U.S. EPA Region 4, Coastal Programs Section 1999 spreadsheet Prepared by Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc. 8060 cottage Hill Road Mobile, AL 36695 (334) 633-6100 This data set reports information on benthic macroinfaunal assemblages produced as part of ongoing monitoring within and near the Jacksonville Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. Sampling was conducted in June, 1998 on the EPA Ocean Survey Vessel (OSV) Peter W. Anderson. Twelve sample stations were sampled utilizing 15 replicate hand-held cylindrical cores (area=0.0079m2). Monitor the status and trends of the benthic macroinfaunal (>0.5 mm) communities exposed to dredged material disposal. Grain size data and concentrations of chemical contaminants in sediments was also collected at each station. 199806 Unknown observed Complete Data collected appropriximately every 10 years Northeast Florida -81.32 -81.28 30.37 30.33 -20.0 -14.0 meters Taxonomy Benthic Community, Ocean Disposal, Coastal Monitoring, Ocean Monitoring, Macroinfauna, Ocean Dumping None Jacksonville, Atlantic Ocean, Coastal Florida None invertebrates All benthic macroinfauna (>0.5mm) were identified to the lowest practical taxonomic level, usually species. The taxonomic classification system described in this metadata covers the major taxonomic categories of the database from Kingom down to the level of Order only for the dominant Orders (>0.5%). This does not represent the more detailed taxonomic information that is available in the database (usually species). Kingdom Animalia Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Class Oligochaeta Phylum Arthropoda Class Malacostraca Class Ostracoda Phylum Chordata Class Leptocardia Phylum Echinodermata Class Ophiuroidea Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Class Gastropoda Class Polyphlacophora Phylum Rhynchocoela Class Anopla Phylum Sipuncula None The U.S. EPA requests that all individuals who download these data acknowledges the source of these data in any reports, papers, or presentations. If you publish these data, please include a statement simlar to: "Some or all of the data described in this article were produced by EPA Region 4. Christopher McArthur U.S. EPA Region 4: Coastal Section mailing and physical

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Atlanta GA 30303 404-562-9391 not applicable All data identified and enumerated within a benthic sample are included in the database. Additional data including biomass, and sediment physical and chemical characteristics are available by contacting EPA. 15 diver collected cores (area=0.0079m2) were used for benthic and sediment samples for all stations. Macroinfaunal samples were seived through a 0.5mm mesh screen and preserved with 10% formalin on the ship. In the laboratory at Barry A. Vittor & Associates, Inc., Mobile, AL, organisms were separated from the remianing debris, identified by experienced taxonomists, and enumerated. 1998 Point 0.01 0.01 Decimal minutes North American Datum of 1983 Geodetic Reference System 80 Unknown Unknown Data File The data file reports information regarding the study including location, basic environmental parameters and benthic community data (taxa and abundance) EPA Station This is a code representing a group of replicate samples all from one specific location. EPA 1 12 no unit of measure - a station identifier Latitude Latitude of Station in Decimal Degress EPA 30.33 30.36 reported as decimal degrees Longitude Longitude of station EPA -81.32 -81.28 reported as decimal degrees Depth Water depth at station (meters) EPA Region 4 12 18 reported in meters Christopher J. McArthur U.S. EPA Region 4 - Coastal Section mailing

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Atlanta GA 30002 404-562-9391 mcarthur.christopher@epa.gov None ASCII http://www.nbi.noaa.gov None http://www.nbi.noaa.gov 2005 Christopher J. McArthur U.S. EPA Region 4, Coastal Section mailing and physical

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Atlanta Georgia 30002 (404) 562-9391 mcarthur.christopher@epa.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001.1-1999