Spatial Extent of Data
USGS Data Source
USGS Thesaurus Keywords
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Other Subject Keywords
surficial sediments,
USGS,
sediment,
WHSC,
Woods Hole Science Center,
surficial classification,
texture,
sand,
GIS,
points,
gravel,
Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database,
clay,
point shapefile,
CMGP,
MWRA,
Coastal and Marine Geology Program,
sediment classification,
grain size,
classification,
Open-File Report 03-001,
silt,
fines,
U.S. Geological Survey,
Massachusetts Water Resources Administration
Place Keywords
Massachusetts Water Resources Administration Sediment Data for Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay acquired in 1993 - 1995 (MWRA shapefile)
The samples in this dataset were collected and analyzed under the direction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Administration. The data were generated to study the effects of the Boston sewage outflow. Data were previously incorporated into the USGS's Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database.
| Author(s) | Lawrence J. Poppe |
| Publication Date | 2003 |
| Beginning Date of Data | 1993 |
| Ending Date of Data | 1995 |
| Data Contact | |
| DOI | This item doesn't have a registered DOI. |
| Citation | Check repository for data citation. |
| Metadata Contact | |
| Metadata Date | 2021-11-16 |
| Related Publication | There was no related primary publication associated with this data release. |
| Citations of these data | No citations of these data are known at this time. |
| Access | public |
| License | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
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Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z
Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z