Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Yurick, D.B. (1982). An assessment of the Saint John Harbour dump site. Final Report To: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, St. Andrews, NB. DSS File No.: 08SC.FP706-1-CO28. 24 pp.
- Reference Abbreviation
- Yurick, 1982
- Date Communicated
- 1982
- Region
- Outer Harbour/Bay of Fundy
- Location Details
- Inner and Outer Harbour
- Group
- Physical
- Category
- Sediment Properties
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Sediment Quality/ Chemistry
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Polychlorinated Bisphenols (PCBs)
- Metric/Detail
- Primary Objective
- Assess whether there are differences in benthic community structure and levels of heavy metals/ polychlorinated bisphenols and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons differ between samples collected at dump site and control sites within Saint John Harbour.
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Contaminant levels higher at dumpsite than control sites (statistically significant for only Cu and Zn), but still below or marginally above "safe" levels set out by the Ocean Dumping Control Act
- Data Collection Start
- 1981
- Data Collection Finish
- 1981
- Physical collection of data/samples
- Yes
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Stakeholder Group
- Stakeholder Name
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Type of Reference
- Report - Government
- Source Details
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Suggestions for the a sampling protocol that would potentially provide the required biomass to perform an analysis of contaminant accumulation in the tissues of the benthos
- Notes
- Control Sites (to compare with findings at Black Point Dump site)
- File/Paper Location
- Interlibrary Loan (PDF not available)
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