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Open File 1831



Open File:  1831
Previous OF publication(s):  
Province / Territory:  New Brunswick
Funding Source:  Federal and Provincial
Year of Collection:  2002

Survey Type:  Regional Stream Survey
# Lake sites:  0
# Stream sites:  423
Survey Area:  1045 km²
NTS Sheet(s):  021O/9

The regional stream survey for northeastern New Brunswick (NTS 21O/9) was conducted during the summer of 2002.

This report presents analytical and statistical data for 50 variables in stream sediments and up to 57 variables in waters from 423 sites collected at an average density of one sample per 2.5 km².

location map for Open File 1831
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Analytical Data

Sediments
variable method detection limit year of analysis
Aluminum ICP 0.01 pct 2002
Antimony ICP 0.02 ppm 2002
Antimony INAA 0.1 ppm 2002
Arsenic INAA 0.5 ppm 2002
Arsenic ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Barium INAA 50 ppm 2002
Barium ICP 0.5 ppm 2002
Bismuth ICP 0.02 ppm 2002
Bromine INAA 0.5 ppm 2002
Cadmium ICP 0.01 ppm 2002
Calcium ICP 0.01 pct 2002
Cerium INAA 5 ppm 2002
Cesium INAA 0.5 ppm 2002
Chromium INAA 20 ppm 2002
Chromium ICP 0.5 ppm 2002
Cobalt INAA 5 ppm 2002
Cobalt ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Copper ICP 0.01 ppm 2002
Europium INAA 1 ppm 2002
Fluorine ISE 10 ppm 2002
Gallium ICP 0.2 ppm 2002
Gold INAA 2 ppb 2002
Hafnium INAA 1 ppm 2002
Iron INAA 0.2 pct 2002
Iron ICP 0.01 pct 2002
Lanthanum INAA 2 ppm 2002
Lanthanum ICP 0.5 ppm 2002
Lead ICP 0.01 ppm 2002
Loss-on-ignition GRAV 0.1 pct 2002
Lutetium INAA 0.2 ppm 2002
Magnesium ICP 0.01 pct 2002
Manganese ICP 1 ppm 2002
Mercury ICP 5 ppb 2002
Molybdenum ICP 0.01 ppm 2002
Nickel ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Phosphorus ICP 0.001 pct 2002
Potassium ICP 0.01 pct 2002
Rubidium INAA 5 ppm 2002
Samarium INAA 0.1 ppm 2002
Scandium INAA 0.2 ppm 2002
Scandium ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Selenium ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Silver ICP 2 ppb 2002
Sodium INAA 0.02 pct 2002
Sodium ICP 0.001 pct 2002
Strontium ICP 0.5 ppm 2002
Sulphur ICP 0.02 pct 2002
Tantalum INAA 0.5 ppm 2002
Tellurium ICP 0.02 ppm 2002
Terbium INAA 0.5 ppm 2002
Thallium ICP 0.02 ppm 2002
Thorium INAA 0.2 ppm 2002
Thorium ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Tin SX-AAS 1 ppm 2002
Titanium ICP 0.001 pct 2002
Tungsten INAA 1 ppm 2002
Tungsten ICP 0.2 ppm 2002
Uranium INAA 0.2 ppm 2002
Uranium ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Vanadium ICP 2 ppm 2002
Ytterbium INAA 2 ppm 2002
Zinc ICP 0.1 ppm 2002
Waters
variable method detection limit year of analysis
Aluminum ICP-MS 2 ppb 2002
Antimony ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Arsenic ICP-MS 0.1 ppb 2002
Barium ICP-MS 0.2 ppb 2002
Beryllium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Boron ICP-MS 0.5 ppb 2002
Cadmium ICP-MS 0.02 ppb 2002
Caesium ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Calcium ES 0.02 ppm 2002
Cerium ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Chlorine IC 100 ppb 2002
Chromium ICP-MS 0.1 ppb 2002
Cobalt ICP-MS 0.05 ppb 2002
Conductivity ISE 1 µS/cm 2002
Copper ICP-MS 0.1 ppb 2002
Dysprosium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Erbium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Europium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Fluorine IC 50 ppb 2002
Gadolinium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Gallium ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Germanium ICP-MS 0.02 ppb 2002
Holmium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Iron ES 0.005 ppm 2002
Lanthanum ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Lead ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Lithium ICP-MS 0.02 ppb 2002
Lutetium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Magnesium ES 0.005 ppm 2002
Manganese ICP-MS 0.1 ppb 2002
Molybdenum ICP-MS 0.05 ppb 2002
Neodymium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Nickel ICP-MS 0.2 ppb 2002
Niobium ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Nitrate IC 50 ppb 2002
Phosphorus ES 0.05 ppm 2002
Potassium ES 0.05 ppm 2002
Praseodymium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Rhenium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Rubidium ICP-MS 0.05 ppb 2002
Samarium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Silicon ES 0.02 ppm 2002
Sodium ES 0.05 ppm 2002
Strontium ICP-MS 0.5 ppb 2002
Sulphate IC 50 ppb 2002
Sulphur ES 0.05 ppm 2002
Tellurium ICP-MS 0.02 ppb 2002
Terbium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Thallium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Tin ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Titanium ICP-MS 0.5 ppb 2002
Tungsten ICP-MS 0.02 ppb 2002
Uranium ICP-MS 0.05 ppb 2002
Uranium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Vanadium ICP-MS 0.1 ppb 2002
Ytterbium ICP-MS 0.005 ppb 2002
Yttrium ICP-MS 0.01 ppb 2002
Zinc ICP-MS 0.5 ppb 2002
pH GCM 2002

Acknowledgements:

The Geological Survey of Canada, under the Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI) program, provided financial support. The Geological Surveys Branch of the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources (NB DNR), Minerals and Energy Division, provided financial and logistical support.

Toon Pronk directed the survey, coordinating the Branch field activities of New Brunswick Geological Surveys staff. P.W. Friske undertook quality control of the analytical data and directed the open file preparation.

Collection:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample collection
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Precise Surveys Ltd., Lyttleton, New Brunswick
Supervisor: Toon Pronk (NBDNR)
Preparation:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Acme Analytical Laboratories, Vancouver, British Columbia
Supervisor: P.W.B. Friske (GSC)
Analysis:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Acme Analytical Laboratories, Vancouver, British Columbia Becquerel Laboratories Inc., Mississauga, Ontario
Supervisor: P.W.B. Friske (GSC)

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