NZ Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) wharf seabed monitoring

Survey to assess sediment levels near the end of the NZAS wharf using sediment core sampling and underwater video, and to collect and analyse sediment samples for a suite of potential chemical contaminants.

Temporal coverage: from 2004, last record 2009 (ongoing?)

Number of sites: 12 sites in 2004, 7 sites in 2009

Sampling frequency: 5 yearly

Main marine environment sampled: Coastal

Depth zone: Coastal

Sedimentary type: Soft-sediment

Community association: Mud/sand

Sampling method: Photographs, sediment cores

Parameters collected: Sediment chemistry,

photographic video survey, sediment levels

Measured variables: Photograph of seabed, water clarity, sediment grain-size, sediment organic content (AFDW), sediment metals (AL, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Hg, Ni, Zn, TBT), sediment levels, video survey (sediment type, sediment accumulation, epifauna/epiflora).

Species/community data: Unknown

Other data collection: Unknown

Quality assurance: Yes

 
Citation proposal
. NZ Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) wharf seabed monitoring. https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/5b1b1a54-c645-4749-b085-e52c50529047
 

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5b1b1a54-c645-4749-b085-e52c50529047   XML
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eng
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  • Environment
 

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  • coastal benthic soft chemistry physical ecological water column photograph core
 
 

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Organisation name
Cawthron Institute
Email
[email protected]
 

Responsible organization (s)

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Cawthron Institute
Email
[email protected]
 

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NIWA National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research
Email
[email protected]
Date stamp
2012-08-10T09:09:20
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Conformance class 3: harmonized

 
 

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