Sediment metal data (1M HCl extraction) from the Davis STP (Sewage Treatment Plant upgrade) project

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.

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Alternate title
Sediment metal data (1M HCl extraction) from the Davis STP (Sewage Treatment Plant upgrade) project
Date (Publication)
2017-08-30
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:10.4225/15/59a617451cdd5

Originator

Starak, J.S., Riddle, M.J., Snape, I., Stark, S.C and Palmer, A.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Division

Principal investigator

STARK, JONATHAN SEAN
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

RIDDLE, MARTIN J.
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

SNAPE, IAN
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, JONATHAN SEAN
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Collaborator

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

Collaborator

PALMER, ANNE
University of Tasmania
GPO BOX 252-05
Hobart
Tasmania
7001
Australia
Name
CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/DAVIS_STP_Metals

Purpose
This is the sediment chemistry trace element and metals data for the project.
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

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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
Title
Physical, chemical, biological and ecotoxicological properties of wastewater discharged from Davis Station, Antarctica
Date (Publication)
2015
Citation identifier
113

Citation identifier
doi:10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.02.006

Author

Stark JS, Smith J, King CK, Lindsay M, Stark S, Palmer AS, Snape I, Bridgen P, Riddle M
Name
Cold Regions Science and Technology
Page
52-62
Title
Dispersal and dilution of wastewater from an ocean outfall at Davis Station, Antarctica, and resulting environmental contamination
Date (Publication)
2016
Citation identifier
152

Author

Stark, J.S., Bridgen, P., Dunshea, G., Galton-Fenzi, B., Hunter, J., Johnstone, G., King, C., Leeming, R., Palmer, A., Smith, J., Snape, I., Stark, S., Riddle, M.
Name
Chemosphere
Page
142-157
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > SEWAGE DISPOSAL
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > TRACE ELEMENTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE SEDIMENTS > SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN CHEMISTRY > MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > COASTAL
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS
Keywords
  • sewage outfall
  • sewage treatment
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY
  • SEDIMENT CORERS
  • FLAME-IONIZATION DETECTOR
  • GC-MS > Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • LABORATORY
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
  • AMD
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EASTERN HEMISPHERE
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
  • VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR

Resource constraints

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This metadata record is publicly available.

Resource constraints

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licence
Other constraints
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Resource constraints

File type
Portable Network Graphic
Linkage
Creative Commons by Attribution logo

Title
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Website
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_Metals when using these data.
Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Distribution Information

Distributor

Distributor

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

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2017-08-30T00:00:00
Units of distribution
kb
Transfer size
61
Distribution format
  • Excel

OnLine resource
GET DATA

Download point for the data

OnLine resource
PROJECT HOME PAGE

Public information for ASAC project 3217

OnLine resource
VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=DAVIS_STP_Chemistry

Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
Maintenance note
2012-03-23 - record created by Jonny Stark. 2017-08-30 - record updated by Dave Connell to publicly release the data. 2018-02-09 - record updated by Dave Connell to add a publication at the request of Glenn Johnstone. 2022-05-02 - record updated by Dave Connell for ISO compliance.

Metadata

Metadata identifier
string/DAVIS_STP_Metals

Language
English
Character encoding
UTF8

Author

STARK, JONATHAN SEAN
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Sponsor

Australian Antarctic Division

Owner

AADC
Title
Parent Metadata Record
Citation identifier
DAVIS_STP_Chemistry

Type of resource

Resource scope
Dataset

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Citation identifier
4ce49cac-01ff-4a9b-bb9f-fe58a9862a41

Alternative metadata reference

Title
gov.nasa.gsfc.gcmd
Date (Last Revision)
2022-05-02T11:29:32

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_Metals

Point of truth for the metadata record

Date info (Creation)
2012-03-23T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2022-05-02

Metadata standard

Title
ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
Other citation details
Version 1
Title
DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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