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Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall
Entry ID: DAVIS_STP

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Summary
Abstract: 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 ... View entire text

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Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description: Public information for ASAC project 3217

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -68.52   S: -68.66   E: 78.08   W: 77.86
Min Depth: 2 M Max Depth: 35 M

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2009-11-01
Stop Date: 2010-03-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS Parameter Definition
HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > SEWAGE DISPOSAL Parameter Definition
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Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
MOORINGS Ancillary Description
FIELD INVESTIGATION Ancillary Description
Instrument
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Ancillary Description
Quality See Readme file ... SeaBird MicroCAT CTD units placed at three depths in the 600 m deep ocean cavity beneath the ice shelf ... ongoing recording until batteries fail, expected lifetime is 3-5 years ...

Moorings approximately 700-1300 m sub-shelf ocean cavity.
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 2 MB
Distribution Format: text, .dat, word
Fees: free
Personnel
IAN ALLISON
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 7648
Fax: +61 3 6226 7650
Email: ian.allison at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-06-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-12-01

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