Bell Island Receiving Water Surveys

This record summarises a monitoring survey of receiving water from Bell Island regional sewerage outfall in Waimea Inlet and Tasman Bay. Benthic surveys are done at the same time.

Temporal coverage: from 2001 (ongoing)

Number of sites: 19 sites in Waimea Inlet, 4 sites at nearby Tahunanui & Rabbit Island beaches (2001), 12 in Waimea Inlet, 11 in Tasman Bay (2005), 12 in Waimea Inlet, 11 in Tasman Bay (2006), 13 in Waimea Inlet, 6 in Tasman Bay (2011)

Sampling Frequency = Irregular (2001, 2005, 2006, 2011)

Main marine environment sampled: Estuarine

Depth zone: N/A

Sediment type: Soft

Community association: Mudflats

Sampling method: Water samples, in-situ water measurements, shellfish samples, field observation

Parameters collected: Water chemistry, shellfish, water bacteriological analyses

Measured variables: Ammonia-N, Nitrate-N, Nitrite-N, TN, DIN, DRP, TP, Faecal coliforms (seawater and shellfish), enterococci (seawater and shellfish), salinity, temperature, chl-a, turbidity, phytoplankton

Species/Community data: Shellfish (cockles, tuatua, green-lipped mussels)

Other data collected: Benthic survey carried out at same time as this study

Collection: ongoing

Quality assurance: Yes

 
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. Bell Island Receiving Water Surveys. https://dc.niwa.co.nz:/niwa_dc/srv/api/records/6b12851c-b655-49e3-b974-17c130d97b4c
 

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6b12851c-b655-49e3-b974-17c130d97b4c   XML
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eng
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  • Oceans
 

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  • Estuarine benthic soft chemistry visual observation
 
 

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Organisation name
Cawthron Institute
Email
[email protected]
 

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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
2012-08-10T08:53:38
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Limitation
 
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Conformance class 3: harmonized

 
 

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