QUALISED

Type Oceanographic cruise
Ship Catherine Laurence
Ship owner CNRS
Dates 01/03/1986 - 30/11/1986
Chief scientist(s) FERNEX François

GEOSCIENCES AZUR - SITE DE VILLEFRANCHE

Observatoire Oceanologique

La Darse

BP 48

06235 VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER Cedex

+33 (0)4 93.76.37.43

gsa-vlfr@geoazur.unice.fr

https://geoazur.oca.eu/

DOI 10.17600/86470010
Objective Defining the quality of marine sediments (subaqueous pedology), and their state of health. Comparing the geochemical and biogeochemical properties of sediments off the mouth of a river and off an urban wastewater outlet (sewage not treated before discharge). The related national project is QUALISED + CNRS ATP Geology-Geophysics of oceans. The related international project is the European commission's Community Environmental Research Programme. The QUALISED mission was conducted in March, August and November 1986.