Beaufort Sea Marine Toxic Substances Survey from 1984

Laboratory analyses of water, sediment, and marine organisms for toxic substances and pollutants in the Beaufort Sea. Data is formatted to the NODC F144 standard, covering a focused 17-day survey in September 1984. The dataset was processed by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Use Cases

• Analyzing ambient concentrations of specific chemicals using CAS registry number codes.
• Correlating pollutant levels with environmental conditions like sea surface temperature, salinity, and wave height.
• Studying bioaccumulation by linking substance concentrations to marine organism samples identified with NODC Taxonomic Codes.
• Investigating discharge site impacts using reported location, depth, distance to shore, and volume data.

Strengths

• Data follows a standardized national format (NODC F144) for marine toxic substances.
• Includes detailed metadata on sample collection methods, laboratory techniques, and environmental conditions.
• Covers multiple sample types: water, sediment, and marine organisms from a defined geographic area.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and dataset size are unknown from all sources.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a short, specific period in September 1984.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist: one platform shows 2026-04-01, while another shows the original collection end date of 1984-09-17.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Laboratory analyses of field samples collected from various small vessels, processed to NODC standard format.

Time Range

1984-09-01 to 1984-09-17

Freshness

2026-04-01 15:01:12.108618

Geography

Beaufort Sea