Types of Pollutants Waste Disposal Strategies Biological Effects of Waste Disposal Bioaccumulation Biotransformation and Metabolism of Pollutants in Estuarine Organisms Plan of this Volume ORGANIC LOADING Eutrophication Problems Sewage Eutrophication and Organic Carbon Enrichment Nutrients Estuarine Susceptibility to Nutrient Loading Dispersion Models of Release Effluent Nutrient Loading, Red Tides, and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning OIL POLLUTION Sources of Oil Pollution Composition of Oil Classes or Series Toxicity of Crude Oil Fate of Polluting Oil Abiotic and Biotic Factors Effects of Polluting Oil on Organisms General Effects of Oil on Estuarine Habitats Effects of Oil on Estuarine Organisms Case Studies The Florida Oil Spill The Arrow Oil Spill The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS Distribution PAHs in Sediments PAHs in Biota PAHs in Water PAH TRANSFORMATION Photodegradation Chemical Oxidation Biotic Transformation PAHs in Estuarine Systems Examples Environmental Cycle of PAHCompounds CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS Organochlorine Pesticides DDT Cyclodiene Pesticides Other Pesticides Chlorinated Benzenes and Phenols Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Physical-Chemical Properties Environmental Effects Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCTs) Case Studies Chesapeake Bay San Francisco Bay Puget Sound HEAVY METALS Sources of Heavy Metals Estuarine Systems Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals Heavy Metals in Estuarine Systems Type Examples RADIOACTIVITY Radioactivity and Radiation Radioactivity Defined Common Types of Ionizing Radiation Sources of Radiation Types of Radioactive Wastes Radioactivity and Estuarine Organisms General Impact of Radioactivity on Estuarine Organisms Radioactive Waste Disposal General Storage or Disposal Systems Waste Management Strategies DREDGING AND DREDGED-SPOIL DISPOSAL Dredging Devices Environmental Effects of Dredging and Dredged-Spoil Disposal Adverse Effects Beneficial Effects Case Studies Chesapeake Bay Alberni Inlet, British Columbia Regulation Of Dredged-Material Disposal EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONS Historical Development Effects Of Power Plant Operation Thermal Discharges Waste Heat Utilization Biocides Impingement and Entrainment Case Studies Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Pilgrim Nuclear Power Stationdegradation Chemical Oxidation Biotic Transformation PAHs in Estuarine Systems Examples Environmental Cycle of PAHCompounds CHLORINATED HYDROCARBONS Organochlorine Pesticides DDT Cyclodiene Pesticides Other Pesticides Chlorinated Benzenes and Phenols Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Physical-Chemical Properties Environmental Effects Polychlorinated Terphenyls (PCTs) Case Studies Chesapeake Bay San Francisco Bay Puget Sound HEAVY METALS Sources of Heavy Metals Estuarine Systems Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals Heavy Metals in Estuarine Systems Type Examples RADIOACTIVITY Radioactivity and Radiation Radioactivity Defined Common Types of Ionizing Radiation Sources of Radiation Types of Radioactive Wastes Radioactivity and Estuarine Organisms General Impact of Radioactivity on Estuarine Organisms Radioactive Waste Disposal General Storage or Disposal Systems Waste Management Strategies DREDGING AND DREDGED-SPOIL DISPOSAL Dredging Devices Environmental Effects of Dredging and Dredged-Spoil Disposal Adverse Effects Beneficial Effects Case Studies Chesapeake Bay Alberni Inlet, British Columbia Regulation Of Dredged-Material Disposal EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONS Historical Development Effects Of Power Plant Operation Thermal Discharges Waste Heat Utilization Biocides Impingement and Entrainment Case Studies Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Pilgrim Nuclear Power Stationlt;BR>Radioactivity and Estuarine Organisms General Impact of Radioactivity on Estuarine Organisms Radioactive Waste Disposal General Storage or Disposal Systems Waste Management Strategies DREDGING AND DREDGED-SPOIL DISPOSAL Dredging Devices Environmental Effects of Dredging and Dredged-Spoil Disposal Adverse Effects Beneficial Effects Case Studies Chesapeake Bay Alberni Inlet, British Columbia Regulation Of Dredged-Material Disposal EFFECTS OF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATIONS Historical Development Effects Of Power Plant Operation Thermal Discharges Waste Heat Utilization Biocides Impingement and Entrainment Case Studies Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station.