Sample winter flood deposits in Nooksack River and Bellingham Bay and collect sediment and contaminant time series using sediment traps, caged mussels, and passive samplers.
Location
Bellingham Bay, WA, and Nooksack River, WA
Summary
Collected 112 sediment samples, 11 mussel samples, and 13 passive samplers. Monthly time series of pressure, temperature, and turbidity.
Info derived
Near-bottom turbidity and pressure. Contaminants, carbon, grain size, and metals in sediment, mussels, and passive samplers.
Comments
Information Specialist=Andrew Spanjer; Biology Monitoring Time Series=caged mussels; Moorings Time Series=Grossman's turbidity and pressure sensors.
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