Metal inputs to Narragansett Bay : a history and assessment of recent conditions / Scott W. Nixon
- Author:
- Nixon, Scott W., 1943-2012
- Published:
- Narragansett, R.I. : Rhode Island Sea Grant Communications Office, University of Rhode Island Bay Campus, 1995.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, map ; 28 cm
- Contents:
- SECTION I: A HISTORY OF METAL INPUTS TO NARRAGANSETT BAY -- EUROPEAN CONTACT -- THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION -- GROWTH OF THE BASE METALS INDUSTRY: Machinery and machine tools -- Smelting -- Steam engines -- Invention and expansion -- PRECIOUS METALS -- THE EMISSION OF METALS: Roads, roofs, and runoff -- Sewage treatment -- The burning of solid wastes -- The burning of fuels -- COMPARISON OF RECONSTRUCTED INPUTS WITH THE SEDIMENTARY RECORD: Subtidal sediments -- Intertidal saltmarsh sediments. -- SECTION II: RECENT METAL INPUTS TO NARRAGANSETT BAY.
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- Related Titles:
- History of metal inputs to Narragansett Bay
Recent metal inputs to Narragansett Bay - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Funding Information:
- Sponsored by Rhode Island Sea Grant, under NOAA Grant. NA36RG0503.
Sponsored by the R.I. Dept. of Environmental Management (DEM) Narragansett Bay Project. CX812680. - Action Note:
- committed to retain 20170930 20430101 HathiTrust https://www.hathitrust.org/shared_print_program
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