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Table 40. Percentages of two <strong>Puget</strong> <strong>Sound</strong> study areas with <strong>in</strong>dices of degraded sediments<br />

based upon the sediment quality triad of data.<br />

Indices of sediment quality 1997 Northern <strong>Puget</strong> 1998 Central <strong>Puget</strong> <strong>Sound</strong><br />

<strong>Sound</strong> (total area: (total area: 73 1 .7km2)<br />

773 .9km2)<br />

toxicity, chemical contam<strong>in</strong>ation, altered benthos<br />

Number of stations: 10<br />

area (km): 10.3<br />

% of total study area: 1.3<br />

toxicity, chemical contam<strong>in</strong>ation, diverse benthos<br />

Number of stations: 16<br />

area (km": 8 1.7<br />

% of total study area: 10.6<br />

mixed toxicity and chemical results, diverse benthos<br />

Number of stations: 53<br />

area (km'): 530.2<br />

% of total study area: 68.5<br />

no toxicity or chemical contam<strong>in</strong>ation, diverse benthos<br />

Number of stations: 2 1<br />

area (km": 151.7<br />

% of total study area: 19.6<br />

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