Summary for Field Activity Number 2005-033-FA

Alternate Leg ID: DI-0805

Area of Operations: Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: August 15, 2005 to August 15, 2005

Objectives: Collect sediment cores from Monitoring Stations 4 and 8 in Boston Harbor for metals analysis.

Type of Activity: Sampling
Photography

Information to be derived: Time series data
Samples and Chemical Analysis
Grain size analysis

Summary: 4 sediment cores were collected using push poles from the surface ship near the time of low tide. All cores were located about 25 feet NW of the Boston Harbor Station 4 target location.

USGS Project Number: 2921-BOF96 - Project Description

Contact: Michael Casso (mcasso@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier U-1-05-BH. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
USCG 49 FOOT BUOY TENDER

The following materials for this field activity are available in the Information Archives: