St Helena Marine Water Quality: Background Conditions and Development of Assessment Levels for Coastal Pollutants

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Suzanne Jane Painting, Eleanor K. Haigh, Jennifer A. Graham, Simon A. Morley, Leeann Henry, Elizabeth Clingham, Rhys Hobbs, Frances Mynott, Philippe Bersuder, David I. Walker, Tammy Stamford
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: oceanography; threshold; indicator; nutrient; microbiology; contaminant; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; St. Helena; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.655321; https://doaj.org/article/e74c7c82aff04a7196f8c871cc632c81

St Helena is an isolated oceanic island located in the tropical South Atlantic, and knowledge of broadscale oceanography and productivity in its surrounding waters is limited. This study used model outputs (2007-2017), remote sensing data (1998-2017) and survey measurements (April 2018 and 2019) to...