gov.noaa.nodc:0220105 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-06T18:20:55Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NCCOS Assessment: Assessment of organic and inorganic chemical contaminants in the sediments of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 2018-09-04 to 2018-09-06 (NCEI Accession 0220105) 2020-10-07 publication 2020-09-29 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/7y7d-jg73 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0220105 NCEI Archive Management System 0220105 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Anthony S. Pait NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) tony.pait@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator S. Ian Hartwell NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) Ian.Hartwell@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Dennis Apeti NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Andrew Mason NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Anthony S. Pait NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) tony.pait@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) NCCOS Data Manager nccos.data@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Leslie Henderson NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) https://coralreef.noaa.gov HTTPS NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) website Institution web page information collaborator Matt Kendall NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information collaborator Ashley Ruffo NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office HTTPS NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) website Institution web page information collaborator Clayton Pollock National Park Service (NPS) https://www.nps.gov HTTPS National Park Service (NPS) website Institution web page information collaborator Pait, Anthony NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science tony.pait@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Hartwell, Ian NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Ian.Hartwell@noaa.gov https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author Apeti, Dennis NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information author NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/southeast-regional-office HTTPS NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office (NMFS/SERO) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) website Institution web page information contributor National Park Service (NPS) https://www.nps.gov HTTPS National Park Service (NPS) website Institution web page information contributor NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) https://coralreef.noaa.gov HTTPS NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital This dataset contains results from the analysis of sediments for chemical contaminants including organic contaminants like hydrocarbons and pesticides, and inorganic contaminants like metals, along with an assessment of the benthic infaunal community in Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve (SARI), St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI). The data is contained in a series of tables in a .CSV format. This dataset provides results from the analysis of sediments for chemical contaminants from the SARI in a readily accessible format that can be viewed and analyzed by others interested in the subject matter. The project was developed to provide local resource managers in the SARI with detailed information on chemical contaminants in sediments, along with an analysis of the benthic infaunal community. The project was requested by partners including the USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources, and the National Park Service to better understand the condition of the SARI, in terms of the presence and effects of chemical contaminants. Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program Funding Agency: NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0220105 Preview graphic PNG 0220105 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2020-09-22 publication BENTHIC SPECIES CONDUCTIVITY DISSOLVED OXYGEN hydrocarbons METALS Pesticides POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAH) SALINITY TRACE METALS WATER TEMPERATURE theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS chromatograph mass spectrometer multi-parameter water quality sensor sediment sampler - corer sediment sampler - grab instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS in situ laboratory analyses theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS National Park Service NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Office NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOI/NPS > National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Stressor Impacts and Mitigation > Biological Effects of Contaminants and Nutrients theme NCCOS Research Areas Derived Data Product Field Observation theme NCCOS Research Data Types Benthic Infaunal Counts Butyltins Major and Trace Elements (Metals) theme Provider Keywords GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS > GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS GRAB SAMPLERS MASS SPECTROMETERS > MASS SPECTROMETERS SEDIMENT CORERS > SEDIMENT CORERS instrument Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > St. Croix > Salt River Bay (17N064W0022) place CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > CARIBBEAN SEA place Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords 2026 revision 23 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian U.S. States and Territories > U.S. Virgin Islands Waterbodies > Caribbean Sea place NCCOS Regions of Study Caribbean Sea Mangrove Lagoon Salt River Bay Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve Sugar Bay Triton Bay place Provider Place Names YJYD3R Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: Public otherRestrictions Cite as: Pait, Anthony; Hartwell, Ian; Apeti, Dennis (2020). NCCOS Assessment: Assessment of organic and inorganic chemical contaminants in the sediments of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, 2018-09-04 to 2018-09-06 (NCEI Accession 0220105). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/7y7d-jg73. Accessed [date]. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0220105 v1.1 was published. 2020-10-07T20:43:33Z NCEI Accession 0220105 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0220105/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0220105 v1.1 published 2020-10-07T20:43:33Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS (measured); Units: ng/g; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: PONAR sediment grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were taken with PONAR sediment grab. Samples were then analyzed by gas chromatograph/electron capture detector in the laboratory.; Data Quality Method: QA/QC conducted on the results of the analysis by the NOAA contract laboratory TDI-Brooks, Inc., followed by a review by NOAA scientists. Reviewed in house for data outliers, that results of duplicate analysis were within acceptable limits (variation), recovery rates were adequate, and that sample storage and analysis protocols were followed. Parameter or Variable: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) (measured); Units: ng/g; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: PONAR sediment grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were taken with PONAR sediment grab. Samples then analyzed by gas chromatograph/mass spectrometry in the laboratory; Data Quality Method: QA/QC conducted on the results of the analysis by the NOAA contract laboratory TDI-Brooks, Inc., followed by a review by NOAA scientists. Reviewed in house for data outliers, that results of duplicate analysis were within acceptable limits (variation), recovery rates were adequate, and that sample storage and analysis protocols were followed. Parameter or Variable: Butyltins (measured); Units: ng Sn/g; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: PONAR sediment grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were taken with PONAR sediment grab. Samples then analyzed by gas chromatography/flame photometric detection after derivatization in the laboratory.; Data Quality Method: QA/QC conducted on the results of the analysis by the NOAA contract laboratory TDI-Brooks, Inc., followed by a review by NOAA scientists. Reviewed in house for data outliers, that results of duplicate analysis were within acceptable limits (variation), recovery rates were adequate, and that sample storage and analysis protocols were followed. Parameter or Variable: Major and Trace Elements (Metals) (measured); Units: µg/g; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: PONAR sediment grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were taken with PONAR sediment grab. Samples were then analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and atomic-fluorescence spectroscopy.in the laboratory.; Data Quality Method: QA/QC conducted on the results of the analysis by the NOAA contract laboratory TDI-Brooks, Inc., followed by a review by NOAA scientists. Reviewed in house for data outliers, that results of duplicate analysis were within acceptable limits (variation), recovery rates were adequate, and that sample storage and analysis protocols were followed. Parameter or Variable: Benthic Infaunal Counts (measured); Units: Number of organisms by species found in the sample; Observation Category: laboratory analysis; Sampling Instrument: PONAR sediment grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Sediment samples were taken with PONAR sediment grab. Samples were then fixed in the field and sent out to a contract lab where they were sorted and counted, down to species when possible.; Data Quality Method: QA/QC conducted on the results of the analysis by the NOAA contract laboratory Vittor & Associates, Inc, followed by a review by NOAA scientists. Reviewed in house for data outliers, and that sample recounts were within standard levels for taxonomy. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian chromatograph chromatograph Gas, ion, liquid or other chromatograph mass spectrometer mass spectrometer Instrument that measure the massess and relative concentrations of atoms and molecules multi-parameter water quality sensor multi-parameter water quality sensor used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters Instrument used to measure temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, and other parameters, often used to measure water quality parameters. Can be a hand-held instrument or a sonde for unattended monitoring. Often used in coastal water monitoring stations. YSI is the preeminent brand (as of 2024). sediment sampler - corer sediment sampler - corer sediment coring device gravity or other coring device used to collect surfacial and near-surficial sediment samples sediment sampler - grab sediment sampler - grab grab sampler is used to take a sample of surficial seafloor sediments