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Biological data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall
Untreated, macerated wastewater effluent has been discharged to the sea at Davis Station since 2005, when the old wastewater treatment infrastructure was removed. This environmental assessment was instigated to guide the choice of the most suitable wastewater treatment facility at Davis. The assessment will support decisions that enable Australia to meet the standards set for the discharge of wastewaters in Antarctica in national legislation (Waste Management Regulations of the Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Act - ATEP) and to meet international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and to meet Australia's aspirations to be a leader in Antarctic environmental protection.
The overall objective was to provide environmental information in support of an operational infrastructure project to upgrade wastewater treatment at Davis. This information is required to ensure that the upgrade satisfies national legislation (ATEP/Waste Management Regulations), international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and maintain the AAD's status as an international leader in environmental management. The specific objectives were to:
1. Wastewater properties: Determine the properties of discharged wastewater (contaminant levels, toxicity, microbiological hazards) as the basis for recommendations on the required level of treatment and provide further consideration of what might constitute adequate dilution and dispersal for discharge to the nearshore marine environment
2. Dispersal and dilution characteristics of marine environment: Assess the dispersing characteristics of the immediate nearshore marine environment in the vicinity of Davis Station to determine whether conditions at the existing site of effluent discharge are adequate to meet the ATEP requirement of initial dilution and rapid dispersal.
3. Environmental impacts: Describe the nature and extent of impacts to the marine environment associated with present wastewater discharge practices at Davis and determine whether wastewater discharge practices have adversely affected the local environment.
4. Evaluate treatment options: Evaluate the different levels of treatment required to mitigate and/or prevent various environmental impacts and reduce environmental risks.
Simple
Identification info
- Alternate title
- Biological data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall
- Date (Publication)
- 2012-07-17
- Edition
- 1
Originator
Publisher
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Principal investigator
Collaborator
Collaborator
- Name
- CAASM Metadata
- Purpose
- This is the master metadata record for the biological data for the project. It is linked to many datasets ranging from sediment macrofauna to epifaunal and macroalgal data.
- Status
- On going
Custodian
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Oceans
Extent
))
Extent
- Description
- Temporal Coverage
Temporal extent
- TimePeriod
- 2009-11-01 2010-03-31
Extent
- Description
- Vertical Extent - Depth
Vertical element
- Minimum value
- 2
- Maximum value
- 35
- 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
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- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY STRUCTURE
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > INDICATOR SPECIES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > FOOD-WEB DYNAMICS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS
- EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > SEWAGE DISPOSAL
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SUSPENDED SOLIDS
- EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > STABLE ISOTOPES
- EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF
- Keywords
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- sewage outfall
- sewage treatment
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- BONGO NETS
- GILLNETS
- QUADRATS
- SEDIMENT CORERS
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- FIELD INVESTIGATION
- FIELD SURVEYS
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- AMD
- AMD/AU
- CEOS
- NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
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- CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
- GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EASTERN HEMISPHERE
- VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR
Resource constraints
- Use limitation
- This metadata record is publicly available.
Resource constraints
- Access constraints
- licence
- Other constraints
- See the child records for access to the data.
Resource constraints
- File type
- Portable Network Graphic
- Title
- Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Website
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode
Legal code for Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 International license
- Use constraints
- licence
- Other constraints
- This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=DAVIS_STP_Biota when using these data. Please also contact Jonny Stark before using data related to this metadata record.
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
Distributor
Distributor
- OnLine resource
-
PROJECT HOME PAGE
Public information for ASAC project 3217
- OnLine resource
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VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Citation reference for this metadata record and dataset
Resource lineage
- Statement
- Macrofaunal cores were sorted by Aquenal Pty Ltd and QA/QC checks done by Glenn Johnstone and Jonny Stark of AAD.
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Maintenance and update frequency
- As needed
- Maintenance note
- 2012-07-17 - record created by Jonny Stark 2012-11-06 - record updated by Dave Connell to correct dodgy characters. 2018-01-04 - record updated by Dave Connell - basic updates.
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
- string/DAVIS_STP_Biota
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Author
Sponsor
Owner
- Title
- Parent Metadata Record
- Citation identifier
- DAVIS_STP
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Dataset
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
- gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
- Citation identifier
- 437af055-584d-4939-999c-93b15bb18c7b
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
- gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
- Date (Last Revision)
- 2015-11-29T19:41:00
Identifier
- Description
- metadata.extraction_date
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
- gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
- Citation identifier
- 8.6
- Metadata linkage
-
http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/DAVIS_STP_Biota
Point of truth for the metadata record
- Date info (Creation)
- 2012-07-17T00:00:00
- Date info (Last Update)
- 2018-01-04
Metadata standard
- Title
- ISO 19115-3
- Edition
- 2014
- Other citation details
- Version 1
- Title
- DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
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