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Tokyo
Bay
Tokyo,
Water City
Renewed enthusiasm for Tokyos waterways and waterfront have led
to a clean up of the Sumida River.
Oil
spill in Tokyo Bay July 2, 1997
Brief description of the effort to contain a medium-sized oil spill when
a tanker hit an underwater reef in Tokyo Bay.
World
Wildlife Fund
Press release about the July 1997 oil spill in Tokyo Bay.
Cutter
Oil Spill Intelligence Report
A primer on the environmental impacts and remediation of oil spills.
Recycling
- A Solution? Coping with Tokyo's Mountain of Waste
One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas, Tokyo has a huge
amount of household waste to use inventively or dump.
San
Francisco Bay
What
is the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary
An introduction to the estuarys formation and ecology.
Pollution
Current
Pollutant Loads and Trends
The San Francisco Bays high pollutant load and efforts to reduce
input to the water.
Poison
Lurks in Bay Sludge
An examination of the side affects of dredging the San Francisco Bay and
what an organization has done to stop illegal dredging.
US
Geological Survey Pollution Study
A study on the effects of human-related inputs into the San Francisco
Bay. Includes a map of toxic sites surrounding the Bay.
The
Danger Beneath
An overview of the amount of pollutants entering the San Francisco Bay
and their effect on the Bays residents.
Cutter
Oil Spill Intelligence Report
A primer on the environmental impacts and remediation of oil spills.
Endangered Species and Bay
Wildlife
Dying Fishery: Sign of Nature in Trouble
After widespread polluting, damming and diverting San Francisco Bay water,
a fisherman sees no fishing future in a bay once teeming with marine animals.
Wetlands
and Wildlife
A description of the ecological and economical importance of wetland zones
for the Bay-Delta system.
Creek'Zine:
Tales from the Aquatic Realms
Great articles about Bay Area creeks and watersheds.
Accidental tourists (non-indigenous
species)
Bioinvasion
Rates
One of the most invaded aquatic environments in the world, the San Francisco
Bay is home to an increasing number of non-native organisms and fish.
Bay
Invaders Destroy Native Species Food
Marine hitchhikers on oceangoing ships are changing the population of
the San Francisco Bay.
Nonindigenous
Aquatic Species in a United State Estuary: Biological Invasions of
the San Francisco Bay and Delta
The
Bays International Guest
Information about an Asian clam, now thriving in the San Francisco Bay.
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