National Status and Trends: Bioeffects Program - St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER) Database

Description

The purpose of this effort was to characterize the extent and magnitude of chemical contamination in the St. Thomas East End Reserves or STEER, as part of a larger project to develop an integrated ecosystem assessment for the STEER. The STEER is a collection of marine reserves and wildlife sanctuaries on the southeastern end of the island of St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Within the STEER, however, are a variety of land use and maritime activities that are thought to impact the Reserves. As part of a project requested by STEER managers and funded by CRCP, NCCOS/CCMA scientists conducted a field mission in June 2011 to the STEER, and collected sediments that were characterized for chemical contaminants. A broad suite of chemical contaminants were analyzed in sediment, coral (Porites asteroides) and conch (Strombus gigas)samples including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorinated pesticides including DDT and its metabolites, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), major and trace elements, and butyltins. This project provides valuable baseline data on sediment chemical contamination that is georeferenced and posted on the internet through the NOAAs National Status and Trends data portal.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Downloadable Data https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/39199
0 Online Resource https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/projects/detail?key=19
0 Online Resource https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
0 Online Resource http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:139480
0 Online Resource http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.nodc:146168
21 Online Resource http://ecowatch.ncddc.noaa.gov/erddap/tabledap/nccos_bedi_nst.html
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/nccos/dmp/pdf/39199.pdf
0 Downloadable Data https://products.coastalscience.noaa.gov/collections/ltmonitoring/nsandt/default.aspx
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

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  • analytes
  • ddt
  • nccos research priority
  • nccos research location
  • nccos research topic
  • pcb
  • trace element
  • national ocean service
  • national centers for coastal ocean science
  • saint thomas island
  • polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
  • and restoration (simr)
  • coastal ecosystem
  • environmental monitoring
  • geographic area
  • noaa
  • chemical
  • us virgin island
  • long-term monitoring
  • tbt
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • u.s. caribbean
  • estuary
  • total butyltins
  • pah
  • monitoring
  • organic
  • nccos research data type
  • stressors
  • region
  • doc/noaa/nos/nccos
  • pesticides
  • polychlorinated biphenyls
  • st. thomas east end reserves
  • bioeffects/toxicity
  • u.s. states and territories
  • coastal ocean
  • organochlorines
  • chemical contaminants
  • nsandt
  • inorganic
  • u.s. virgin islands
  • coral reefs
  • field observation
  • impacts
  • caribbean
  • mitigation
  • contaminants

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