An Assessment of sediments from the Upper Mississippi River

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
F. James Dwyer, Eric L. Brunson, Timothy J. Canfield, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Nile E. Kemble
Originator:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center (formerly known as Environmental and Contaminant Research Center)
Publication_Date: 1997
Title:
An Assessment of sediments from the Upper Mississippi River
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Columbia, Missouri
Publisher:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center (formerly known as the Environmental and Contaminant Research Center)
Description:
Abstract:
The U.S. Geological Survey has been monitoring the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) since 1987 to document the fate and transport of contaminants associated with sediments. The UMR is that part of the river upstream of the confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, IL and consists of a series of 26 navigational pools created by a lock and dam system extending from Minneapolis, MN to St. Louis, MO. The navigational pools are shallow, lake-like areas which trap and store large quantities of fine-grained sediments during normal river flows. Concern with the redistribution of the river sediments arose after the flood of 1993.
Purpose:
This project was designed to evaluate the current status of sediments in the UMR by (1) measuring the concentrations of contaminants in sediments of the UMR, (2) evaluating the toxicity of sediments collected from the river, (3) determining the bioaccumulation of contaminants from the UMR sediments using field-collected and laboratory exposed oligochaetes, and (4) determining the benthic community structure in fine-grain sediments within the river.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 1987
Ending_Date: 1997
Currentness_Reference: ground condition
Status:
Progress: In Work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As Needed
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Upper Mississippi River
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -95
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -90
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 40
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: fate
Theme_Keyword: transport
Theme_Keyword: contaminants
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Wisconsin
Place_Keyword: MN
Place_Keyword: Illinois
Place_Keyword: Minnesota
Place_Keyword: Missouri
Place_Keyword: MO
Place_Keyword: WI
Place_Keyword: IL
Place_Keyword: Upper Mississippi River
Place_Keyword: IA
Taxonomy:
Taxonomic_Keywords: Hyalella azteca
Taxonomic_Keywords: Lumbriculus variegatus
Taxonomic_Coverage:
Specific_Taxonomic_Information:
Kingdom: Animal
Division-Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Hyalellidae
Genus: Hyalella
Species: Hyalella azteca
General_Taxonomic_Coverage: amphipod
Taxonomic_Coverage:
Specific_Taxonomic_Information:
Kingdom: Animal
Division-Phylum: Annelida
Class: Clitellata
Order: Lumbriculida
Family: Lumbriculidae
Genus: Lumbriculus
Species: Lumbriculus variegatus
General_Taxonomic_Coverage: oligochaete
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: None
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Christopher Ingersoll
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4200 New Haven Road
City: Columbia
State_or_Province: Missouri
Postal_Code: 65201
Contact_Voice_Telephone: (573) 876-1819
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (573) 876-1896
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Chris_Ingersoll@usgs.gov
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
F. James Dwyer, Eric L. Brunson, Timothy J. Canfield, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Nile E. Kemble
Originator:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center (formerly known as Environmental and Contaminant Research Center)
Publication_Date: 199706
Title:
An Assessment of Sediments from the Upper Mississippi River
Series_Information:
Series_Name: USEPA Project
Issue_Identification: No. DW14935486-01-0
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Science and Technology
Online_Linkage: <http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/sedtox/umr.html>
Data_Quality_Information:
Logical_Consistency_Report: not applicable
Completeness_Report:
Sediment samples and benthic organisms were collected from 24 of 26 navigational pools in the UMR and one pool in the Saint Croix River.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
To conduct the assessments, sediment samples and benthic organisms were collected from 24 of the 26 navigational pools in the UMR and from one pool in the Saint Croix River. Two types of sediment samples were collected from the pools. One sediment sample was a composite of 15 to 20 sediment grabs along one to five transects across the downstream one-third of each pool (B samples). The other sediment sample was a composite of grabs from one station on one transect within each pool (C samples). The latter stations were selected based on historical chemistry data and the potential to collect oligochaetes. Samples were not collected from the main navigational channels. Chapter 1 of Dwyer et al, 1996 describes whole-sediment toxicity tests which were conducted for 28 days with the amphipod Hyalella azteca. Survival, growth and sexual maturation were the measurement endpoints. Toxicity tests were conducted with both the B and C sediment samples. Chapter 2 describes the bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments using field-collected oligochaetes and 28-day bioaccumulation studies conducted in the laboratory with the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus. Bioaccumulation tests were conducted with 13 of the 24 C sediment samples. Chapter 3 assesses the benthic community in all 24 C samples. Using the Sediment Quality Triad approach, the status of UMR sediments was assessed by integrating sediment chemistry, laboratory toxicity tests and benthic community measurements.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Based on local reference names.
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
Entity - sediment samples, benthic organisms, bioaccumulation; Associated attributes - whole sediment toxicity tests: survival, growth and sexual maturation
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: unknown
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources
Division, Columbia Environmental Research Center
Contact_Person: Christopher Henke
Contact_Position: Webmaster
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: 4200 New Haven Rd
City: Columbia
State_or_Province: MO
Postal_Code: 65201
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 573-875-5399
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 573-876-1896
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: chris_henke@usgs.gov
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Metadata_Date: 199706
Metadata_Review_Date: 200004
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Contact_Person: Cheryl Solomon
Contact_Position: Ecosystem Coordinator
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Postal_Code: 20706
Country: USA
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Metadata_Standard_Version: December 1995
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