Executive Summary Report:
State of the Coast Report 2003-2004 (5117 KB)
Full Technical Report:
2003-2004 Technical Report (4.4 MB)
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
General Methods
Sampling Design
Water Quality Measurements
Biological and Sediment Sampling
Habitat Evaluation
Quality Assurance
Data Analyses
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
General Information
Station Array
Water Quality (entire section)
General Information
Salinity
Dissolved Oxygen
pH
Nutrients
Chlorophyll-a
Fecal Coliform Bacteria
Turbidity
Integrated Assessment of Water Quality
Sediment Quality (entire section)
General Information
Sediment Composition
Sediment Total Organic Carbon
Porewater Ammonia
Contaminants
Toxicity Bioassays
Integrated Assessment of Sediment Quality
Biological Condition (entire section)
Phytoplankton
Benthic Communities
Finfish and Crustacean Communities
Incidence of Litter
Integrated Measures of South Carolina’s Estuarine Habitat Quality
Future Program Activities
Special Sections
Comparison of SCECAP Data to historical SCDHEC Data
Comparison of Sampling Protocols Used for SCECAP and other SCDHEC
Monitoring and Reporting Activities
Harmful Algae and Coastal Stormwater Ponds
Rainfall, Salinity, and Benthic Invertebrates
Large Finfish and Crustacean Biodiversity