Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall
Untreated, macerated wastewater effluent has been discharged to the sea at Davis Station since 2005, when the old wastewater treatment infrastructure was removed. This environmental assessment was instigated to guide the choice of the most suitable wastewater treatment facility at Davis. The assessm...
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Untreated, macerated wastewater effluent has been discharged to the sea at Davis Station since 2005, when the old wastewater treatment infrastructure was removed. This environmental assessment was instigated to guide the choice of the most suitable wastewater treatment facility at Davis. The assessment will support decisions that enable Australia to meet the standards set for the discharge of wastewaters in Antarctica in national legislation (Waste Management Regulations of the Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Act - ATEP) and to meet international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and to meet Australia's aspirations to be a leader in Antarctic environmental protection. The overall objective was to provide environmental information in support of an operational infrastructure project to upgrade wastewater treatment at Davis. This information is required to ensure that the upgrade satisfies national legislation (ATEP/Waste Management Regulations), international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and maintain the AAD's status as an international leader in environmental management. The specific objectives were to: 1. Wastewater properties: Determine the properties of discharged wastewater (contaminant levels, toxicity, microbiological hazards) as the basis for recommendations on the required level of treatment and provide further consideration of what might constitute adequate dilution and dispersal for discharge to the nearshore marine environment 2. Dispersal and dilution characteristics of marine environment: Assess the dispersing characteristics of the immediate nearshore marine environment in the vicinity of Davis Station to determine whether conditions at the existing site of effluent discharge are adequate to meet the ATEP requirement of initial dilution and rapid dispersal. 3. Environmental impacts: Describe the nature and extent of impacts to the marine environment associated with present wastewater discharge practices at Davis and determine whether wastewater discharge practices have adversely affected the local environment. 4. Evaluate treatment options: Evaluate the different levels of treatment required to mitigate and/or prevent various environmental impacts and reduce environmental risks. This is the master metadata record for the oceanographic data for the project. It is linked to datasets of current meters, dye dispersal experiments and current modelling. |
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Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall |
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Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall |
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Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall |
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Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall |
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Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall |
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oceanographic data from the environmental impact assessment of the davis sewage outfall |
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Spatial: northlimit=-68.51921; southlimit=-68.65507; westlimit=77.85883; eastLimit=78.08167 Temporal: From 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31 |
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Antarctic Davis Station Davis-Station The Antarctic |
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ftands:oai:ands.org.au::685053 2023-05-15T13:46:55+02:00 Oceanographic data from the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Davis Sewage Outfall AADC (originator) AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider) Spatial: northlimit=-68.51921; southlimit=-68.65507; westlimit=77.85883; eastLimit=78.08167 Temporal: From 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31 https://researchdata.ands.org.au/oceanographic-environmental-impact-sewage-outfall/685053 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/DAVIS_STP_Oceanography http://its-db.aad.gov.au/proms/public/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=3217 http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=DAVIS_STP_Oceanography unknown Australian Ocean Data Network https://researchdata.ands.org.au/oceanographic-environmental-impact-sewage-outfall/685053 992dfbbe-5efd-47eb-a01a-f09908cf6687 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/DAVIS_STP_Oceanography http://its-db.aad.gov.au/proms/public/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=3217 http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=DAVIS_STP_Oceanography https://data.aad.gov.au environment oceans EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC COASTAL MARINE ECOSYSTEMS SEWAGE DISPOSAL EARTH SCIENCE HUMAN DIMENSIONS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING PARTICLE FLUX MARINE SEDIMENTS OCEAN CONTAMINANTS WATER QUALITY BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY LONGSHORE CURRENTS COASTAL PROCESSES SHOALS SHORELINES OCEAN CURRENTS OCEAN CIRCULATION WIND-DRIVEN CIRCULATION WATER TEMPERATURE OCEAN TEMPERATURE TIDAL CURRENTS TIDES sewage outfall sewage treatment CURRENT METERS SEDIMENT TRAPS AMD AMD/AU CEOS ACE/CRC CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EASTERN HEMISPHERE VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA FLOOR dataset ftands 2020-01-05T21:06:00Z Untreated, macerated wastewater effluent has been discharged to the sea at Davis Station since 2005, when the old wastewater treatment infrastructure was removed. This environmental assessment was instigated to guide the choice of the most suitable wastewater treatment facility at Davis. The assessment will support decisions that enable Australia to meet the standards set for the discharge of wastewaters in Antarctica in national legislation (Waste Management Regulations of the Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Act - ATEP) and to meet international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and to meet Australia's aspirations to be a leader in Antarctic environmental protection. The overall objective was to provide environmental information in support of an operational infrastructure project to upgrade wastewater treatment at Davis. This information is required to ensure that the upgrade satisfies national legislation (ATEP/Waste Management Regulations), international commitments (the Madrid Protocol) and maintain the AAD's status as an international leader in environmental management. The specific objectives were to: 1. Wastewater properties: Determine the properties of discharged wastewater (contaminant levels, toxicity, microbiological hazards) as the basis for recommendations on the required level of treatment and provide further consideration of what might constitute adequate dilution and dispersal for discharge to the nearshore marine environment 2. Dispersal and dilution characteristics of marine environment: Assess the dispersing characteristics of the immediate nearshore marine environment in the vicinity of Davis Station to determine whether conditions at the existing site of effluent discharge are adequate to meet the ATEP requirement of initial dilution and rapid dispersal. 3. Environmental impacts: Describe the nature and extent of impacts to the marine environment associated with present wastewater discharge practices at Davis and determine whether wastewater discharge practices have adversely affected the local environment. 4. Evaluate treatment options: Evaluate the different levels of treatment required to mitigate and/or prevent various environmental impacts and reduce environmental risks. This is the master metadata record for the oceanographic data for the project. It is linked to datasets of current meters, dye dispersal experiments and current modelling. Dataset Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Research Data Australia (Australian National Data Service - ANDS) Antarctic Davis Station ENVELOPE(77.968,77.968,-68.576,-68.576) Davis-Station ENVELOPE(77.968,77.968,-68.576,-68.576) The Antarctic ENVELOPE(77.85883,78.08167,-68.51921,-68.65507) |