| response of benthic foraminifers to sewage discharge and remediation in santa monica bay, california. | examination of a time series of foraminiferal assemblage distributions on the continental shelf and slope of santa monica bay from 1955 to 1997-1998 suggests that the benthic microfauna have been greatly affected by the quality and character of the municipal sludge and wastewater discharged into the bay over the last half-century by the hyperion treatment plant serving the greater los angeles area. five species dominate both the living and dead foraminiferal assemblages of the 1997-1998 surface ... | 2003 | 12648961 |