Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2665
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The Antarctic environment with its harsh climatic conditions, minimal human activity and its ...
Metadata record for data from ASAC Project 2691
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Contaminants may persist in marine sediments and be re-suspended during storms or by the activity ...
The contamination of soils by heavy metals is a problem that faces communities the world over. Contamination is of particular concern when it is mobilised into ground and surface waters, where it ...
Sediment samples were collected from nine points along 3 parallel transects within the contaminated Brown Bay. The diatom spreadsheet (diatom_data) contains both initial diatom counts and the relative ...
Carcasses of dead birds have been collected on an opportunistic basis during surveys around the Windmill Islands for the purpose of dissection of the digestive system, to look for the presence of ...
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has identified the Thala Valley Tip near Casey Station as a high priority site for remediation. However there are difficulties with regards to contaminant dispersal ...
INDICATOR DEFINITION
The environmental impacts and risk of contaminated sites in the Australian Antarctic Territory and Australian sub-Antarctic Islands.
TYPE OF INDICATOR
There are three types of ...
INDICATOR DEFINITION
The management response to contaminated sites in the Australian Antarctic Territory and Australian sub-Antarctic islands.
TYPE OF INDICATOR
There are three types of indicators ...
INDICATOR DEFINITION
Change in the overall contaminant status of contaminated sites with time, the quantity of new contaminated material generated each year and the estimated value of the environmental ...