AKA: Bellingham first flush
Other ID: none
Status: Completed
Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
Funding Program(s): Coastal Habitats in Puget Sound (ZP00AZZ)
Principal Investigator(s): Renee Takesue
Affiliate Investigator(s): Kathleen Conn (USGS Washington Water Science Center)
Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterization of alongshore dispersal of sedimentary contaminants from the Cornwall Landfill.
Vehicle(s): None
Start Port/Location: Bellingham, Washington
End Port/Location: Bellingham, Washington
Start Date: 2019-09-23
End Date: 2019-09-27
Equipment Used: Handheld GPS, Hand-grab sample
Information to be Derived: Sediment grain size, organic carbon, carbon isotopes, geochemical composition, and PCB concentrations.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 14 sediment samples collected and 8 passive samplers deployed.
Staff:
Affiliate Staff:
Notes:
Location:
Bellingham Bay, Washington
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 48.77539574 | South: 48.53590278 | West: -122.73194075 | East: -122.36930609 |
Platform(s):
 on foot |
Takesue, R.K., 2020, Geochemistry of fine-grained sediment in Bellingham Bay, Nooksack River, and small creeks from June 2017 to September 2019: URL: https://doi.org/10.5066/P90EUDMF.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handheld GPS | --- | Navigation | |
| Hand-grab sample | --- | Biology Chemistry Geology |
