Chemical properties of marine sediments sampled during the Thala Valley Long Term Monitoring (TV-LTM) 2014-15 field season

This data set contains chemical parameters determined for marine sediment samples collected in the 2014-15 summer field season as part of the Thala Valley Long term Monitoring (TV-LTM) project. The aim of this project is to examine changes in the marine benthic ecosystem in the vicinity of Casey station following clean-up of the abandoned Thala Valley waste disposal ('tip') site in 2003-04.


The chemical parameters are:

(1) 1 M hydrochloric acid-extractable elements (mainly metals) by ICP-AES (inductively coupled plasma - atomic emission spectrometry)

(2) water-extractable nutrients by FIA (flow injection analysis)

(3) petroleum hydrocarbon fractions (TPH: total petroleum hydrocarbons) and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) - polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) - by GC-FID, GC-ECD and GC-MS (gas chromatography - flame ionization detector / electron capture detector / mass spectrometry), respectively

(4) Loss on Ignition at 550 degrees Celsius (LOI; as a proxy for Total Organic Matter) and Dry Matter Fraction (DMF) by gravimetric analysis.


Data sets 1, 3 and 4 were obtained for composite samples prepared from the 0-5 cm section of 51 marine sediment cores collected by SCUBA divers from impacted (contaminated) and control (pristine) locations around Casey. Data set 2 was obtained for a subsample of the surface section (0-1 cm) of each of 74 marine sediment cores collected during the same sampling campaign.


Sample locations:

* Brown Bay (BB) - inner, mid and outer sites

* Casey Wharf

* McGrady Cove

* O'Brien Bay (OB) - OB1, OB2, OB3 sites

* Shannon Bay

* Wilkes (adjacent to abandoned station)


Analytical labs involved:

* Wild Lab, AAD, Kingston, Tasmania (data sets 1 and 4; sample preparation for data set 2)

* Analytical Services Tasmania (AST), New Town, Tasmania (data set 2)

* Analytical Services Unit (ASU), Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (data set 3)


Information concerning analytical data quality (method reporting limits, accuracy and precision), are included with each data set. Complete analytical method details are available in a separate summary document.

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Alternate title
Chemical properties of marine sediments sampled during the Thala Valley Long Term Monitoring (TV-LTM) 2014-15 field season
Date (Publication)
2021-06-30
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.26179/5df6d4a4958bb

Originator

Stark, J., Johnstone, G.J. and Stark, S.C.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

STARK, JONNY
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
TAS
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

JOHNSTONE, GLENN JAMES
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

STARK, SCOTT CHARLES
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

STARK, SCOTT CHARLES
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
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https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4180_TV-LTM1415_SedimentChemistry

Purpose
The TV-LTM 2014-15 field season was the last in a series of field campaigns where data and samples were collected to evaluate the effects on the nearby marine environment of remediating the abandoned waste disposal site at Thala Valley in 2003-04. The data will be compared to measurements/samples obtained before, during and several times after (less than 10 yr: short- to mid-term monitoring) clean-up of the tip site.
Status
Completed

Custodian

AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Oceans

Extent

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W


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Description
Temporal Coverage

Temporal extent

TimePeriod
2015-01-14 2015-02-19

Extent

Description
Vertical Extent - Altitude

Vertical element

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
0
Identifier
urn:x-ogc:def:cs:EPSG:6499
Name
Vertical CS. Axis: height (H). Orientation: up. UoM: m.
Identifier
urn:x-ogc:def:axis:EPSG:114
Name
height

Extent

Description
Vertical Extent - Depth

Vertical element

Minimum value
0
Maximum value
20
Identifier
urn:x-ogc:def:cs:EPSG:6498
Name
Vertical CS. Axis: depth (D). Orientation: down. UoM: m.
Identifier
urn:x-ogc:def:axis:EPSG:113
Name
depth
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > OCEAN CONTAMINANTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC MATTER
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > NUTRIENTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > TRACE ELEMENTS
Keywords
  • CONTROL (PRISTINE) SEDIMENT
  • CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
  • NEAR-SHORE MARINE SEDIMENT
  • HUMAN IMPACTS
  • CONTAMINATED AND CONTROL LOCATIONS
  • LABORATORY FURNACE
  • ACID EXTRACTABLE ELEMENTS / METALS
  • DRYING OVEN
  • ANALYTICAL BALANCE
  • WATER EXTRACTABLE NUTRIENTS
  • TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS
  • PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)
  • POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (PCBS)
  • TOTAL ORGANIC MATTER
  • POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS (PBDES)
  • LOSS ON IGNITION
  • DRY MATTER FRACTION
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • ICP-ES > INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY
  • GC-MS > Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry
  • FIA > FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS
  • GC-FID > Gas Chromatography - Flame Ionization Detector
  • GC-ECD
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • LABORATORY
  • FIELD SURVEYS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • AMD
  • CEOS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY STATION
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > CASEY WHARF
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > MCGRADY COVE
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > SHANNON BAY
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > WILKES
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > O'BRIEN BAY
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA > BROWN BAY

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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

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There were no significant problems with quality for this data set. Refer to individual data sets (1) - (4) for information regarding analytical quality in the specific analyses.
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2019-12-05 - record created by Scott Stark. 2019-12-12 - record updated by Scott Stark. 2019-12-16 - record updated by Dave Connell after data were provided by Scott Stark.

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Language
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Author

STARK, SCOTT CHARLES
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

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Australian Antarctic Division

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AADC

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