Description: Water quality data is collected monthly at 36 sites within Auckland for a range of parameters. These parameters are used in a formula to produce a water quality index based on a calculation from the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (2001).
Description: Contaminant data is collected from sediment samples for copper, zinc, lead concentrations. The data displays an overall status based on combined Cu, Pb and Zn values for each site.
Description: Contaminant data is collected from sediment samples for copper, zinc, lead concentrations. The data displays an overall status based on combined Cu, Pb and Zn values for each site.
Description: Contaminant data is collected from sediment samples for copper, zinc, lead concentrations. The data displays an overall status based on combined Cu, Pb and Zn values for each site.
Description: Bathing beaches in Auckland are monitored weekly over the summer months and the data is presented in this shapefile for analysis completed on data from 2011-2014.
Description: The data provided in this shapefile includes all monitoring and projects completed for intertidal sediment sampling within the Auckland region. It should be notedthat where there are multiple years of data available the median of the most recent years data has been used.
Description: The data provided is from the benthic ecological health monitoring programme for Auckland. Data is for the most recent year available as of 2014.