Record Info:
- Extended Citation
- Zitko, V. (1999). PAHs in Saint John harbour sediments - an evaluation of 1996-1999 results. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 2290: iii + 48 p.
- Reference Abbreviation
- Zitko, 1999.
- Date Communicated
- 1999
- Region
- Marsh Creek/Courtenay Bay
- Location Details
- Inner Harbour/ Courtenay Bay
- Group
- Physical
- Category
- Sediment Properties
- Preliminary Ecosystems Component
- Sediment Quality/ Chemistry
- Attribute/Species (e.g.)
- Carbon, Total Organic
- Metric/Detail
- percentage
- Primary Objective
- To determine if there was a correlation between elevated PAH levels and sediment grain size and total organic carbon
- Key Findings/Monitoring Red Flags
- Data Collection Start
- 1996
- Data Collection Finish
- 1999
- Physical collection of data/samples
- No
- Referenced Data Source (if data not physically collected or not available in text)
- Mr. Ed Vye, P.Eng., Saint John Port Corporation.
- Stakeholder Group
- Federal Government
- Stakeholder Name
- Fisheries and Oceans
- Type of Reference
- Report - Government
- Source Details
- Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
- Monitoring Tool
- Monitoring/Management Recommendations
- Notes
- No correlation found between increased PAH concentration and Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
- File/Paper Location
- PDF available
- link