The wreck of the MV Rena: spatio-temporal analysis of ship-derived contaminants in the sediments and fauna of Astrolabe Reef

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The wreck of the MV Rena: spatio-temporal analysis of ship-derived contaminants in the sediments and fauna of Astrolabe Reef

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The October 2011 sinking of the container ship MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef, New Zealand, provided a rare opportunity to examine the fate of shipwreck-derived contaminants on an offshore rocky reef and food chain. Analyses of trace metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and organotins indicated significant but localised contamination of Astrolabe Reef but not of nearby Mōtītī Island. Three years after the grounding, PAH concentrations were greater in sediments at Astrolabe (up to 131 mg...

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28 Apr, 2016

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PM Ross / CN Battershill / C Loomb

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https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/The_wreck_of_the_MV_i_Rena_i_spatio_temporal_analysis_of_sh...

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Astrolabe Reef / metal / monitoring / New Zealand / oil spill / organotins / pollution / Rena / shipwreck / tributyltin / Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified / Ecology / Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified / Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / Inorganic Chemistry

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