Marine chemistry data from the Scotia-Fundy region of Canada

Abstract

This dataset includes data related to contaminants in fish and in fish habitat collected by the Marine Chemistry Division. The period of the record is from 1970 to the present. The parameters measured are: dissolved oxygen, salinity, temperature; trace metals, radionuclides, organic matter, petroleum hydrocarbons, nutrients. Contact: Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Baffin Boulevard, Marine Chemistry Division, Ocean Sciences Branch, P.O. Box 1006, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, B2Y 4A2, Canada; tel: (902) 426-3639; e-mail: StrianP@@@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca; internet: http://www.maritimes.dfo.ca/science/ocean/welcome.html (source: Global Change Master Directory, http://gcmd.nasa.gov).