Summary for Field Activity Number 2005-039-FA

Area of Operations: Western Long Island Sound, New York, United States, North America, North Atlantic

Dates: October 14, 2005 to October 14, 2005

Objectives: Obtain diver push cores from selected sites in Western Long island Sound: Manhasset Harbor, Little Neck Harbor, and Hempstead Harbor - two cores from each site. CCNY to determine down-core concentration profiles of Chlordane and DDT.

Type of Activity: Sampling
SCUBA
diver push cores

Information to be derived: Samples and Chemical Analysis

Summary: Dives: 3 (One dive at each site); Cores: 6 (2 cores collected at each site); Analyses performed by scientists at CCNY.

USGS Project Number: 2921-COM05 - Project Description

Contact: Rick Rendigs (rrendigs@usgs.gov)

InfoBank: uses the identifier D-1-05-LI. Visit this site for more information.

Map for Area of Operations :

Map of field activity boundary.

Platform Info:
photo of DOTTIE J
DOTTIE J

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