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    • National Status and Trends: Faga'alu, American Samoa Sediment Contaminants Data

    Metadata Updated: March 22, 2025

    Worldwide coral reefs are being threatened by a range of human activities. Sedimentation, overfishing, global climate change, ship groundings, pathogens and pollution are some of the major human-related stressors impacting coral reefs. Land based sources of pollution can include both organic (e.g. PAHs, PCBs, pesticides) and inorganic (e.g. heavy metals) contaminants, all of which have the potential to impact the ecology of a coral reef ecosystem.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 1, 2015 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from CoRIS FGDC Metadata

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date December 15, 2024
    Metadata Created Date October 19, 2024
    Metadata Updated Date March 22, 2025
    Reference Date(s) November 1, 2015 (publication)
    Responsible Party National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal and Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid fagaalu_project_metadata
    Access Constraints Use Constraints: NOAA requests that all individuals who download NOAA data acknowledge the source of these data in any reports, papers, or presentations. If you publish these data, please include a statement similar to: Some or all of the data described in this article were produced by the NOAA's National Ocean Service through its National Status and Trends Program., Access Constraints: None
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    Bbox South Lat -14.2926303124
    Bbox West Long -170.693
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    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
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    Harvest Source Id d96f14c5-3e35-4b0a-a3b8-9392afeb50fa
    Harvest Source Title CoRIS FGDC Metadata
    Licence These data were prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, make any warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed in this report, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference therein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. Any views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof. Although all data have been used by NOAA, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made by NOAA as to the accuracy of the data and/or related materials. The act of distribution shall not constitute any such warranty, and no responsibility is assumed by NOAA in the use of these data or related materials.
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
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    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2014-01-18
    Temporal Extent End 2014-01-23

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