Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program - Sediment Quality

PCIMP monitors across 15 sampling zones (54 water sites) in Port Curtis to assess the water quality and health of Port Curtis, with sites ranging from the Narrows in the north to Colosseum Inlet in the south. Included in the zones are sites within the State and Great Barrier Reef Marine Park zones.Surface sediment is sampled yearly at each of the 54 water sites. Sediment samples are taken to measure the concentrations of metal, metalloid and nutrients and particle size distribution within Port Curtis. The quality of the data is assured by analysing duplicate and triplicate samples from a number of sites and the analysis is performed by a National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) accredited laboratory.PCIMP在柯蒂斯港（Port Curtis）布设了覆盖15个采样区域的54个水质监测点位，监测范围北起北部的纳尔罗斯水道（Narrows），南至南部的科洛瑟姆湾（Colosseum Inlet），旨在评估柯蒂斯港的水环境质量与生态健康状况。该项目的采样区域涵盖州辖海域及大堡礁海洋公园（Great Barrier Reef Marine Park）范围内的监测点位。研究团队每年对全部54个水质点位采集表层沉积物样本，用以检测柯蒂斯港水域内金属、类金属与营养盐的浓度以及沉积物粒度分布。为保障数据质量，项目组会对部分点位的平行双样与平行三倍样开展复测分析，且所有检测工作均由获得国家测试机构协会（National Association of Testing Authorities, NATA）认可的实验室完成。