBEP-75-185 | 1975 | Urbanization and Open Space in the Narragansett Bay Region | Chmura, Jeffrey A. | Thesis, Narragansett Bay, Urbanization, historic use of the land, development, urban patterns, land use |