CATALOG DOCUMENTATION NATIONAL COASTAL ASSESSMENT DATABASE 2 0 03 NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HARBOR SYSTEM SEDIMENT ANALYTE CONCENTRATION DATA TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. DATA SET IDENTIFICATION 2. INVESTIGATOR INFORMATION 3. DATA SET ABSTRACT 4. OBJECTIVES AND INTRODUCTION 5. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING METHODS 6. DATA MANIPULATIONS 7. DATA DESCRIPTION 8. GEOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL INFORMATION 9. QUALITY CONTROL/QUALITY ASSURANCE 10. DATA ACCESS 11. REFERENCES 12. TABLE OF ACRONYMS 13. PERSONNEL INFORMATION 1. DATA SET IDENTIFICATION 1.1 Title of Catalog document National Coastal Assessment Database 2003 New York/New Jersey Harbor System Sediment Analyte Concentration Data 1.2 Author of the Catalog entry Melissa M. Hughes, Raytheon 1.3 Catalog revision date June 29, 2012 1.4 Data set name Sediment Analyte Concentration Data 1.5 Task Group Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program 1.6 Data set identification code NA 1.7 Version NA 1.8 Requested Acknowledgment If you plan to publish these data in any way, EPA requires a standard statement for work it has supported: "Although the data described in this article have been funded wholly or in part by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency through its EMAP-Estuaries Program, it has not been subjected to Agency review, and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency and no official endorsement should be inferred." ------- 2. INVESTIGATOR INFORMATION 2.1 Principal Investigator Ms. Darvene A. Adams U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region II 2.2. Investigation Participant Ms. Sandi Robinson U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - ORD/NHEERL/AED 3. DATA SET ABSTRACT 3.1 Abstract of the Data Set The Sediment Analyte Concentration data set reports the concentrations of a suite of analytes measured in surficial sediment samples. These samples were taken in the New York/New Jersey Harbor region. The suite of compounds analyzed included: 4 major and 12 trace inorganic elements, 23 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), DDT and its metabolites, 10 other chlorinated pesticides, 20 PCB congeners, 17 dioxin and furan congeners (only analyzed in samples from selected regions), mono-, di-, tri- and tetra-butyltins and acid volatile sulfide (AVS). PCB concentrations are not included due to quality assurance issues. 3.2 Keywords for the Data Set sediment contaminants, inorganics, organics, AVS 4. OBJECTIVES AND INTRODUCTION 4.1 Program Objective The project was designed to support resource management decisions related to pollution control and remediation throughout the New York/New Jersey (NY/NJ) Harbor and to assist the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program (HEP) in developing a contaminant monitoring strategy to be included in the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the NY/NJ Harbor system. 4.2 Data Set Objective To provide an overview of the extent of the sediment contamination in the NY/NJ harbor region based on chemical analyses. 4.3 Data Set Background Discussion The New York/New Jersey Harbor System has been susceptible to toxic contamination due to surrounding land uses. Harbor sediments are contaminant reservoirs which can function as a secondary source of these land use contaminants. Contaminated sediments pose a substantial threat to Harbor resources and are a management challenge. Adverse changes in the biota of the system have been documented with increasing frequency, and many of these changes have been linked to toxic contamination. 4.4 Summary of Data Set Parameters Sediment Analyte Concentration data set values were based on the results of analytical procedures performed in the laboratory. 5. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING METHODS 5.1 Data Acquisition 5.1.1 Sampling Objective Collect sediment grab samples suitable for the analysis of organic and inorganic contaminants. ------- 5.1.2 Sample Collection Methods Summary The grab sampler was lowered through the water column; the grab penetrated the sediment by gravity releasing a trigger allowing the jaws to close. When the grab was pulled from the sediment using the winch, the jaws closed, encapsulating the sediment sample. Multiple grabs were required to collect enough volume for analysis. Overlying water was carefully drained. Aliquots of the top 2 cm were taken from the undisturbed surface of individual grabs using a 60-cc syringe which had the narrow end removed to create a mini-corer. When the sample container was filled to the top, it was sealed with Teflon tape and immediately frozen. The remaining top 2 cm of sediment from each grab was removed using stainless steel spoons. A composite of all grabs was homogenized in a glass bowl for 10 minutes. Subsamples were removed for metals, organics, and TOC and transferred to sample containers that were stored on ice. 5.1.3 Sampling Start Date July 1, 2003 5.1.4 Sampling End Date September 25, 2003 5.1.5 Platform Sampling was conducted from the U.S.EPA research vessel, the R/V CLEAN WATERS. 5.1.6 Sampling Gear A 0.04-m2 or 0.1-m2, stainless steel, Young-modified Van Veen Grab sampler was used to collect sediment grabs. This grab sampled an area of 440 cm2 and a maximum depth of penetration in the sediment of 10 cm. 5.1.7 Manufacturer of Sampling Equipment Young's Welding, Sandwich, MA 5.1.8 Key Variables No data were recorded at the time of sample collection. 5.1.9 Collection Method Calibration The sampling gear did not require any calibration. It required inspection for deformities incurred due to mishandling or impact on rocky substrates. 5.1.10 Sample Collection Quality Control A successful grab had relatively level, intact sediment over the entire area of the grab and a sediment depth at the center of at least 5 centimeters. Unacceptable grabs included those with grossly slumped surfaces and those completely filled to the top, where the sediment was in direct contact with the hinged top. The van Veen Grab was rinsed with ambient seawater between grabs at a station to remove remaining organisms. It was thoroughly cleaned with detergent and water between stations. ------- 5.1.11 Sample Collection Method Reference Reifsteck, D.M., C.J. Strobel and D.J. Keith. 1993. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Near Coastal Component: 1993 Virginian Province Field Operations and Safety Manual. U.S. EPA NHEERL-AED. Narragansett, RI. 5.2 Data Preparation and Sample Processing 5.2.1 Sample Processing Objective Process sediment samples to accurately measure organic and inorganic compounds, TOC and AVS. 5.2.2 Sample Processing Methods Summary The samples were analyzed by standard methods. 5.2.3 Sample Processing Method Calibration Appropriate Sediment Reference Materials (SRM) from the National Research Council of Canada (NRCC), the National Institute of Technology (NIST) and Cambridge Isotope Laboratories were used. 5.2.4 Sample Processing Quality Control All analyses employed appropriate quality assurance samples. 5.2.5 Sample Processing Method Reference Adams, D. 1998. Quality Assurance Project Plan for Environmental Monitoring, A 5-year Revisit of Sediment Quality in the NY/NJ Harbor. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Edison, NJ. 6. DATA MANIPULATIONS NA 6.1 Name of new or modified values NA 6.2 Data Manipulation Description NA 6.3 Data Manipulation Examples NA DATA DESCRIPTION 1.1 Description of Parameters Attribute Name Format Description Data Group VARCHAR2(4) Data group conducting sampling Sampling Year NUMBER(4.0) Data collection year Station Name VARCHAR2(20) The station identifier Sampling Collection Date DATE Date of sample collection Latitude Decimal Degrees NUMBER(9.3) Decimal degrees of latitude Longitude Decimal Degrees NUMBER(9.3) Decimal degrees (-) of longitude Analyte Code VARCHAR2(8) Analyte Code Analyte Concentration NUMBER(13.6) Concentration (dry wt.) Unit Code VARCHAR2(15) Unit of measure Detection Limit Cone. NUMBER(13.6) Method Detection Limit 7.1.6 Precision to which values are reported The precision is indicated by the format reported under 7.1.7 and 7.1.8 ------- 7.1.7/7.1.8 Minimum/Maximum value in data set Analyte Code Minimum Maximu 14_HXCDD 0 . 02 41.29 14_HXCDF 0 . 04 239 .34 16_HXCDD 0 .09 104 .41 16_HXCDF 0 . 03 44 .3 17_HXCDD 0 . 07 98 .48 17_HXCDF 0 . 02 4.6 18_HPCDD 0 . 96 2778 .18 18_HPCDF 0.2 773 .68 18_PECDD 0 .11 20.04 18_PECDF 0 . 04 86 19_HPCDF 0 .09 85 . 73 2 8_HXCDF 0 . 04 30.81 2 8_PECDF 0 . 08 70 .19 ACENTHE 10 2100 ACENTHY 10 1100 AG 0 . 025 8.6 AL 1980 45400 ALDRIN 0.5 10 ALPHACHL 0.5 42 ANTHRA 10 2800 AS 0 . 94 82 .8 BENANTH 10 5300 BENAPY 10 3900 BENZOBFL 10 3700 BENZOKFL 10 1500 BENZOP 10 2200 BIPHENYL 10 230 CD 0 .12 6.2 CHRYSENE 10 3900 CR 5 .1 328 CU 1.6 383 DBT 0 .56 1205 . 01 DIBENTP 10 1000 DIBENZ 10 240 DIELDRIN 0.39 10 DIMETH 10 890 END0SUL1 0.49 10 ENDOSUL2 0.5 10 ENDRIN 0.5 10 ENDSUSFT 0.5 10 FE 3170 59300 FLUORANT 10 4400 FLUORENE 10 2200 HEPTACHL 0.5 10 HEPTAEPO 0.5 10 HEXACHL 0.5 10 HG 0.017 9.4 INDENO 10 2200 LINDANE 0.37 10 MBT 0 .73 73 .82 MENAP1 10 1000 MENAP2 10 790 MEPHEN1 10 3100 MIREX 0.5 13 MN 70 . 9 1690 ------- NAPH 10 1100 NI 1.5 70 .6 OCDD 8 . 54 18796 . 7 OCDF 0 .62 2746 . 08 OPDDD 0.5 110 OPDDE 0.5 65 OPDDT 0.5 20 PB 3 .4 347 PCB101 0.2 120 PCB105 0 . 18 27 PCB110 0.31 95 PCB118 1 10 PCB126 0.28 10 PCB128 0 .19 8.8 PCB138 0.35 1100 PCB153 0.28 64 PCB17 0 0.34 21 PCB18 1 220 PCB180 0.27 26 PCB187 0 .22 22 PCB195 0.31 5 PCB206 0 . 15 17 PCB2 0 9 0 .19 19 PCB28 0.3 270 PCB44 0.25 140 PCB52 0.4 150 PCB66 0.39 170 PCB77 1 34 PCB8 1 51 PHENANTH 10 3900 PPDDD 0.36 890 PPDDE 0.46 120 PPDDT 0.5 390 PYRENE 10 5300 SB 0 .18 5.6 SE 0.34 4 SN 3 .4 255 TBT 0.34 3630 .72 TCDD ^D O O 235.81 TCDF 0 . 05 169.77 TETBT 0 . 57 353 . 03 THPD 2 .22 5464 .87 THPF 0.3 1549 . 11 THXD 0 .23 826 .22 THXF 0 .18 823 TNONCHL 0.5 23 TOXAPHEN 50 1000 TPND 0 .11 126 .55 TPNF 0 458 . 19 TRIMETH 9.5 1400 TTED O o U3 272 . 17 TTEF ^D O O 416.61 ZN 7 . 1 705 7.2 Data Record Example 7.2.1 Column Names for Example Records Data Group,Sampling Year,Station Name,Sampling Collection Date, ------- Latitude Decimal Degrees,Longitude Decimal Degrees,Analyte Code, Analyte Name,Analyte Category,Analyte Concentration,Units, Detection Limit Concentration,QA Code 7.2.2 Example Data Records R-EMAP Region 2,2003,JB301,31-Jul- 03,40.629,-73.759,AG,Silver,Metal, 0.0 52,mg/kg,0.011, , CH-QQ R-EMAP Region 2,2003,JB3 01,31-Jul-03,40.629,-73.759,AL,Aluminum,Metal, 1980,mg/kg,6.7,,CH-TT R-EMAP Region 2,2003,JB301,31-Jul-03,40.629,-73.759,PCB101, 2,2',4,5,5'-pentachlorobiphenyl,PCB,1,ug/kg,0.05,,CH-UU 8. GEOGRAPHIC AND SPATIAL INFORMATION 8.1 Minimum Longitude -74 Degrees 17.4 Minutes 48.00 Decimal Seconds 8.2 Maximum Longitude -73 Degrees 45 Minutes 0.54 Decimal Seconds 8.3 Minimum Latitude 40 Degrees 25.2 Minutes 36.00 Decimal Seconds 8.4 Maximum Latitude 40 Degrees 51.6 Minutes 42.00 Decimal Seconds 8.5 Name of area or region New York/New Jersey Harbor System: Four sub-basins were sampled in the New York/New Jersey Harbor, including: Upper Harbor, Newark Bay, Lower Harbor (includes Raritan and Sandy Hook Bays) and Jamaica Bay. For purposes of this study, the region includes the lower portions of the Hudson, Passaic, Harlem, Hackensack and Raritan Rivers, upstream to a near-bottom salinity of 15 ppt, the East River to Long Island Sound and Lower Harbor to the Atlantic Ocean. 9. QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE 9.1 Data Quality Objectives Quality assurance goals were developed and followed for each sample type. 9.2 Quality Assurance/Quality Control Procedures The QA/QC procedures for the laboratory chemical methods will follow a performance-based approach, which involves continuous laboratory evaluation through the use of accuracy-certified reference materials (CRMs), laboratory-fortified sample matrices, reagent blanks, calibration standards and laboratory and field replicates. 9.3 Quality Assessment Results These in-house QC measures met the requirements established in the QA Plan. 9.4 Unassessed Errors NA 10. DATA ACCESS 10.1 Data Access Procedures Data can be downloaded from the WWW server. ------- 10.2 Data Access Restrictions Data can only be accessed from the WWW server. 10.3 Data Access Contact Persons Ms. Darvene A. Adams U.S. EPA Region II 10.4 Data Set Format Tab-delimited 10.5 Information Concerning Anonymous FTP Data cannot be accessed via ftp. 10.6 Information Concerning WWW Data can be downloaded from the WWW servers. 10.7 EMAP CD-ROM Containing the Data Set Data are not available on CD-ROM 11. REFERENCES Adams, D. 1998. Quality Assurance Project Plan for Environmental Monitoring, A 5-year Revisit of Sediment Quality in the NY/NJ Harbor. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, Edison, NJ. Adams, Darvene and Sandra Benyi. 2003. Final Report: Sediment Quality of the NY/NJ Harbor System - A 5-Year Revisit. EPA/9 02-R-03 - 002. USEPA-Region 2, Division of Science and Assessment. Edison, NJ. December, 2003. Overton, W.S., D.L. Stevens and D. White. 1990. Design Report for EMAP: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program. EPA/600/3-91/053. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ORD, Washington, DC. Reifsteck, D.M., C.J. Strobel and D.J. Keith. 1993. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program - Near Coastal Component: 1993 Virginian Province Field Operations and Safety Manual. U.S. EPA NHEERL-AED. Narragansett, RI. USEPA, 1989. Draft EPA Locational Data Policy. US EPA, Washington, DC 12. TABLE OF ACRONYMS 13. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Principal Investigator Ms. Darvene A. Adams Monitoring and Assessment Branch Division of Environmental Science and Assessment U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Region II 28 90 Woodbridge Ave. Edison, NJ 08837 (732) 321-6700 adams.darvene@epa.gov ------- Data Librarian, EMAP-IM Melissa M. Hughes Raytheon 27 Tarzwell Drive Narragansett, RI 02882-1197 (401) 782-3184 (Tel.) (401) 782-3030 (FAX) hughes.melissa@epa.gov ------- |