Elevation Change & Toxic Organics in the Quinnipiac Tidal Marshes
Yale University Grant and Contract Administration
Funds are requested to support the continuation of measuring elevation change and water levels in the Quinnipiac River marshes in efforts to understand the rate and causes of marsh drowning (conversion to mudflat) that has been observed there.
Grant # 20070056
Date Issued: 03/15/2007
Amount: $14,294
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Year end Summary: The project produced several observations: parts of the marshes appear to be experiencing substantial subsidence; internal recycling of organic sediment may be a source of material to the marsh surface; water levels are controlled in part by watershed runoff; and concentrations of PAHs and PCBs in sediments are quite high.
