Quarantine waste, including recyclables, returned to Australia from Australian Antarctic stations, 2000-2013

This dataset was originally set up as a "State of the Environment" indicator - however, that application no longer functions at the Australian Antarctic Data Centre, so the data have been extracted and attached to this original metadata record for the indicator. INDICATOR DEFINITION This i...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: SHARMAN, ANDREW (hasPrincipalInvestigator), Australian Antarctic Data Centre (publisher)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Antarctic Data Centre
Subjects:
environment
ECONOMIC RESOURCES
EARTH SCIENCE
HUMAN DIMENSIONS
QUARANTINE WASTE
RECYCLING
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS
Aircraft
SHIPS
OCEAN &gt
SOUTHERN OCEAN &gt
MACQUARIE ISLAND
CONTINENT &gt
ANTARCTICA
ANTARCTICA &gt
Casey
Davis
Mawson
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
Antarctic
Southern Ocean
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Antarctica
Macquarie Island
Online Access:https://researchdata.edu.au/quarantine-waste-including-2000-2013/701768
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/SOE_RTA_waste
http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536
Description
Summary:This dataset was originally set up as a "State of the Environment" indicator - however, that application no longer functions at the Australian Antarctic Data Centre, so the data have been extracted and attached to this original metadata record for the indicator. INDICATOR DEFINITION This indicator records the composition and weight of waste returned to Australia from Macquarie Island, Casey, Davis and Mawson stations. For the purposes of this indicator, waste is defined as materials that are no longer wanted, needed or used and which require treatment or disposal. RATIONALE FOR INDICATOR SELECTION The data will assist Australia in meeting Article 17 of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, namely, to report annually on the steps taken to implement the Protocol. This indicator will also assist in monitoring the extent to which waste minimisation is occurring, and furthering planning and policy measures appropriate to efficient and effective waste management practices. The data may be a valuable tool in evaluating the environmental impacts of operational and scientific activities, and the extent of the community adoption and economics of recycling. DESIGN AND STRATEGY FOR INDICATOR MONITORING PROGRAM Spatial scale: Australian Antarctic continental stations and Macquarie Island station. Frequency: Annual report. Measurement technique: Data (waste weight and composition) are compiled from station cargo manifests and information supplied by the AAD's waste management contractor.

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