NCCOS National Status and Trends Bioeffects Assessment: Chemical contaminant data in the St. Thomas East End Reserves, U.S. Virgin Islands, from 2010-05-04 to 2012-06-22 (NCEI Accession 0146168)

This dataset provides valuable baseline data on sediment chemical contamination for the St. Thomas East End Reserve (STEER), U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). From 2010-2012, NOAA scientists collected samples as part of a larger, long-term monitoring National Status and Trends Program (NS&T). A broad suite of chemical contaminants were analyzed in sediment, coral (Porites asteroides) and conch (Strombus gigas) samples. These contaminants included polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), chlorinated pesticides including DDT and its metabolites, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), major and trace elements, and butyltins.

Partners in the CRCP project âCharacterization of Land-Based Sources of Pollution and Effects in the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER)â included the Coastal Oceanographic Assessment, Status and Trends (COAST) Branch, and the Biogeography Branch of NOAAâs National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) in Silver Spring, MD, the USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC).

Tags: 1, 1-methylnaphthalene, 1-methylphenanthrene, 10-trimethyldodecane (i-c15), 10-trimethyltridecane (i-c16), 18a-oleanane, 2, 2-methylnaphthalene, 3, 3-c, 4, 4'-ddd, 4'-dde, 4'-ddt, 4-tetrachlorobenzene, 5-tetrachlorobenzene, 6, 6-dimethylnaphthalene, 7-trimethylnaphthalene, acenaphthene, acenaphthylene, aldrin, alkanes, alpha-chlordane, alpha-hexachlorocyclohexane, aluminum, ampelisca survival as % of control, ampelisca survival â mean, amphipods, anthracene, antimony, arsenic, benthic infauna, benz[a]anthracene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[e]pyrene, benzo[g, benzo[k]fluoranthene, benzothiophene, beta-hexachlorocyclohexane, biological effects of contaminants and nutrients, biphenyl, butyltins, c1-benzothiophene, c1-chrysenes, c1-decalin, c1-dibenzo[a, c1-dibenzothiophenes, c1-fluoranthenes_pyrenes, c1-fluorenes, c1-naphthalenes, c1-naphthobenzothiophene, c1-phenanthrenes_anthracenes, c2-benzothiophene, c2-chrysenes, c2-decalin, c2-dibenzo[a, c2-dibenzothiophenes, c2-fluoranthenes_pyrenes, c2-fluorenes, c2-naphthalenes, c2-naphthobenzothiophene, c2-phenanthrenes_anthracenes, c29-hopane, c3-benzothiophene, c3-chrysenes, c3-decalin, c3-dibenzo[a, c3-dibenzothiophenes, c3-fluoranthenes_pyrenes, c3-fluorenes, c3-naphthalenes, c3-naphthobenzothiophene, c3-phenanthrenes_anthracenes, c30-hopane, c4-benzothiophenes, c4-chrysenes, c4-decalin, c4-dibenzothiophenes, c4-fluoranthenes_pyrenes, c4-naphthalenes, c4-naphthobenzothiophenes, c4-phenanthrenes_anthracenes, cadmium, carbazole, carbon total content, caribbean sea, chlordanes, chlorpyrifos, chromium, chrysene, cis-nonachlor, cis_trans decalin, clay - chemistry sample, clostridium perfringens - count 1, clostridium perfringens - count 2, clostridium perfringens â dry, clostridium perfringens â mean, clostridium perfringens â wet, coastal ocean, copper, coral reefs, d]pyrene, ddmu, ddts, decalin, delta-hexachlorocyclohexane, density, dibenzo[a, dibenzofuran, dibenzothiophene, dibutyltin, dieldrin, dieldrins, diversity, endosulfan i, endosulfan ii, endosulfan sulfate, endosulfans, endrin, evenness, field observation, fluoranthene, fluorene, gamma-chlordane, gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, geographic area, grain size, gravel - chemistry sample, h, h]anthracene, heptachlor, heptachlor-epoxide, hexachlorobenzene, i]perylene, indeno[1, individuals â total, iron, lead, long-term monitoring, manganese, marine protected area, mercury, mirex, monobutyltin, n-decane, n-docosane, n-dodecane, n-dotriacontane, n-eicosane, n-heneicosane, n-hentriacontane, n-heptacosane, n-heptadecane, n-heptatriacontane, n-hexacosane, n-hexadecane, n-hexatriacontane, n-nonacosane, n-nonadecane, n-nonane, n-nonatriacontane, n-octacosane, n-octadecane, n-octatriacontane, n-pentacosane, n-pentadecane, n-pentatriacontane, n-tetracontane, n-tetracosane, n-tetradecane, n-tetratriacontane, n-triacontane, n-tricosane, n-tridecane, n-tritriacontane, n-undecane, naphthalene, naphthobenzothiophene, nickel, norpristane, oceanography, organochlorines, oxychlordane, pahs, pcb101_90, pcb105, pcb110_77, pcb118, pcb128, pcb138_160, pcb146, pcb149_123, pcb151, pcb153_132_168, pcb156_171_202, pcb158, pcb170_190, pcb174, pcb18, pcb180, pcb183, pcb187, pcb194, pcb195_208, pcb199, pcb201_173_157, pcb206, pcb209, pcb28, pcb29, pcb31, pcb44, pcb45, pcb49, pcb52, pcb56_60, pcb66, pcb70, pcb74_61, pcb87_115, pcb8_5, pcb95, pcb99, pcbs, pentachloroanisole, pentachlorobenzene, percent lipid dry weight, percent lipid wet weight, perylene, phenanthrene, phytane [i-c20], pristane [i-c19], pyrene, sample composition, sample dry weight, sample percent dry weight, sample percent wet weight, sample wet weight, sand - chemistry sample, selenium, sewage markers, silicon, silt - chemistry sample, silver, st. thomas east end reserves (steer), stressor impacts and mitigation, taxa â total, tetrabutyltin, tin, total inorganic carbon, total organic carbon, trans-nonachlor, tributyltin, u.s. states and territories, u.s. virgin islands, w8cfg1, waterbodies, zinc
Organization: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce