1. Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources
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Field Activity 1998-615-FA

Identifier 1998-615-FA
Alternate names Honolulu, Hawaii sediment toxicity and invasives 1998
Purpose Survey sediment toxicity in the vicinity of Honolulu, Hawaii. Fate of disposal material and polluted sediment (Michael Torresan, USGS). Also used to survey the occurrence of an invasive microorganism (Trochammina hadai) in the harbor area in 1998 (Mary McGann, USGS).
Location Honolulu Harbor and nearby offshore area
Summary Collected 14 samples from the harbor and nearby offshore area. Toxicity data derived by Texas A&M University. Study a collaboration of USGS, BRD, and CERC.
Info derived Abundance and distribution of the invasive microorganism Trochammina hadai.
Itinerary
Start Honolulu, HI 1998-06-16
End Honolulu, HI 1998-06-20
Days in the field 2
Bounds
West -158.23993698
East -157.64216345
North 21.40270939
South 20.96750933

Personnel

Organization
2885 Mission Street
Santa Cruz, CA95060
(831) 460-7401
Principal investigators Michael E TorresanMary L McGann
Crew members
Information specialist(s)
Mary L McGann
Specialist, Information

Data types and categories

Data category: Biological Field Study
Data type: Surveys (biological)

Equipment used

Equipment Usage description Data types Datasets
sample Surveys (biological) 1

Datasets

Datasets compiled from multiple sources

Dataset name Equipment Description Dataset contact
Survey of sites for the presence of the nonindigenous benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai along the west coast of North America from 1930 to 2024 sample Results of a survey of samples collected from 1930 to 2024 along the west coast of the United States from Alaska to San Diego, California as well as Honolulu, Hawaii for the presence of the Asian nonindigenous benthic foraminifera Trochammina hadai. Mary L McGann

Publications

Samples collected during this field activity