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RV Sea Vigil SV22A

Cruise summary report

Cruise Info. 
Ship name (ship code)RV Sea Vigil (74S9)
Cruise identifierSV22A
Cruise period1995-06-27 — 1995-06-27
StatusCompleted
Port of departureHull, United Kingdom
Port of returnHull, United Kingdom
PurposeResearch
ObjectivesRv Sea Vigil organic micropollutant survey.
Chief scientistDuncan Plummer (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)
ProjectLOIS (RACS)
Cruise reportRV Sea Vigil SV22A cruise report sv22.pdf (0.83 MB) 
Ocean/sea areas 
GeneralNorth Sea
SpecificHumber Estuary and feeder rivers
Measurements 
Physical oceanography 
Surface measurements underway (T,S)Description: Surface waters monitored using the NRAs system to record standard variables.
Transparency (eg transmissometer)Description: Surface waters monitored using the NRAs system to record standard variables.
Chemical oceanography 
OxygenDescription: Surface waters monitored using the NRAs system to record standard variables.
pHDescription: Surface waters monitored using the NRAs system to record standard variables.
Contamination 
Other contaminant measurementsQuantity: number of stations = 16
Description: Samples of water, sediments and suspended particles were collected for determination of organic micropollutants.
Data held at BODC 
Discrete samples 
19  Water bottle hydrocastConcentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column
Salinity of the water column
Temperature of the water column
Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column
Pesticide concentrations in water bodies
Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column
Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column