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Field Activity Details for field activity 2022-606-FA

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AKA: none

Other ID: Ukumehame wildfire runoff

Status: Completed

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center

Funding Program(s): Coral Reef Science for Coasts (ZP00TY5)

Principal Investigator(s): Renee Takesue

Affiliate Investigator(s):

Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue

Data Type(s): Sampling: Geology, Sampling: Chemistry, Location-Elevation: Navigation

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize sediment and wildfire contaminant runoff sources with geochemical signatures to Olowalu Reef, West Maui

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Ma'alea, Maui

End Port/Location: Ma'alea, Maui

Start Date: 2022-02-12

End Date: 2022-02-17

Equipment Used: Hand-grab sample, Hand-grab sample, Handheld GPS

Information to be Derived: Sedimentary metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, and rare earth element signatures.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: 55 sediment samples collected for geochemical characterization.

Staff:

Affiliate Staff:

Notes:

Location:

West Maui, Hawaii

Boundaries
North: 20.88858118 South: 20.66054228 West: -156.69250488 East: -156.41180417

Platform(s):

photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Takesue, R.K., Falinski, K., Hodges, A., Deakos, M., and Storlazzi, C.D., 2024, Metals and PAHs in watershed soil and reef sediment at Olowalu and leeward Maui, February 2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P92N5DT3.

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Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Hand-grab sample --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Handheld GPS --- Navigation

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