CATALOG DOCUMENTATION NATIONAL COASTAL ASSESSMENT DATABASE 2 0 03 NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY HARBOR SYSTEM WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENT 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 Water Quality Measurement Data 1.2 Author of the Catalog entry Melissa Hughes, Raytheon 1.3 Catalog revision date June 22, 2012 1.4 Data set name Water Quality Measurement 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 Water Quality Measurement data set provides summary data from a vertical profile taken at a site. Surface and bottom data for temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen were reported, as well as secchi depth. 3.2 Keywords for the Data Set temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, surface data, bottom data, secchi depth 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 accurate physical data for the surface and bottom waters in the NY/NJ harbor region. 4.3 Data Set Background Discussion The New York/New Jersey Harbor System Sediment Assessment was based on methods used in the EMAP-Estuaries program. Measurements of physical characteristics provide basic information about the environmental setting of a sample site. Knowledge of the physical context in which biological and chemical data are collected is important for interpreting results accurately because physical characteristics of the environment determine the distribution and species composition of estuarine communities, particularly assemblages of benthic macroinvertebrates. 4.4 Summary of Data Set Parameters Surface, bottom and ambient values were recorded at the time of the visit. 5. DATA ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING METHODS 5.1 Data Acquisition 5.1.1 Sampling Objective To collect high-quality vertical water column profiles to characterize the physical conditions at a sampling site. 5.1.2 Sample Collection Methods Summary A SeaBird SBE "Sealogger" CTD unit was used to obtain a vertical profile of depth, dissolved oxygen, temperature and salinity at each ------- station. Measurements were made from within a meter of the water surface to approximately one meter above the sediment/water interface. A secchi disc was used to measure transparency. 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 SeaBird model SBE 25 "Sealogger" CTD NBS thermometer Refractometer 5.1.7 Manufacturer of Sampling Equipment Sea-Bird Electronics, Inc. 5.1.8 Key Variables This data set contains surface and bottom values measured at the time of sampling. 5.1.9 Collection Method Calibration NA 5.1.10 Sample Collection Quality Control Dissolved oxygen, temperature and salinity at the surface were measured using a Winkler titration, NBS thermometer and a refractometer, respectively and compared with the CTD results. 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 Not applicable 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 ------- 7. DATA DESCRIPTION 7.1 Description of Parameters Attribute Name Format Description Data Group Sampling Year Station Name Sampling Collection Date Latitude Decimal Degrees Longitude Decimal Degrees Water Column Sampled Water Measurement Name Water Measurement Value Measurement Units Collection Depth Depth Units Collection Property Method Used VARCHAR2(4) NUMBER(4.0) VARCHAR2(20) DATE NUMBER(9.3) NUMBER(9.3) VARCHAR2(8) VARCHAR2(40) NUMBER(13.6) VARCHAR2(15) NUMBER(5.1) VARCHAR2(15) VARCHAR2(40) VARCHAR2(40) Data group conducting sampling Data collection year The station identifier Date of sample collection Decimal degrees of latitude Decimal degrees (-) of longitude Location of collection Name of measurement Measurement or concentration Units of measure Measurement depth Units for depth Vertical profile or ambient Analysis or collection method 7.1.6 Precision to which values are reported The precision is indicated by the attribute format reported under 7.1 7.1.7 Minimum value in data set Water Measurement Value Water Measurement Name - Surface salinity 2.3 Water Measurement Name - Surface temperature 20.2 Water Measurement Name - Surface dissolved oxygen 2.3 Water Measurement Name - Secchi depth 0.5 Water Measurement Name - Bottom dissolved oxygen 0.4 Water Measurement Name - Bottom salinity 3 . 0 Water Measurement Name - Bottom temperature 16 .5 I-1 CO Maximum value in Data Set Water Measurement Value Water Measurement Name - Surface salinity 31 Water Measurement Name - Surface temperature 29 Water Measurement Name - Surface dissolved oxygen 13 .5 Water Measurement Name - Secchi depth 3 .5 Water Measurement Name - Bottom dissolved oxygen 9.6 Water Measurement Name - Bottom salinity 32 . 0 Water Measurement Name - Bottom temperature 28 . 0 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, Water Column Sampled,Water Measurement Name,Value,Units, Collection Depth,Depth Units,Collection Property,Method Used 7.2.2 Example Data Records R-EMAP Region 2,2003,JB301,7/31/2003,40.629,-73.759,Bottom, Dissolved oxygen,6.8,mg/L,8.5,m,Vertical profile,CTD R-EMAP Region 2,2003,JB301,7/31/2003,40.629,-73.759,Bottom,Salinity, 31,ppt,8.5,m,Vertical profile,CTD R-EMAP Region 2,2003,JB301,7/31/2003,40.629,-73.759,Bottom,Temperature, 21,deg C,8.5,m,Vertical profile,CTD ------- 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 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 NA 9.2 Data Quality Assurance Procedures 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/902-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 ------- |