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Abstract:
Additionally there was collaboration between EC-Atlantic staff and other Tri-national survey participants to compare protocols for sample collection and analyses. Samples were gathered and analyzed using different methodologies, thereby allowing comparisons of data from the following: discrete samples vs. composite samples; horizon-based vs. depth-based samples (includes 0-30 and 30-45 cm intervals); and various analytical procedures involving total and partial extractions. Field sampling was undertaken between June and September 2007 resulting in the collection of approximately 175 samples from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. These samples have been analyzed for metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), total organic carbon, pH, and grain-size distribution. In addition, bulk soil samples were collected at 30 sites for the purposes of toxicological testing.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: Soil Geochemistry: Databases and Applications at Regional to Continental Scales