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NCCOS National Status and Trends Special Study: Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2013-08-27 to 2013-08-30

Published by National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 05:13 PM | Dataset Last Updated: January 01, 2016 at 12:00 AM
This tabular dataset is the result of field sampling of coral tissues (Pocillopora damicornis) and subsequent laboratory chemical analysis for pollutant levels. The pollutants analyzed included trace elements (Al, Ar, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Mn, Hg, Ni, Se, Ag, Sn, Zn), PAHs, PCBs, pesticides (chlordanes, DDT, HCH), and organotins. For a complete description of the field and laboratory techniques see Whitall et al. 2016. Keywords: Coral Reefs; Pollution; Metals; PCBs; PAHs; Pesticides; Mariana Islands; Tinian

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issued 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
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  "EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > OCEAN CONTAMINANTS",
  "OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN > MICRONESIA > NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS",
  "Geographic Information > Biology",
  "EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment > Pollution",
  "NCCOS Research Data Type > Field Observation",
  "NCCOS Research Data Type > NCCOS Data Collection",
  "NCCOS Research Priority > Long-term Monitoring",
  "NCCOS Research Priority > Stressors, Impacts, Mitigation, and Restoration (SIMR)",
  "NCCOS Research Topic > Chemical Contaminants",
  "NCCOS Research Topic > Coral Reefs",
  "NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coastal Ocean",
  "NCCOS Research Location > Geographic Area > Coral Reefs",
  "NCCOS Research Location > Region > Western Pacific",
  "NCCOS Research Location > U.S. States and Territories > Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands",
  "COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (18N146E0000)",
  "OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) (18N146E0000)",
  "Coral Reefs",
  "Tinian Marine Reserve",
  "Mariana Archipelago",
  "Western Pacific",
  "DOC/NOAA/NOS/NCCOS > National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "NOAA's National Status and Trends Program"
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modified 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 2013-08-27T00:00:00+00:00/2013-08-30T00:00:00+00:00
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title NCCOS National Status and Trends Special Study: Assessing Land Based Sources of Pollution in Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, from 2013-08-27 to 2013-08-30

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