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Benthic sediment data from eleven stations in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama on 1981-06-17 (NCEI Accession 0118497)

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Benthic sediment samples were collected from eleven stations in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta on 17 June 1981. Samples were analyzed for particle size distribution characteristics. At least eight were near the wastewater discharge pipes of industrial sites, and at least two were not near potential sources of water pollution.
  • Cite as: Dauphin Island Sea Lab (2014). Benthic sediment data from eleven stations in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama on 1981-06-17 (NCEI Accession 0118497). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118497. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1981-06-17 to 1981-06-17
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -88.073
East: -87.97
South: 30.696
North: 31.117
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Publication Dates
  • publication: 2014-05-15
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
The sedimentology data that survives in digital form at the DISL Data Management Center is a fragment from a much larger study of pollution sources in the Mobile River delta in the 1980s.

In this accession, NCEI has archived multiple versions of these data. The latest (and best) version of these data has the largest version number.
Purpose Beginning in late 1979, the Alabama Coastal Area Board (CAB) funded a series of baseline surveys on the coastal resources of Alabama, from which they could develop a monitoring program to observe any significant changes in the resources over time. A study began in 1981 to measure water quality and sediment quality at 76 stations in the Mobile River delta and the Mobile Bay area to assess water pollution and develop appropriate water resource management plans. Most of these stations were near the wastewater discharges of industrial sites (seafood markets, factories, sewage treatment plants, etc.).
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Dauphin Island Sea Lab (2014). Benthic sediment data from eleven stations in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama on 1981-06-17 (NCEI Accession 0118497). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118497. Accessed [date].
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  • Cite as: Dauphin Island Sea Lab (2014). Benthic sediment data from eleven stations in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, Alabama on 1981-06-17 (NCEI Accession 0118497). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0118497. Accessed [date].
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  • 2014-05-15T11:48:08Z - NCEI Accession 0118497 v1.1 was published.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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