Monash University - School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Dataset
Acid Sulphate soils - Anglesea river floodplain
VIC
2013 -
2013
Sites
4
Samples
34
Results
2216
- Date(s)
- 25-Jul-2013 - 25-Jul-2013
- Extent
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[144.183034 -38.407971,144.190704 -38.398023]
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Data Extent
- About
- In the Anglesea River estuary, a series of fish kill events occurred in 2001, 2007 and 2011. One of the potential sources of acid which induces the acidification events leading to fish kills are acid sulfate soils. However, the extent and distribution of acid sulfate soils and contribution to acidification are not fully understood. Therefore, the aims of this thesis are to verify the presence (or absence) of acid sulfate soils on the Anglesea River floodplain, and, if present, to assess the hazard level that the acid sulfate soils might pose to the aquatic ecosystem. Four soil core samples were collected, two from each of the upper and lower estuarine floodplain. In the upper estuary, sites were sampled in the wetland (WE) and swamp scrub (SS). In the lower estuary, sites were sampled in the coastal tussock saltmarsh (CTS) and woodland (WO). The collected soil samples were analysed for moisture content, soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), soluble and exchangeable cations and metals, particle size distribution, titratable actual acidity (TAA), reduced inorganic sulfur (RIS) and acid neutralising capacity (ANC). The acidification potential was measured using acid-base accounting.
- Licence
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- Project
- Identifying sources of acidity on the Anglesea River floodplain
- Contact
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Vanessa Wong
(point of contact)
vanessa.wong@monash.edu - Owner
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Monash University - School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment
Wellington Rd Clayton Victoria 3800
https://www.monash.edu
