National Status and Trends: Bioeffects Program: Magnitude and Extent of Sediment Toxicity of South Carolina and Georgia

Description

Surficial sediment samples were collected from 162 locations within five estuaries - Charleston Harbor, Winyah Bay, Leadenwah Creek, Savannah River, and St. Simons Sound - in coastal South Carolina and Georgia in a survey of sediment toxicity performed in 1993 and 1994. All samples were tested for toxicity and a battery of complimentary laboratory bioassays. The laboratory bioassays consisted of amphipod survival tests in solid-phase sediments, microbial bioluminescence (Microtox) tests of organic solvent extracts, and sea urchin fertilization and embryo development tests of porewaters. Some samples were also tested in copepod reproduction and cytochrome P-450 RGS bioassays. Chemical analyses for a suite of trace metals, organic compounds and sedimentological factor were performed with portions of most samples.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/38741
0 Online Resource https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0 Online Resource https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=238
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/38741.pdf
0 Live Data and Maps https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0 Live Data and Maps https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx

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  • analytes
  • location
  • latitude
  • nccos research priority
  • nccos research location
  • nccos research topic
  • pcb
  • date
  • national ocean service
  • east coast
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
  • longitude
  • and restoration (simr)
  • toxicity
  • station
  • microtox
  • environmental monitoring
  • geographic area
  • noaa
  • chemical
  • south atlantic
  • south carolina
  • bioassay
  • long-term monitoring
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • estuary
  • winyah bay
  • pah
  • monitoring
  • p450 hrgs
  • organic
  • nccos research data type
  • stressors
  • region
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • butyltins
  • sediment
  • leadenwah creek
  • pesticides
  • savannah river
  • polychlorinated biphenyls
  • parameter
  • state
  • bioeffects/toxicity
  • site
  • u.s. states and territories
  • coastal ocean
  • organochlorines
  • chemical contaminants
  • charleston harbor
  • nsandt
  • inorganic
  • georgia
  • field observation
  • impacts
  • national status and trends
  • mitigation
  • sea urchin fertilization
  • amphipod
  • contaminants
  • st. simons sound

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