USGS - science for a changing world

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Field Activity Details for field activity 2023-666-FA

View new CMGDS report form

AKA: none

Other ID: Maui wildfire

Status: Pending

Organization(s): USGS, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Hawaii Department of Aquatic Resources

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

Contact(s): Ferdinand Oberle, Pamela Swarzenski, Curt Storlazzi, Renee Takesue

Information Specialist(s): Renee Takesue

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

Scientific Purpose/Goals: Characterize post-wildfire contaminants, runoff, nearshore transport, biotic effects, and implications for future fires.

Vehicle(s): None

Start Port/Location: Lahaina, Maui, HI

End Port/Location: Lahaina, Maui, HI

Start Date: 2023-08-27

End Date: 2026-09-30

Equipment Used: grab sampler, Sediment trap, Semipermeable Membrane Device (SPMD), Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers (POCIS), Garmin

Information to be Derived: Wildfire contaminant concentrations, assemblages, and toxicity in ash/soil, water, sediment, and biota; nearshore hydrodynamics, nutrients, pH, conductivity, and temperature.

Summary of Activity and Data Gathered:

Notes:

Location:

Lahaina, Maui, HI

Boundaries
North: 20.97682772 South: 20.62507282 West: -156.7364502 East: -156.40686035

Platform(s):


Other
photo of on foot
on foot

Publications

Portals/Viewers

Data Acquired

Survey EquipmentSurvey InfoData Type(s)Data Collected
grab sampler --- Surveys (geochemical)
Geology
Sediment trap --- Sediment Properties
Geology
Semipermeable Membrane Device (SPMD) --- Chemistry
Geology
Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers (POCIS) --- Biology
Chemistry
Geology
Garmin --- Navigation

Accessibility FOIA Privacy Policies and Notices

U.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
Questions or Comments? Contact CMGDS Team
https://cmgds.marine.usgs.gov