Heavy metal exceedances in estuarine and coastal sediment (2010–14)
Publisher
New Zealand's Environment Reporting Series: The Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand
Description
Heavy metals occur naturally in estuaries, but high concentrations suggest contamination from another source. The metals can be transported along waterways from urban environments (and, for cadmium, from farmland) and accumulate in estuarine and coastal sediments. They are toxic and accumulate in fish and shellfish. We focus on four heavy metals: lead, copper, zinc, and cadmium. This dataset relates to the "Heavy metal load in sediment" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.
Source
Auckland Council; Bay of Plenty Regional Council; Canterbury Regional Council; Gisborne District Council; Hawke's Bay Regional Council; Marlborough District Council; Northland Regional Council; Otago Regional Council; Waikato Regional Council; Greater Wellington Regional Council
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand
Rights
Attribution 3.0 New Zealand
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz/
Coverage
2010–14; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Marlborough, Northland, Otago, Waikato, Wellington
