ARICE Metadata Catalogue
Hydrocarbon concentrations in Baffin Bay sediments and benthic invertebrates (NGMP ID EC13)
Sample collections were made aboard the CCGS Amundsen during the ArcticNet field campaigns in August 2013 (Leg 1), July, August and October 2014 (Leg 1 & 3) and October 2015 (Leg 4). Sediment samples retrieved from box cores were sliced into 0.5 cm increments and frozen separately, while benthic invertebrates were collected using a benthic trawl. Individual species including Gorgoncephelus arcticus, Psilaster andromeda, Ophiopleura borealis and Ctenodiscus crispatus were identified, sorted, packed and stored at -30C and shipped to Winnipeg. At the University of Manitoba samples were freeze-dried and homogenized. Samples were then extracted and analyzed for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and n-alkanes using a LECO Pegasus gas chromatographer with a high resolution time of flight mass spectrometer (GC-HR TOFMS). Supplementary data was also generated, including stable isotope ratios of nitrogen and carbon, as well as lipid (inverts) and total organic carbon (sediment) to calculate biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs). Statistical analysis is currently ongoing.
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- Date (Publication)
- 2018-04-20
- Other citation details
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Stern, G., Ritchie, J., Gaden, A., Burt, A., Carrie, J. and Foster, K. (2017) Hydrocarbon concentrations in Baffin Bay sediments and benthic invertebrates (NGMP ID EC13). Waterloo, Canada: Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN). Unpublished Data
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The purpose of this study is to collect sediment cores and benthic invertebrates from Baffin Bay to analyze baseline hydrocarbon concentrations.
- Status
- Completed
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
polardata.ca
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Polar Data Catalogue Thesaurus (Canada)
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Baffin Bay
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Benthos
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Contaminants
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Hydrocarbon
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Invertebrates
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Monitoring
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Sediments
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- Place
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Baffin Bay, Nunavut, Canada
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- Other restrictions
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- Other restrictions
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Terms of Use of the Polar Data Catalogue: https://www.polardata.ca/pdcinput/public/termsofuse
- Metadata language
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eng; CAN
- Topic category
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- Environment
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- Begin date
- 2013-08-16
- End date
- 2015-10-19
- Supplemental Information
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Summary: In light of increased shipping and anticipated offshore resource development in Baffin Bay, we set out to investigate baseline petroleum contaminants in sediment cores and paired benthic invertebrates to aid efforts in evaluating benthic marine health and for environmental assessment. Twenty stations across Baffin Bay, 2013-2015, were sampled onboard the icebreaker CCGS Amundsen. After species were sorted, identified and frozen, samples were shipped to the Centre for Earth Observation Science for contaminant analysis. Statistical analysis is ongoing. Research Program(s): ArcticNet,NGMP. For further information: gary.stern@umanitoba.ca gary.stern@umanitoba.ca
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Digital file
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
- Included with dataset
- No
- File identifier
- 5daf4c86-c604-4c6e-8bde-a4c985dbfc28 XML
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eng; CAN
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2022-04-08T12:59:50
- Metadata standard name
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North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003
- Metadata standard version
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2009-01-01
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
-Polar Data Catalogue
200 University Avenue West, University of Waterloo
,Waterloo
,Ontario
,N2L 3G1
,Canada
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