Estuarine and Nearshore Marine Sediment Quality Measurements in Cumberland Island National Seashore (2007)
National Park Service, Southeast Coast Network I & M Program. 2007. Estuarine and Nearshore Marine Sediment Quality Measurements in Cumberland Island National Seashore (2007)
This dataset represents sediment quality measurements that were taken in Cumberland Island National Seashore during 2007 as a part of the marine water and sediment quality assessment protocol that was developed by the Southeast Coast I&M Network (SECN). The protocol is modeled after the EPA's National Coastal Assessment Program (www.epa.gov/emap/nca) and it consists of conducting sediment sampling every 10 years based on a probabilistic sampling design that was also designed by the EPA. Thirty sites were selected within the Cumberland River, Mud Creek, Brickhill River, Cumberland Sound and St. Marys River at which sediments were sampled using a Van Veen sampler and composited for analysis as described in the National Coastal Assessment Quality Assurance Project Plan (www.epa.gov/emap/nca/html/docs/qaprojplan.html). The final analyses of the sediment samples were conducted by GPL Laboratories, LLC (now Centauri Labs); please refer to their website (www.centaurilabs.com) or the documents listed in the Cross Reference section for more information about the analytical process. Please note that each sampling location contains multiple sediment parameters that are recorded individually.
- Type
- Vector Dataset
- Authors
- National Park Service, Southeast Coast Network I & M Program
- Date of Issue
- 2007
- Units
- CUIS , SECN
- Keywords
- Brickhill River, Camden County, CUIS, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Cumberland River, Cumberland Sound, Environment, Estuarine/Marine, Georgia, Inlandwaters, Long Term Sediment Quality Monitoring, Monitoring, Mud Creek, National Coastal Assessment Program, Probabilistic Sampling Design, sediment quality, St. Marys River, Water