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MU - Mercury in Sediment Cores From Inland Lakes of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA

Overview

Mercury in sediment cores from inland lakes in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. Cores taken in 1999, 2005, 2006.

Source Agency: Miami University
Agency/Project Website: http://www.whoi.edu/hpb/Site.do?id=6052
Medium: sediment cores
Start Date: 1999

Contact

Paul Drevnick, Postdoctoral scholar
pdrevnick@whoi.edu

Address
Mail Stop #51
Woods Hole, 02543

Phone: 508-289-3551 Fax: 508-457-2075

Name of datasetMercury in Sediment Cores From Inland Lakes of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA
Geographic areaIsle Royale National Park, Michigan
State/ProvinceMI
Mediumsediment cores
Focal speciessediment cores from inland lakes
Approximate size of dataset111
Positional data available?yes
Start Date1999
End Date2006
Collection seasonsummer, winter
Current # Of Sampling Locations0
Historic # Of Sampling Locations4
Size of Sampling AreaIsle Royale National Park, Michigan
Ecosystem Focusinland lakes in Isle Royale NP
Hg Measurement Unitsmg/g (parts per thousand)
Ancillary Datatotal sulfur, chromium-reducible sulfur, total phosphorus (inferred from fossil diatoms)
Data downloadable on external website?no
Other DatabasesTEST other database
Person Who Conducted DatingDan Engstrom
Average Core Depth25