This report is a summary of the principal objectives, results, and conclusions of the environmental studies conducted by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the Baltimore Canyon Trough area from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. Environmental studies in the Baltimore Canyon Trough area were funded by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under an interagency Memorandum of Understanding (08550-MU5-33). In accordance with this Memorandum of Understanding, the USGS submitted (in April, 1977) a comprehensive Final Report to the Bureau of Land Management that set forth all the methods, techniques, equipment, analyses, and interpretations that were employed or generated in the fulfillment of the contract requirements.
The present open file report is a synopsis of the twelve chapters and seven Appendices that made up the Final Report. Duplicates of illustrations and tables used in the Final Report have not been reproduced here and many references have been deleted. For illustrative material and complete reference lists, the chapters in the Final Report must be consulted. The personnel who were responsible for the individual studies during 1975-1976 under the Memorandum of Understanding and who produced the chapters and Appendices that make up the Final Report are listed in the section entitled, "Roles of Key Participants."
