Environmental survey of coastal and shelf waters- Northabout winter nutrients, benthos and contaminants monitoring

Abstract

The 2012 survey builds on the MI Winter Nutrients Survey that ran from 1990 to 2011 (except 2010). The survey evolved during this time period with respect to parameters and sampling strategy. The 2012 survey designed to collect multidisciplinary information on physics, water chemistry (dissolved nutrients, dissolved oxygen, carbonate parameters (TA, DIC), salinity), sediment chemistry (persistent organic pollutants POPs and trace metals)sediment particle size distribution and benthic macroinvertebrates.