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Lower Columbia and Willamette River Contaminant Study

Entry ID: BESTsed22

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Summary

Abstract: The report is a compilation of contaminant data entered in the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District's Columbia River
sediment database as of May 1991 (Stockton 1991). The database is
separated into two sections containing estuarine and riverine data.
The riverine database includes data from the Willamette River up to
the Broadway Bridge area in Portland, as well as sampling stations as
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Description: Metadata in National Biological Information Infrastructure format.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 44.0

S: 43.0

E: -121.5

W: -122.5

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: James Britton, Army Corps of Engineers

Dataset Title: Lower Columbia and Willamette River Contaminant Study

Dataset Release Date: unknown

Dataset Release Place: Seattle, Washington

Dataset Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10

Data Presentation Form: database

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1980-01-01

Stop Date: 1990-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA > WASHINGTON > Columbia River Basin > Willamette River

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS > PESTICIDES

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > CONTAMINANT LEVELS/SPILLS > METALS

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > RIVERS/STREAM HABITAT > LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER, WILLAMETTE RIVER

BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOTOXICOLOGY > SPECIES BIOACCUMULATION

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

INLAND WATERS

Project

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Quality Information relevant to quality assurance/quality control was not
available. However, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a Quality
Assurance/Quality Control program for review and evaluation of
contaminant data. Information regarding the quality of specific data
may be obtained by contacting the Portland District Corps of
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Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

AMMONIA

ASTORIA

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

Pacific Northwest, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Data Center URL: http://www.epa.gov/region10/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DANA DAVOLI Phone: (206) 553-2135 Fax: (206) 553-0119 Email: davoli.dana at epa.gov Contact Address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 0ea095, 1200 6th Avenue City: Seattle Province or State: Washington Postal Code: 98101 Country: USA

Personnel

JAMES BRITTON

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: (503) 808-4888

Email: James.L.Britton at usace.army.mil

Contact Address:

Army Corps of Engineers

City: Portland

Province or State: Oregon

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Stockton, S.L. 24 May 1991. Personal Communication (transmittal of
riverine database output to Mr. Bruce Bennet, Tetra Tech, Inc.,
Bellevue, WA). Chief, Planning and Engineering Division, U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Portland, OR.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-05-27

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-12

Future DIF Review Date: 2002-05-27

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