38741
National Status and Trends: Bioeffects Program: Magnitude and Extent of Sediment Toxicity of South Carolina and Georgia
CHH_metadata
Data Set
Published / External
37215
NSandT
Project
Completed
2007-10
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.
Specific objectives of the study were to: (1) Determine the presence and severity of toxic responses; (2) estimate the spatial extent of toxicity; (3) identify spatial patterns of toxicity in each system; (4) characterize the relationships between toxicity and the concentrations of potential toxicants in the sediments. The dataset objective is to report information about chemical residues in sediment and sediment toxicity characteristics of the system.
988
Magnitude and Extent of Sediment Toxicity in Selected Estuaries of South Carolina and Georgia, NOAA Technical Memorandum NOS ORCA 128. April 1998. Silver Spring, Maryland.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS Ed Long (retired), NOAA Ocean Service, National Status and Trends Program SAMPLE COLLECTION INVESTIGATORS Ed Long (retired), NOAA Ocean Service, National Status and Trends Program SAMPLE PROCESSING FACILITIES - Organic and inorganic chemicals in sediment: National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Charleston, SC.SAMPLE PROCESSING FACILITIES - Toxicity assays:(1) Microtox Assay - National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center in Charleston, SC;(2) Sea Urchin Assay - US Geological Survey, Marine Ecotoxicology Research Station, Corpus Christi, TX;(3) Amphipod Assay - 1993 - US Geological Survey, Marine Ecotoxicology Research Station, Corpus Christi, TX;(4) Amphipod Assay - 1994 - Science Applications International Corporation, Narragansett, RI;(5) P450 Human Reporter Gene System: Jack Anderson, Columbia Analytical Services, Inc., Carlsbad, CA
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
biota
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
environment
Theme
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
Theme
NOS Data Explorer Topic Category
Environmental Monitoring
Theme
Microtox
Theme
NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation
Theme
NCCOS Research Priority > Long-term Monitoring
Theme
NCCOS Research Priority > Stressors, Impacts, Mitigation, and Restoration (SIMR)
Theme
NCCOS Research Topic > Bioeffects/Toxicity
Theme
NCCOS Research Topic > Chemical Contaminants
Theme
NCCOS Research Topic > Monitoring
Theme
P450 HRGS
Theme
PAH
Theme
PCB
Theme
Site
Theme
amphipod
Theme
analytes
Theme
bioassay
Theme
butyltins
Theme
chemical
Theme
contaminants
Theme
date
Theme
estuary
Theme
inorganic
Theme
latitude
Theme
location
Theme
longitude
Theme
national status and trends
Theme
nsandt
Theme
organic
Theme
organochlorines
Theme
parameter
Theme
pesticides
Theme
polychlorinated biphenyls
Theme
polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons
Theme
region
Theme
sea urchin fertilization
Theme
sediment
Theme
state
Theme
station
Theme
toxicity
Spatial
Charleston Harbor
Spatial
Georgia
Spatial
Leadenwah Creek
Spatial
NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean
Spatial
NCCOS Research Location > Region > East Coast
Spatial
NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Georgia
Spatial
NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > South Carolina
Spatial
Savannah River
Spatial
South Atlantic
Spatial
South Carolina
Spatial
St. Simons Sound
Spatial
Winyah Bay
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
Silver Spring
MD
Data Set
None Planned
The dataset is composed of two relational files listed below. The "SITES" data file reports the location coordinates. The geographical information provided for a sampling site (the estuary stratum and site) is useful when interpreting the results of other data files. The "INDICATOR" data file reports parameter results for chemical and toxicity assays. For a description of the data parameters see report: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/coast/nsandt/download.aspx
NOAA, National Status and Trends Program
These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.
The partners in this project were: (1) National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); (2) The Charleston Harbor Project (Mr. Heyward Robinson) funded the analyses of selected samples from the Charleston Harbor area. (3) The State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection assisted in the collection of samples (Ms Gail M. Sloane). (4) Dr. Kevin Summmers (US EPA, Gulf Breeze, FL) assisted in the survey design.
Data Steward
2007-10
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Distributor
2007-10
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Metadata Contact
2007-10
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Point of Contact
2007-10
Position
NCCOS Scientific Data Coordinator
NCCOS.data@noaa.gov
Principal Investigator
2007-10
Person
Piniak, Greg
greg.piniak@noaa.gov
Ground Condition
-81.5067
-79.2907
33.3658
31.096
Range
1993
1994
Unclassified
None
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Online Resource
2016-11-16
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified.
2017-04-05
Converted from Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details.
MEASUREMENT QUALITY OBJECTIVESSampling sites were located with a global position system (Trimble NavGraphic XL GPS) and a compensated LORAN C unit. Both units were calibrated and their accuracy verified each morning at a channel marker within the study area.Organic and Inorganic Contaminants - Analytical methods followed performance-based analytical protocols and employed quality-assurance steps of the National Status and Trends Program (NSandT) (Lauenstein and Cantillo, 1993). Available online: http://www.ccma.nos.noaa.gov/publications/tm71v1.pdf http://www.ccma.nos.noaa.gov/publications/tm71v2.pdf http://www.ccma.nos.noaa.gov/publications/tm71v3.pdf http://www.ccma.nos.noaa.gov/publications/tm71v4.pdf
Data are believed to be complete
All chemical contaminant values have been rounded to three significant digits. To accommodate the wide range of values, all concentration values have been formatted to the thousandth unit (0.001). The range of limits of detection (LOD) within compound classes are shown below. Actual LODs are available in appendix-C of the report (http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/coast/nsandt/)Metals, 0.1 - 7.8 ug/g dry wt (for most metals)PAHs 2.7 - 8.8 ng/g dry wt. .PCBs 0.29 - 2.27 ng/g dry wt.Pesticides 0.5 - 2.3 ng/g dry wt.
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Sediment sampling procedures are described in the report, which can be found at: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/coast/nsandt/download.aspx Data preparation and sampling processing procedures are described in the report, which can be found at: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/coast/nsandt/download.aspx Descriptions of data manipulations can be found in the report at: http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/about/coast/nsandt/download.aspx
1998-01-01T00:00:00
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2017-04-05T12:48:33
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2023-10-17T16:12:11
2017-04-17
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
NCCOS
1002
Public
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2017-04-17
1 Year
2018-04-17