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           CONTENTS




               ii PREFACE


               1 LITERATURE REVIEW

                      1  Boat Sewage
                         Biological oxygen demand
                         Pathogens
                      5  Boat Engine Pollution
                         Sources
                         Fate
                         Effects

                      6  Antifouling Paints
                         Copper
                         Tributyltin

                      7  Plastic Debris
                         Sources
                         Effects
                         Regulations

               9 BIBLIOGRAPHY

                     10  General

                     11  Boat Sewage
                     14  Boat Engine Pollution
                     15  Antifouling Paints

                     17  Plastic Debris


              20 APPENDIX I
                      Microbial, Infectious, and Biotoxigenic Diseases Transmitted by the Recreational
                      and Shellfish-borne Routes


              22 APPENDIX H
                      Policies and Formulas for Determining Allowable Numbers of Boats
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                                                                  Preface


                                    Recreational boating has increased tremendously in the last decade.
                                 Along with this growth has come the potential for an enormous increase
                                 in boating-associated pollutants. It has become essential to understand
                                 how pollution from recreational boats affects coastal-zone water quality
                                 so that responsible decisions can be made concerning the regulation of
                                 recreational boating.
                                    The following brief literature review and selected bibliography focus
                                 on four of the major pollution problems associated with the use of recrea-
                                 tional boats: (1) boat sewage, (2) boat engine pollution, (3) antifouling
                                 paints, and (4) plastic debris.
                                    We hope that this synopsis and bibliography will prove useful for
                                 stimulating discussion and for developing policy regarding recreational
                                 boating on our coastal waters.


                                                             Acknowledgments
                                    Special appreciation is extended to Tom Brillat for his substantial
                                 contributions to the section on plastic debris and for reviewing the manu-
                                 script, and to Malcolm Spaulding for helpful review comments. We also
                                 wish to thank Eleanor Ely of the Rhode Island Sea Grant Information and
                                 Education Office for her extensive efforts in editing and layout.



                                 Andrew S. Milliken
                                 Graduate School of Oceanography
                                 The University of Rhode Island

                                 Virginia Lee
                                 Coastal Resources Center
                                 The University of Rhode Island











                                                     LITERATURE REVIEW



                BOATSEWAGE                                               exacerbated because the peak of the boating season
                                                                         coincides with the highest water temperatures and
                  Although federal law (Federal Water Pollution          thus the lowest solubilities of oxygen in seawater
                Control Act, Section 312) requires recreational          and the highest rates of metabolism of marine
                boats to be equipped with approved marine sanita-        organisms.
                tion devices, boats still discharge treated waste           For any given water body, it is possible to
                legally and untreated waste illegally into coastal       predict the impact of BOD loading by boats by
                waters (see Table 1 for a description of marine          estimating the amount of BOD discharged from
                sanitation device specifications). The discharge of      recreational boats into the water, the volume of the
                these sanitary wastes from boats may impact water        water body, the flushing rate, and the ambient
                quality by (1) locally increasing biological oxygen      dissolved oxygen. The estimated boat BOD loading
                demand and (2) introducing microbial pathogens           can then be combined with sediment oxygen
                into the environment (U.S. EPA, 1985).                   demand to provide an estimate of the totaloxygen
                                                                         depletion in the water body. An example of an
                Biological oxygen demand                                 equation used to determine an oxygen mass balance
                   Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a measure           over one tidal cycle is provided in the EPA's
                of the dissolved oxygen required to decompose the        Coastal Marinas Assessment Handbook (U.S. EPA,
                organic matter in the water by aerobic processes.        1985).
                When the loading of organic matter increases, the
                BOD increases, and there is a consequent reduction       Pathogens
                in the dissolved oxygen available for respiration by        A potentially serious problem resulting from the
                aquatic organisms (U.S. EPA, 1985). Although the         discharge of sewage from recreational boats is the
                volume of wastewater discharged from recreational        introduction of disease-carrying microorganisms
                boats is small, the organics in this wastewater are      from fecal matter into the coastal environment. A
                concentrated, and therefore the BOD (1700 - 3500         review of the public health impacts of coastal
                milligrams/liter [mg/11) is much higher than that of     pollution is provided by Cabelli et al. (1983) and
                raw municipal sewage (110 - 400 mg/1) or treated         summarized in Appendix 1. Humans are put at risk
                municipal sewage (5 - 100 mg/1) (JRB Associates,         either by swimming in polluted waters or by eating
                1981). Sewage discharged from recreational boats         shellfish (raw or partially cooked) taken from
                will thus increase the BOD in the vicinity of the        polluted waters. The major disease-carrying agents
                boats. When this occurs in poorly flushed water          are bacteria and viruses, and the most common
                bodies, the dissolved oxygen concentrations of the       serious ailment is acute gastroenteritis. Other water-
                water may decrease. Cardwell (198 1), for example,       borne diseases that can be attributed to sewage
                noted significant decreases in dissolved oxygen in       pollution include hepatitis, typhoid, and cholera.
                several northwestern U.S. marinas in the late               The indicators used to detect sewage pollution
                summer and early fall. Nixon et al. (1973) found         are not the pathogens themselves but, rather,
                lower dissolved oxygen levels in a developed             coliform bacteria. These bacteria are always present
                marina area than in an adjacent undeveloped bay of       in the human intestinal tract and are thus considered
                similar size. They attributed these low dissolved        reliable indicators of the presence of human waste
                oxygen levels, however, to the secondary effects of      (U.S. EPA, 1985). However, there is quite a bit of
                abundant fouling communities on marina pilings           uncertainty as to how well coliform bacteria predict
                and docks and to sediment respiration rather than to     the presence of pathogens and how safe the stan-
                boat discharges directly. In temperate regions, the      dards for shellfishing and swimming areas are
                effect of boat sewage on dissolved oxygen levels is      (Cabelli et al., 1983; U.S. Congress, OTA, 1987).





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                Table 1. Water Quality Specifications for Marine Sanitation Device Dischargesa
                   MSD type            Coliform count   b                   Solids                        Description

                     Ic                <1000/100 ml                   No visible floating                 Flow-through
                                                                     solids (<10% of total               device meeting
                                                                     suspended solids dis-               stated standards
                                                                           charged)

                     11                 <200/100 ml                   <150 ing total sus-                 Flow-through
                                                                       pended solids per                 device meeting
                                                                       liter of discharge                stated standards

                     III                   None                              None                         Holding tank
                aCoast Guard Regulations on Marine Sanitation Devices, as amended through 3 February 1983.
                bRepresents the arithmefic mean of the fecal coliform bacteria in 38 of 40 samples when tested in accordance with 40
                CFR, Part 136.
                CMust have been installed prior to January 30, 1980.
                Adaptedfrom: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1985. Coastal Marinas Assessment Handbook. Region IV
                EPA, Atlanta, Georgia.


                The coliform indicators were originally developed       include Ingrain (1953), Udell (1960), Lear and
                for use with large treated sewage discharges and        Schminke (1967), Smith (1972), and Fisher et al.
                may not accurately predict pathogenic pollution         (1987). Some studies, on the other hand, fQund no
                from the small quantities of fresh fecal matter         correlation between boat densities and coliform
                discharged from recreational boats. For measuring       levels (Seabloom, 1969), or found that background
                sewage pollution from boats, fecal coliform is          fecal coliform levels, especially from overland
                thought to be a more accurate indicator than total      stormwater runoff, exceeded that caused by the boats
                coliform (U.S. Dept. H.E.W., 1972).                     (Mack, unpubl.; Nixon et al., 1973; Faust, 1978).
                 While there have been no studies directly linking         There have been several attempts to predict the
                the discharge of boat sewage to disease incidence,      amount of fecal coliform bacteria produced by a
                numerous studies have found elevated levels of          given number of boats or, conversely, the volume
                fecal coliform bacteria where there are concentra-      of water needed to accommodate a given number of
                tions of recreational boats (U.S. Dept. of Interior,    boats without exceeding safe bacteria levels. Furfari
                1967). Cassin et al. (1971) found that coliform         (1968) estimated that about 1.4 x 10cubic meters
                levels increased in the water column and in shell-      (37 million gallons) of water was needed per boat
                fish in direct relation to the number of boats in       in order to keep fecal coliform concentrations
                three of four recreational areas they sampled on        below the recommended level for shellfishing areas
                Long Island, New York. Furfari and Verber (1969)        of 14 fecal coliforms/100 milliliters (ml). Faust
                found elevated levels of fecal coliform bacteria        (1982) took into account bacterial survival times
                during and just after weekends when boats were          (see below) and estimated that between 1.0 x 105
                anchored in Potter Cove, Rhode Island. Faust (1982)     and 2.2 x 105 cubic meters (26 to 58 million gal-
                found a positive correlation between the number of      lons) of water was required per boat. The U.S. Food
                boats and the level of fecal coliform bacteria in an    and Dnig Administration (FDA) used a value of 1.4
                arm of Chesapeake Bay. Other studies that found         x I W cubic meters of water per boat and con-
                elevated indicator bacteria levels in boating areas     structed a table predicting total coliform counts






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               from surface area, depth, and number of boats (U.S.        sediments, or attach to particles and then settle,
               Dept. H.E.W., 1972).                                       exhibit longer survival times than those that are
                  Once enteric (intestinal tract) microorganisms          found in the overlying water. This is significant
               enter the water, the primary means by which they           when considering the resuspension of sediment,
               are removed are dilution, die-off, and sedimenta-          either by natural causes such as rainfall or bottom
               tion. The amount of dilution of microorganisms in a        currents or by manmade causes such as dredging or
               marina or harbor depends upon the volume of water          propeller wash. It is also significant when consider-
               (surface area and depth of the water body), the            ing the filtering of sediment by shellfish.
               amount of flushing of the water body, and the
               background concentrations of bacteria or viruses.          Criteria for shellfishing areas. An issue that has
               Tidal exchange, freshwater inflow, and wind                received a great deal of attention is the potential
               influence the pattern and rate of flushing. In the         pollution of shellfishing areas by recreational boats.
               absence of freshwater inflow, tidal flushing is not        Each coastal state regulates its own shellfish
               consistent throughout a water body but is generally        sanitation program under the voluntary National
               greatest near the tidal connection and weakest at the      Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP). States use
               head of the water body (Collias, 1976; Kator et al.,       various approaches to achieve compliance with the
               1982). Tidal flushing depends on tidal stage as            NSSP standard of 14 fecal coliforms/100 ml of
               well, with greatest flushing generally at the flood        water for the taking of shellfish. Some states close
               stage (Brandsma et al., 1973). The greater the             all marinas to shellfishing and set standard buffer
               flushing rate, the greater the dilution and the lower      zones around marinas, while others use formulas
               the concentration of bacteria. An example of a             based on surveys and local environmental informa-
               dilution equation is provided in the EPA's Coastal         tion to determine closure areas (U.S. Dept. H.E.W.,
               Marinas Assessment Handbook (U.S. EPA, 1985).              1972; South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environ-
                  The survival time of enteric microorganisms in          mental Control, 1985; Maryland Dept. of the
               seawater has been studied extensively. Reviews of          Environment, 1987).
               the early literature are provided by Greenberg                The basic formula used for determining the
               (1956) and Mitchell (1968). Microorganisms,                number of allowable boats in a shellfishing area as
               including fecal coliform bacteria, have a shorter          developed by the FDA for the NSSP (U.S. Dept.
               survival time in seawater than can be explained by         H.E.W., 1988b) is:
               dilution and sedimentation alone (Ketchum et al.,
               1952). Both biological and physical factors affect            fecal coliforms (MPN*)/100 ml = (N x F x E)[V,
               the survival rate. Important factors include tempera-      where:
               ture, salinity, sunlight, microbial toxins, inorganic
               toxins (including salts), nutrient limitation, and                 N    number of boats
               predation (Carlucci and Pramer, 1959). Several                     F    fecal coliforms/person
               authors also found that the survival rate of bacteria              E    population equivalent/boat
               in the water column is extended by the addition of                 V    volume of dilution water available
               sewage (Metcalf and Stiles, 1965; Won and Ross,
               1973) and by the addition of fine-grained sediment            The underlying assumptions of this formula and
               (Faust et al., 1975). The die-off of bacteria in-          its parameters are: a 100% boat-occupancy rate,
               creases proportionally with increasing temperature         100% overboard discharge of sewage, a population
               (Faust et al., 1975). Consequently, bacterial sur-         of 2 persons per boat, complete mixing in and
               vival rate is shortest in warm summer temperatures.        around the marina, no bacterial die-off or growth,
                  The final means by which microorganisms are             and no other sources of fecal coliforms. An analysis
               removed from the water is sedimentation. Several           of these assumptions is provided in Table 2. The
               authors have shown that bacteria (Gerba and
               McLeod, 1976) and viruses (Gerba and Schaiberger,          *Note: MPN, or most probable number, is a simple
               1975; Smith et al., 1978) that sink directly into the      statistical testfor estimating bacterial densities.












                 Table 2. Analysis of Assumptions in the NSSP Formula

                   100% occupancy rate: Occupancy rate, which can be defined either as the percentage of total
                     boats occupied on a particular day or as the percent of the boating season a boat is occupied,
                     seldom approaches 50% (Eldredge, unpubl.; Maryland Dept. of Environment, 1987). Eldredge
                     (1988) found occupancy rates (defined as percentage of occupied boats on a given day) ranging
                     from 27% to 51% and averaging 38% in Narragansett Bay harbors on two high-use weekends.
                     The occupancy rate for a particular area can be determined by direct survey. In the absence of
                     any survey data, a conservative estimate of 50% is more realistic than 100%.

                   100% overboard discharge: This is a very difficult variable to determine or estimate. It depends
                     on the percentage of boats that have heads on board and what type of heads they have, the
                     degree of compliance with marine sanitation device regulations, the availability of pumpout
                     facilities (Tanski, 1988), and the amount of use of onshore restrooms (Chmura and Ross, 1978).
                     Surveys should be conducted to determine more accurately the percentage of overboard dis-
                     charge. Alternatively, this percentage may be estimated by looking at the adequacy of onshore
                     facilities and the types of boats in the marina or harbor. In the absence of survey data, an esti-
                     matc of 50% for the failure rate of marine sanitation devices appears to be reasonable (South
                     Carolina, 1985).

                   Persons per boat: This variable depends upon the length and type of boat. If no specific informa-
                     tion is available, the FDA value of 2 appears to be a reasonable estimate.

                   Fecal coliforms per person: The generally accepted figure is 2 billion fecal coliforms per capita
                     per day (Geldreich, 1966).

                   Complete mixing in and around the marina: Mixing depends upon variables such as tides, river
                     input, the shape of the basin, and the location of the marina within the basin. Hydrographic
                     studies are needed to determine these parameters. Tidal and river flushing rate should be in-
                     cluded in the determination of dilution capacity of a marina.

                   No bacterial die-off or growth: As indicated above, fecal coliform survival in the water column
                     depends on many features but appears to be strongly correlated with temperature and salinity. If
                     possible, a decay rate of bacteria under the local conditions should be determined. If not, one
                     could measure the average temperature and salinity in a marina or harbor area during the
                     boating season and predict the die-off of fecal coliform bacteria using the relationship devel-
                     oped by Faust et al. (1975) or by using the decay coefficient cited by the U.S. EPA (1978). The
                     role of sediments as a source of surviving bacteria needs further consideration. In the absence of
                     local data or estimates, one should assume no die-off or growth.

                   No other sources of fecal coliform: There are likely to be background levels of fecal coliform
                     from overland runoff and point sources in most marina and harbor areas. If this background
                     level is greater than the standard (14 FC/100 ml), then the area would be closed to shellfishing
                     regardless of boating use. If the background level is greater than zero but less than the standard
                     then the background level should be incorporated into the equation.






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               marina policy adopted by the Interstate Shellfish          Kuzminski, 1973a). While petroleum may disap-
               Sanitation Conference in 1986 (Interstate Shellfish        pear rapidly from the water column, the portion that
               Sanitation Conference, 1986) and the revised NSSP          reaches the sediment may persist for several years
               manual of operations (U.S. Dept. H.E.W., 1988)             (Olsen et al., 1982). Lead compounds from gasoline
               both use this formula but recommend the use of all         additives tend to sink to the bottom sediments
               available information to account for regional              (Chmura and Ross, 1978).
               differences. The ISSC marina policy and the
               methods used by some states for determir-dng boat          Effects
               concentrations and buffer zones are described in             The most obvious effects of pollutants from
               Appendix 11.                                               marine engines include odor, an off taste in fish,
                                                                          and toxic effects on marine organisms. Estimates
                                                                          vary as to the exact thresholds of these effects.
               BOAT ENGINE POLLUTION                                      English et al. (1963), using engines with no scaven-
                                                                          ger devices, found an odor threshold at I part per
                  Though there have been numerous studies on the          million (ppm) (1 gallon fuel bumed per million
               fate and effect of oil spills in the marine environ-       gallons water) and noticeable fish tainting at 8 ppm.
               ment (see, for example, National Academy of                An Environmental Protection Agency/Boating
               Sciences, 1975), there have been relatively few            Industry of America study (U.S. EPA, 1974) noted
               reports on the impact of boat engine pollution.            an odor threshold at 3 ppm and off taste at 110
                                                                          ppm. Outboard motor exhaust water in high con-
               Sources                                                    centrations can exhibit toxic effects on various
                  Reports on boat engine pollution have focused           species of fish and wildlife (Jackivicz and
               on the effect of two-cycle outboard engines.               Kuzminski, 1973b). The nature and degree of these
               Because two-cycle engines accomplish fuel intake           effects varies by species (Nixon et al., 1973). For
               and exhaust in the same cycle, they tend to release        example, Clark et al. (1974) found that gill tissue
               unburned fuel along with the exhaust gases. Older          damage in mussels occurred more quickly than in
               engines (manufactured prior to about 1972) drain           oysters because the oysters were able to close their
               excess fuel from the crankcase directly into the           shells and exclude hydrocarbons while the mussels
               water while newer engines have scavenger devices           were not.
               to recycle this lost fuel. Two-cycle engines also             Although normal levels of outboard motor usage
               have lubricant oil mixed in with the fuel, and this        have not been shown to have a toxic effect on
               oil is released into the water along with the un-          aquatic communities, toxic effects have been
               bumed fuel. There are over 100 hydrocarbon                 demonstrated from sustained low concentrations of
               compounds in gasoline, as well as additives such as        petroleum in estuaries. In experimental mesocosms,
               lead, while lubricant oils contain elements such as        sustained concentrations of 0.1 ppm of No. 2 fuel
               zinc, sulfur, and phosphorus (Jackivicz and                oil in the water column caused reductions in
               Kuzminski, 1973b). Another important source of             zooplankton, while sustained concentrations of 500
               petroleum from recreational boats is the discharge         ppm had severe, long-lasting effects on benthic
               of oily bilge water.                                       organisms (Olsen et al., 1982). Table 3 indicates the
                                                                          concentrations of hydrocarbons considered toxic to
               Fate                                                       marine organisms. Concentrations in excess of
                  Once discharged into the water, petroleum               these toxic levels occur in the water column and
               hydrocarbons may remain suspended in the water             sediment in many urbanized estuaries, and elevated
               column, concentrate at the surface, or settle to the       hydrocarbon levels also occur in marina sediments
               bottom. Many of these hydrocarbon compounds                (Voudrias, 1981). Petroleum hydrocarbon pollution
               will not persist for very long because of their            from boats may thus contribute to already toxic
               immiscibility, volatility, or biodegradability, or         concentrations of hydrocarbons in the water column
               because of the effects of weathering (Jackivicz and        and sediment and increase long-term effects.





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                Table 3. Estimated Toxic Concentrations of Soluble Aromatic Fractions of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
                  for Marine Organismsa

                  Class of organisms                                    Toxic concentration (ppm)

                  Larvae (all species)                                       0.1-1.0
                  Swimming crustaceans                                        1-10
                  Bottom-dwelling crustaceans                                 1-10
                  Other bottom-dwelling organisms (worms, etc.)               1-10
                  Snails                                                      1-100

                  Finfish                                                     5-50

                  Bivalves                                                    5-50

                  Flora                                                       10-100
                aUnited Nations, 1982.
                Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1985. Coastal Marinas Assessment Handbook. Region IV EPA,
                Atlanta, Georgia.



                ANTIFOULING PAINTS                                       Tributyllin
                                                                            Tributyltins (TBTs) are a class of organic tins
                  Antifouling paints are used on ship hulls to pre-      that have been used recently as the biocides in anti-
                vent fouling by marine organisms. The problem is         fouling paints. There are two classes of TBT paints:
                that active ingredients in these paints may also have    conventional (also called free association), which
                toxic effects on nontarget organisms. Copper and         leach continuously from the painted surface, and
                organotin compounds are the most common active           copolymer, which are released at a controlled,
                ingredients in antifouling paints. Other toxic com-      slower rate. Due to the rapid leaching of TBT from
                pounds, such as mercury, arsenic, and polychlori-        boat hulls into the water, elevated levels of TBT
                nated biphenols (PCBs), are no longer used due to        and its breakdown products have been found in the
                their toxicity (Bellinger and Benham, 1978).             water, in sediment, and in organisms where there
                                                                         are concentrations of recreational boats. Recrea-
                Copper                                                   tional boats were the main users of TBT paints until
                  Elevated copper concentrations have been found         recently. A 1987 survey found that 97% of TBT use
                in the environment in the vicinity of shipyards          was on boats of 65 feet or less and that 93% of this
                where hull scraping and painting occur. Young et         use was on recreational boats (Lucas and Williams,
                al. (1979) found high levels of copper in the water      1987). Recent regulations now limit TBT use (see
                and in mussels in the vicinity of shipyards in           below).
                southern California. Bellinger and Benham (1978)
                found elevated levels in the sediments in the            Fate. Unlike copper, TBT in seawater degrades
                vicinity of dry docks in England. They considered        quickly. Estimates of the half-life of TBT in sea-
                the risk from the metals to be minimal while vessels     water range from 3.5 to 15 days (Seligman et al.,
                are at sea, due to the high dilution capacity of the     1986; Hinga et al., 1987). TBT is removed from the
                ocean. Nixon et al. (1973) found higher concentra-       water column by adsorption to lipids and particulate
                tions of copper in macroalgae, fouling communi-          matter, metabolism by plants and animals, and
                ties, and sediments in a marina than in an adjacent      photolysis (Cardwell and Sheldon, 1986). Within
                undeveloped bay.                                         the water column, the primary means of degrada-






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               tion in the presence of light appears to be debutyla-      and Bleil, 1988). At least 13 states in the United
               tion by planktonic algae, especially diatoms, while        States have also enacted their own legislation (e.g.,
               in the absence of light, degradation is primarily by       Rhode Island Tributlytin Antifoulant Paint Control
               bacteria (Champ and Bleil, 1988). Due to its               Act of 1988).
               lipophilic properties, TBT tends to concentrate in
               the surface microlayer, where it has been found at
               up to 27 times the subsurface concentrations               PLASTIC DEBRIS
               (Cleary and Stebbing, 1987). Once TBT adsorbs to
               particulates and sinks into the sediment it tends to         The production and use of plastics has increased
               concentrate and degrade slowly (Stang and Selig-           dramatically over the past few decades. Two of the
               man, 1987; Espourteille, 1988).                            qualities that make plastic so popular - its light
                                                                          weight and its durability - also make it a marine
               Effects. TBT has been reported to cause acute and          pollution problem. Plastic that is discarded into the
               chronic toxicity to marine organisms, especially           ocean tends to float, persist, and accumulate.
               bivalves and small crustaceans such as copepod             Marine plastic debris can be found anywhere in the
               zooplankton. Significant declines in oyster and            world oceans (Dahlberg and Day, 1985; Pruter,
               clam populations occurred in areas where there             1987; Wilbur, 1987) and in large quantities on the
               were concentrations of boats using TBT paints, and         world's beaches (Merrell, 1980; Hays and Cormans,
               these populations recovered quickly after TBTs             1974; Pruter, 1987).
               were banned (Alzieu, 1986; Laughlin and Linddn,
               1987). Bivalves are especially susceptible because         Sources
               of their limited ability to metabolize the compound           Although the majority of marine plastic debris is
               and because they are found in nearly anoxic sedi-          thought to come from commercial fishing, ship-
               ments that lack the bacterial species necessary to         ping, and industry, recreational boating also con-
               degrade TBT (Espourteille, 1988). Sublethal effects        tributes to the problem. In some coastal areas and
               have been noted for a variety of fish species. A           harbors, in fact, the majority of plastic debris
               review of the laboratory and field studies on the          appears to come from recreational boaters (Cundell,
               toxicity of organotins is provided by Champ and            1973; Steinhauer et al., in prep.). An estimated 16
               Bleil (1988).                                              million recreational boaters use the nation's coastal
                  High levels of bioaccumulation of TBT have              areas (Cottingham, 1988), and, according to a 1975
               been reported. Bacteria and phytoplankton bioaccu-         study (National Academy of Sciences, 1975),
               mulate TBT at concentrations of 600 to 30,000              discard over 100,000 tons of garbage annually. A
               times the exposure concentration, while bioaccu-           large part of this garbage is plastic, including
               mulation levels as high as 4,000 have been reported        plastic bags, six-pack holders, and monofilament
               for bivalves (Cardwell and Sheldon, 1986). Despite         fishing line.
               the high bioaccumulation rate by shellfish, there are
               no indications that consumption of contaminated            Effects
               shellfish by humans is of concern.                            Since plastics float and persist, they tend to be
                                                                          concentrated by ocean currents along coastal areas.
               Regulation. Tributyltin antifouling paints are now         This results in closure of beaches due to pollution
               restricted in the United States by the Organotin           (Swanson and Zimmer, in prep.), damage to boats
               Antifouling Paint Control Act of 1988. This act            (Takehama, in prep.) and great hann to marine life
               bans the use of organotin paints on all boats of less      (Laist, 1987). Although difficult to quantify, entan-
               than 25 meters, except for those with aluminum             glement in and ingestion of plastics by marine
               hulls, and limits the use of antifouling paints on         mammals, seabirds, marine turtles, and fish may be
               other vessels to those paints that are certified by the    quite significant. Entanglement can cause drowning,
               U.S. EPA as releasing less than 4 micrograms per           starvation, strangulation, and increased vulnerability
               square centimeter per day into the water (Champ            to predation. These effects may be responsible for






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               significant declines in the populations of certain
               species, such as northern fur seals (Fowler, 1985).
               Ingestion of plastic items, such as pellets and bags,
               by animals that mistake the debris for prey can
               cause starvation due to blockage of the intestine,
               ulceration of the stomach, and toxic effects. Of
               special concern are effects on endangered species
               of sea turtles (Balazs, 1985). In addition to affect-
               ing marine life at sea, plastic debris washing up on
               beaches may have detrimental effects on nesting
               seabird colonies (Gochfeld, 1973).


               Regulations
                 The Marine Plastic Pollution Research and
               Control Act (MPPRCA) of 1987 is a national law
               implementing Annex V of the International Con-
               vention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
               (known as MARPOL). The MPPRCA prohibits the
               dumping of plastics at sea and restricts dumping            ADON'T TEACH YOUR 100
               other ship-generated garbage in the navigable
               waters of the U.S. and the open ocean. The Annex                          TO SWIM!
               V provisions of this law apply to all watercraft in-
               cluding the smallest recreational vessels. The law      Drawing courtesy of the Marine Refuse Disposal Project,
               went into effect on December 31, 1988, and is           Port offewport, Oregon.
               enforced by the Coast Guard. In addition to limiting
               dumping, these regulations require all marinas to
               have adequate facilities for the disposal of garbage.
               With these regulations in force, the problem of
               plastic debris pollution from boats should be
               drastically reduced.






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                                                                                               APPENDIX I


                                    Microbial, Infectious, and Biotoxigenic Diseases Transmitted by the Recreational and Shellfish-borne Routes
                                                                                                         Route of                                     Source of the agenta
                                                                                                     transmission    a                 Human       Animal
                          Agent                                   Disease                            Rec.       Shell.                   feces        feces       Sewage          Water


                Bacteria
                Salmnella sp.                            Typhoid and paratyphoidb                     +              +                    +              +              +
                                                           fevers, salmonellosis
                Shigella sp.               C             Bacillary dysentery             d            +              -                    + m             m             +             n
                Pseudomonas aeruginosa                   Otitis externa, skin infections              +              -                    + M            +M             +           + n
                Aeromonas hydrophilac                    Infected wounds   e                          +              -                    +              +              +           +
                Vibrio vulnificus                        Infected wounds                              +              -                                                  -           +
                Vibrio parahaemolyticus                  Gastroententis  f                                           +                    +M                            +0          +n
                Vibrio cholerae (01)                     Cholerag                                                    +                    +0                            +0
                Non-01 V. cholerae                       Cholera-like disease                                        +                    +M                            +0          +
                Leptospira sp.c                          Leptospirosis (Weil's disease)               +                                   +M,P,o         +P             -
                Campylobacter sp.                        Gastroenteritis                                             +h                   +M             +              +0
                Clostridium btlinwn                      Food poisoning (botulism)"J                                 +                                   +              -           +
                various species                          Gastroenteritis                              ?              +                    +q             +q             +q          +q
                Mycobacteriwn marinum                    Infected wounds                              +                                                                             +

                Viruses
                Hepatitis A                              Infectious hepatitis                         +              +                    +                             +
                Norwalk-like                             Acute, infectious non-                       +              +                    +                             +
                                                                                                                     9                    +                             +
                Human rotavirus                            bacterial gastroenteritis                  +
                Adenovirus, types 3 and 4                Pharyngo-conjunctival feverc                 +T             -                    +                             +
                Coxsackievirus                           Picurodynia, others                          +S             -                    +                             +

                Protozo
                Naegleria sp. (pathogenic)               Primary amoebic                              +              -                                   9t             +           +
                                                           meningoencephalitis
                Bird shistosomes                         Swimmer's and clam digger's itch             +              -                                   +


                Algae
                Gonyaulax sp.                            Paralytic shellfish poisoning                u              +v                                                             +









               Notes:
               aWater = multiplies in environmental waters; Rec. = recreational (swimming); Shell.  shellfish consumption; Animal    lower animals. All agents in human
               feces also assumed to be present in sewage.
               bRare for recreational route; none for shellfish route since 1959.
               CPrimarily in fresh water.
               dPrimarily from hot tubs and whirlpool baths.
               eLess frequently by V. parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus strains.
               fSpecific toxigenic strains.
               gOnly since 1973 by 0-1 strains.
               hOnly two shellfish-borne outbreaks.
               iToxin in food.
               jProblem in food processing.
               kPossibly caused by enteropathogenic E. coli and A. hydrophila, Yersinia enterocolitica, and the protozoan Giardia lamblia; much less frequent than viral gastroen-
               teritis.
               Inferred from prospective epidemiological bathing beach study.
               mOther source more important.
               nDensity probably influenced by nutrient loading.
               0Not a significant source in U.S.
               PUrine not feces.
               qVaries with potential agent.
               rCharacteristically associated with use of swimming pools, not natural water bodies.
               sTwo questionable outbreaks in fresh water.
               tSW from birds suggested.
               UUpper respiratory symptoms from other less toxigenic dinoflagellates, Prorocentrum sp.
               vShellfish poisoning is also due to other dinoflagellates with different toxins.

               In addition, there are a number of other pollution-associated agents that could cause swimming or shellfish-associated disease, although there is no evidence that they
               have done so. They include the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella, and Clostridium perfringens; most of the enteroviruses; amoebae such as Entamoeba
               histolytica; and a number of exotic multicellular parasites.

               Source: Cabelli, VJ., Levin, M.A., and Dufour, A.P. 1983. Public health consequenc6 of coastal and estuarine pollutions: Infectious diseases. In: Myers, E.P., and
               Harding, E.T., eds. Ocean disposal of municipal wastewater: Impacts on the coastal environment. MIT Sea Grant (MITSG 83-33), Cambridge, MA.






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                                                                 APPENDIX 11


                               Policies and Formulas for Determining Allowable Numbers of Boats

                                               Part 1. Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference
                                                                  Marina Policy


                     In accordance with the recommendation of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program that marinas be con-
                sidered as potential sources of pollution in shellfish growing waters, the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Confer-
                ence adopts the following policy with respect to marina facilities, docking facilities, and other mooring areas.
                Definition: A marina is any structure (docks, ramps, floating docks, etc.) which is utilized for docking, storing
                or otherwise mooring vessels and usually but not necessarily providing services to vessels such as repairing,
                fueling, security, etc.
                1 .  The Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference recognizes that biological and chemical contamination
                     associated with marine facilities may be of public health significance and may result in loss of safe
                     shellfish growing areas.
                2.   The potential for contamination in the immediate vicinity of a marina will require a prohibited, restricted
                     or conditionally approved classification of that area within the marina proper for the harvesting of shell-
                     fish.
                3.   If waters adjacent to the marina are impacted, additional closed areas (Prohibited, Restricted, or Condition-
                     ally Approved) beyond the marina proper will be required. The Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference
                     obligates itself to the development of scientific practices for:
                     A.    Determining the need for additional closed areas beyond the marina proper;
                     B.    Developing uniform techniques for establishment of closed areas based on any or all of the follow-
                           ing factors: Dilution, dispersion, die-off or residence time, hydrography, marina design, and marina
                           usage.
                4.   The ISSC recommends the use of dilution analysis for marina closure determinations. The dilution
                     analysis should incorporate the following assumptions:
                     A.    An occupancy rate of the marina.
                     B.    An assumed rate of boats which will discharge untreated waste.
                     C.    The rates assumed in A and 13, due to significant regional differences, will be determined by the
                           State Shellfish Control Agency in each state. 'Me basis of the assumptions will be documented and
                           should reflect a reliable worse case condition.
                     D.    2 x 109 fecal coliforms per person per day.
                     E.    2 persons per boat.
                     F.    Wastes are completely mixed in and around the marina.
                     0.    The area to be closed is based on a theoretical calculated value of 14 fecal coliforms per 100 ml
                           water.
                     H.    The area to be closed is based on the volume of water in the vicinity of the marina.

                Comments
                ï¿½ Other places where boats are moored or docked will be considered by the State Shellfish Authority or on a
                     case-by-case basis with respect to sanitary significance relative to actual or potential contamination.
                ï¿½ There are significant regional differences in all factors that affect marina pollution loading. Sufficient
                     flexibility must be allowed to account for those differences.






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               ï¿½ Research is needed to improve the predicted pollution loading under different hydrographic conditions and to
                     quantify the public health risks (from microbial and chemical contaminants) of consuming shellfish
                     harvested in and around marinas.
               ï¿½ Best Professional Judgement of qualified shellfish sanitarians must be applied to determining adequate
                     restrictions on harvesting in and around marinas.
               ï¿½ It is recommended that following marina or docking facility construction, buffer zone sizing be established
                     using the best technology available to the State Shellfish Control Agency. Implied is that the State Shell-
                     fish Control Agency strive to develop the best available technology.
               Reprintedfi,om: Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference. 1986. Marina Policy. Adopted atfourth Interstate
                     Shellfish Sanitation Conference, 1986.


                                           Part 2. State of Maryland Marina Assessment Model
               Methodology
                     Using the ISSC's dilution analysis, a 13% occupancy rate and a volume of dilution water based on 900
               square feet of surface area per boat slip, the fecal coliform concentration within a marina proper can be calcu-
               lated. Once the concentration within the marina proper is known, the distance beyond the marina necessary to
               provide a sufficient volume of dilution water to meet a theoretical calculated value of 14 fecal coliforms per 100
               ml water can be determined.
                     Calculations predicting fecal coliforin concentrations beyond the marina are predicated on:
               I .   An average depth of 8.5 feet in the area outside the marina.
               2.    The volume of available dilution water outside the marina is equivalent to (x - y) x 8.5 feet, where:
                       x = surface area within the region formed by a semicircle extending 'Y' distance beyond the marina's
                       outer perimeter,
                       y = surface area of the marina proper as shown below.



                                                                        Z


                                                                        Y             X


               3.    During the ebbing tide, the total number of fecal coliform bacteria contained in a volume of water equiva-
                     lent to the top one foot (tidal prism) of the marina proper is evenly dispersed in the water beyond the
                     marina proper.

               Discussion
                     While simplistic in its assumptions, the methodology used in this assessment model represents a realistic
               approach in that the coliforin bacteria in a body of water at the marina are diluted first within the marina
               confines and then the total number of fecal coliform. organisms contained within the volume of water equivalent
               to the tidal prism (one foot) is dispersed in the area outside the marina on the subsequent tide.
                     Not considered in this assessment are other influencing factors which individually or collectively may
               result in an increase or decrease of fecal coliform loading in and around a marina. These factors include:
               I .   bacteria die-off rates
               2.    flushing rates/time of travel





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               3.   freshwater inflow

               4.   wind conditions
               5.   turbidity
               6.   salinity
               7.   water temperature
               8.   background levels of bacteria
               9.   time of year
               10.  shoreline contour/bottom contour
                    Most of these factors would contribute to additional decreases in fecal coliform concentration and sur-
               vival. Therefore, the model is conservative.

               Conclusion
                    The presence of a marina may increase the fecal coliform concentration in water. However, increased
               fecal coliform levels appear significant only within the marina proper. Impact on the bacteriological quality of
               water immediately surrounding a marina is marginal and rapidly becomes non-detectable as the distance from
               the marina increases.
                    Based on the information and the dilution calculation presented in this paper, Maryland has determined
               that to adequately protect the public from consumption of potentially contaminated shellfish in the vicinity of a
               marina, the following buffer zone sizes be established:

                                Marina Size                            Buffer Zone Size
                                     slips)                           (feet beyond marina)
                                    1-50                                       100

                                   51-100                                      150

                                    >100                                       200

               Reprintedfrom: Maryland Department of the Environment. 1987. Marina assessment modelfor predicting
               bacterial loading. Annapolis, MD.


                                                    Part 3. State of South Carolina
                                             Procedures for Buffer Zone Determinations
                                                    Marina Boat Docking Facility
                    The following factors affect water quality impacts of boat docking/marina facilities and the potential for
               contamination of shellfish from such facilities.
               I .  Site characteristics (size, shape, topography, geography, and hydrography).
               2.   Number and size of boats.
               3.   Usage of boats.
               4.   Types of docking (resident, community, lease, transit, etc.).
               5.   Facilities and services available at each docking area (gas, oil, repairs, food, water, supplies, pumpouts,
                    etc.).
               6.   Types of waste disposal equipment on boats.
               7.   The existing background water quality conditions.
                    These factors will be given consideration in determining the necessity of a buffer zone around marinas
               and/or docking facilities in open Class SA waters. It is extremely difficult to establish specific criteria for these;






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               therefore, professional judgement must often be applied in reaching a determination as to the necessity of a
               buffer zone. If, after a careful review of the above factors, the Shellfish Section deems that a buffer zone is
               necessary, the following procedures will be applied in determining the size of the buffer zone:
               I .   In the absence of a site specific hydrographic study, a 1000-foot buffer zone will be required around the
                     facility. The point of measurement will be a 1000-foot radius in all directions from all points of the boat
                     docking facility.
               2.    An applicant may request a reduced buffer zone if a site specific hydrographic study, which is acceptable
                     to the agency, is presented by the applicant and this study indicates that such action is warranted. The
                     hydrographic study must include worse case conditions for dynamic diluting flow and worse case condi-
                     tions for static volumes for any and all tide cycles including low slack tide and high slack tide. 'Me
                     evaluation will include all inter-relationships of hydrographic factors and coliform bacteria.
                     The applicant must consult with the Shellfish Section on his study plans before initiation of a study.
               3.    When hydrographic studies are used to calculate dilutions and dispersions of fecal coliform, the following
                     assumptions and/or criteria will be used:
                     A.    There will be 50% boat occupancy assumed at the facility.
                     B.    Two (2) people will occupy each boat.
                     C.    Marine Sanitation Device (MSD) malfunction rate:
                           1.   If the boat docking facility allows only boats with MSD Type III heads (no discharge), the
                                malfunction rate = 10%.
                           2.   If the boat docking facility allows any other boats with MSD types 1, 111, and III, the malfunc-
                                tion rate = 50%.
                     D.    Fecal bacterial loading rate per person/day = 2.0 x 10' (Geldreich, 1966) using a 12-hour tidal cycle
                           day.
                     E.    All discharges are instantaneous and evenly dispersed.
                     F.    Background water quality data will be used in determining actual buffer zone lines.
               4.    In determining the size of the buffer zones, the Shellfish Section will calculate expected fecal coliforin
                     concentrations at given distances from the docking facility. These predicted concentrations will be
                     compared to the standard of 14/100 ml and an actual buffer zone line will then be drawn.
               5.    It will be necessary to protect the shoreline adjacent to the boat docking facilities to prevent contamination
                     from floating and settleable solid matter associated with human waste. This floating matter is easily
                     influenced by tidal currents and wind direction. To ensure this protection, buffer zones may be extended
                     beyond the calculated distance necessary for diluting the waste. This extension will extend to the immedi-
                     ate shoreline unless an acceptable alternative means of shoreline protection is provided to ensure that the
                     potentially contaminating solid fecal matter does not reach the shellfish beds located near the shoreline in
                     the vicinity of the docking site.
                     This provides protection at low slack tide and high slack tide with prevailing wind conditions that might
                     push waste to shore. After low and high slack tide conditions, the dynamic tidal current diluting flow then
                     removes this waste and dilutes it according to measured flows and concentrations as established by the
                     hydrographic study.
                     If a complete evaluation indicates that a buffer zone smaller than 1000 feet provides adequate public
               health protection, the Shellfish Section will reduce the buffer zone appropriately. Similarly, if the hydrographic
               survey indicates that a 1000-foot buffer zone is not adequate to protect public health, the size of the buffer zone
               will be expanded beyond the 1000-foot radius. It will be mandatory that the following conditions are accepted,
               incorporated and enforced as a part of all certifications or permits.
               I .   Pumpout facilities for boat sanitary waste are provided.





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                   2.   Enforcement procedures are required for those berthing facilities that allow MSD Type III pLly.
                   3.   A monitoring program will be designed by the agency and implemented to measure conditions in and
                        around the docking facility for parameters affecting the classification of shellfish areas. The applicant
                        must bear sampling and laboratory costs. These include:
                        A.   Fecal and total coliforin in the water.

                        B.   Fecal and total coliform in shellfish meats.
                        C.   Temperature.
                        D.   Salinity.
                        E.   Heavy metals.
                        The sample stations shall include but not necessarily be limited to inside the zone, outside the zone, and
                   along the zone line.
                        The time of sampling, the placement of sampling stations and the frequency of sampling will be estab-
                   lished by the Department.
                        If monitoring results reveal that the established buffer zone is inadequate, the Shellfish Section will
                   increase the size as necessary to protect the public health.
                   Reprintedfrom: South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Shellfish Division. 1985.
                   Technical procedures for buffer zone determinations around boat docking facilities. Columbia, SC.

























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