EMAP/NS&T pilot studies in the Carolinian Province: indicator testing and evaluation in the southeastern estuaries

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• Personal Author:
  Ringwood, Amy H. ; Holland, A. Frederick ; Kneib, Ronald T. ; Ross, Philippe E.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Ocean Service. Coastal Monitoring and Bioeffects Assessment Division ; National Status and Trends Program (U.S.)
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NOS (National Ocean Service) ; ORR (Office of Response and Restoration)
• Description:
  Indicator development studies were conducted during a pilot year program designed to evaluate existing EMAP indicators as well as to identify and develop new indicators of environmental quality for southeastern Atlantic estuaries. EMAP sampling activities were conducted at 24 stations throughout the Carolinian Province. Hydrolab Datasonde 3s were deployed in situ for ≥ 23 hr for water quality data (temperature, salinity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and depth). Sediment grabs were collected for infaunal community analyses. The top 2 cm of sediments from multiple grabs were composited and used for a variety of analyses (sediment contaminants, toxicity, sediment characterization). A limited suite of metals and P AHs were determined from sediment samples. Trawls were conducted for fish and shellfish community analyses.
• Series:
  NOAA technical memorandum NOS ORCA ; 102
• Document Type:
  Technical Memorandum
• Place as Subject:
  South Atlantic States
• Rights Information:
  Public domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/30778/noaa_30778_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.65 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Ocean Service (NOS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c983fb2026a537e69ba04ba8b56d01e50ca86c4a032d0a99543bf23ac20c3a6a