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  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

 
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NZ Aluminium Smelters Ltd AND Cawthron Institute

 

Cawthron Institute - Paul Barter  
98 Halifax Street East Nelson 7010 New Zealand

  +64 3 548 2319  
  +64 3 546 9464 
Website
Link to the website of the Cawthron Institute  

Link to the website of the Cawthron Institute

Keywords
  • coastal benthic soft chemistry physical ecological water column photograph core
Specific usage
MEMP

 

 
Use limitation
No known constraints.
Metadata language
eng
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Description
Bluff Harbour
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5b1b1a54-c645-4749-b085-e52c50529047   XML
Date stamp
2012-08-10T09:09:20
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

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