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Grain Size and Trace Metal Concentrations on the Newfoundland Shelf: Results from the Hibernia GBS and Terra Nova FPSO Oil Production Platforms Grain Size and Trace Metal Concentrations on the Newfoundland Shelf: Results from the Hibernia GBS and Terra Nova FPSO Oil Production Platforms Vanessa S. Zions, Brent A. Law, Timothy G. Milligan, Paul MacPherson, Charles G. Hannah, Kenneth Lee, and Byron Amirault Science Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1006 1 Challenger Drive Dartmouth NS Canada B2Y 4A2 2014 Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 3077 Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3077 2014 Grain Size and Trace Metal Concentrations on the Newfoundland Shelf: Results from the Hibernia GBS and Terra Nova FPSO Oil Production Platforms by Vanessa S. Zions1, Brent A. Law1, Timothy G. Milligan1, Paul MacPherson1, Charles G. Hannah2, Kenneth Lee2, and Byron Amirault1 1Coastal Ecosystem Science Division Science Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1006 1 Challenger Drive Dartmouth NS Canada B2Y 4A2 2Offshore Ecosystem Science Division Science Branch Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1006 1 Challenger Drive Dartmouth NS Canada B2Y 4A2 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2014. Cat. No. Fs 97-6/3077E-PDF ISBN 978-1-100-23435-9 ISSN 1488-5379 Correct citation for this publication: Zions, V.S., Law, B.A., Milligan, T.G., MacPherson, P., Hannah, C.G., Lee, K and Amirault, B. 2014. Grain size and trace metal concentrations on the Newfoundland shelf: Results from the Hibernia GBS and Terra Nova FPSO oil production platforms. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3077: vii + 98 p. ii CONTENTS List of Tables ................................................................................................................................. iv List of Figures ................................................................................................................................. v Abstract .......................................................................................................................................... vi Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 Methods........................................................................................................................................... 3 Study Site .................................................................................................................................... 3 Sample Collection ....................................................................................................................... 3 Particle Size Analysis ................................................................................................................. 4 Trace Metal Analysis .................................................................................................................. 4 Results ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Hibernia GBS .............................................................................................................................. 5 Terra Nova FPSO ........................................................................................................................ 6 Discussion ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................... 9 References ..................................................................................................................................... 10 iii LIST OF TABLES Table 1: List of station locations, water depth and core ID .................................................................... 15 Table 2: Complete list of chemical analysis (mg kg-1) from Hibernia 2005 ........................................... 40 Table 3: Complete list of chemical analysis (mg kg-1) from Hibernia 2006 ............................................ 45 Table 4: Complete list of chemical analysis (mg kg-1) from Hibernia 2008 ............................................ 52 Table 5: Inorganic grain size spectra for station N0, collected from Hibernia 2005 ............................... 55 Table 6: Inorganic grain size spectra for station N1, collected from Hibernia 2005 ............................... 57 Table 7: Inorganic grain size spectra for station S0, collected from Hibernia 2005 ................................ 59 Table 8: Inorganic grain size spectra for station S1, collected from Hibernia 2005 ................................ 61 Table 9: Inorganic grain size spectra for station N0, collected from Hibernia 2006 ............................... 62 Table 10: Inorganic grain size spectra for station NE500, collected from Hibernia 2006 ......................... 63 Table 11: Inorganic grain size spectra for station S0-1-1, collected from Hibernia 2006 ......................... 64 Table 12: Inorganic grain size spectra for station AS-1, collected from Hibernia 2006 ............................ 65 Table 13: Inorganic grain size spectra for station 8-500, collected from Hibernia 2006 ........................... 67 Table 14: Inorganic grain size spectra for station R50K, collected from Hibernia 2006........................... 68 Table 15: Complete list of chemical analysis (mg kg-1) from Terra Nova 2007 ........................................ 82 Table 16: Complete list of chemical analysis (mg kg-1) from Terra Nova 2008 ........................................ 85 Table 17: Inorganic grain size spectra for station TSE3K, collected from Terra Nova 2007 .................... 93 Table 18: Inorganic grain size spectra for station TS3K, collected from Terra Nova 2007 ...................... 94 Table 19: Inorganic grain size spectra for station TW2K, collected from Terra Nova 2007 ..................... 96 Table 20: Detection limits for metals concentrations (mg kg-1) from analytical labs ……………………98 iv LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Location map of Hibernia GBS and Terra Nova FPSO ........................................................... 12 Figure 2: Station location map of Hibernia GBS ..................................................................................... 13 Figure 3: Station location map of Terra Nova FPSO ............................................................................... 14 Figure 4: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 279624, station N0 collected from Hibernia 2005 .................. 16 Figure 5: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 279623, station N1 collected from Hibernia 2005 .................. 17 Figure 6: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 279631, station S0 collected from Hibernia 2005 ................... 18 Figure 7: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 279633, station S1 collected from Hibernia 2005 ................... 19 Figure 8: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 300625, station N0 collected from Hibernia 2006 .................. 20 Figure 9: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 300941, station NE500 collected from Hibernia 2006 ............ 21 Figure 10: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 300940, station S0-1-1 collected from Hibernia 2006 ............ 22 Figure 11: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 300939, station AS-1 collected from Hibernia 2006 ............... 23 Figure 12: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 300937, station 8-500 collected from Hibernia 2006 .............. 24 Figure 13: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 300983, station R50K collected from Hibernia 2006 ............. 25 Figure 14: Plot of zinc vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2005 ....................................... 26 Figure 15: Plot of iron vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2005 ........................................ 27 Figure 16: Plot of manganese vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2005 ............................. 28 Figure 17: Plot of barium vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2005 ................................... 29 Figure 18: Plot of strontium vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2005 ............................... 30 Figure 19: Plot of zinc vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2006 ........................................ 31 Figure 20: Plot of iron vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2006 ........................................ 32 Figure 21: Plot of manganese vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2006 ............................ 33 Figure 22: Plot of barium vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2006 ................................... 34 Figure 23: Plot of strontium vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2006 ............................... 35 Figure 24: Plot of zinc vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2008 ........................................ 36 Figure 25: Plot of iron vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2008 ........................................ 37 Figure 26: Plot of manganese vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2008 ............................ 38 Figure 27: Plot of barium vs. aluminum (mg kg-1) for all samples, Hibernia 2008 ................................... 39 Figure 28: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 314616, station TSE3K collected from Terra Nova 2007 ....... 70 Figure 29: Plot of DIGS analysis for core 314615, station TS3K collected from Terra
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