Victoria University Antarctic Research Expedition Science and Logistics Reports 2001-02: VUWAE 46
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
*Sites Visited
Site name | McMurdo/Ross ice Shelf between Scott Base and White Island |
Site location | See Map |
Dates occupied | 3rd to 26th Nov |
Total days (or hours) at site | 23 |
Maximum number of people at site | 10 |
Total person-days (or person-hours) at site | 161 |
Main activity undertaken | Geophysical surveys of sub ice shelf |
Protected Areas Visited
Protected Area name | N/A |
Date of entry . | |
Total time spent in area | |
Maximum number of people in area | |
Total person-days (or person-hours) at area | |
Comments on condition or management of area |
Interference
page 16Species | N/A |
Location | |
Dates or periods of collection or disturbance | |
Total number or quantity removed, restrained or disturbed | |
Nature of interference |
Geological Material
Location | N/A |
Specimen type | |
Quantity (kg) |
Chemicals
Chemical form | N/A |
Quantity used | |
Location of use | |
Storage/release details of unused chemicals |
Explosives
Date used | 4th to 13th of Nov |
Location of use | 5-25 kms east of Crater Hill on Ross/McMurdo ice Shelf |
Explosive type | Orica licensed Anzomex PPP primers and seismic detonators |
Size of charge (kg) | 10x 0.4kg PETN ANZOMEX PPP primers per shot |
Number exploded | 2000 |
Importation
Name of species/substance | N/A |
Location(s) taken to | |
Quantity released | |
Returned to New Zealand? |
Equipment installed/left in field
Type of equipment/marker installed | N/A |
Location of installation left in field | |
Size of items left in field | |
Number of items left in field | |
Date of intended retrieval |
*Other environmental impacts
NIL
*Differences from original Preliminary Environmental Evaluation (PEE)
No significant differences