Lab report of 3500 words includes statistical analysis, please read through all documents provided before proceeding the write up.

The report should consider and include the following:

– Report layout and presentation.

– Introduction.

-Summary of field and laboratory methods.

-Data synthesis, analysis, interpretation and discussion, includingevidence of integration with published reports and scientific journalarticles.

-Use of supporting figures and tables.

-Consideration of other marine pollutants that could be included in amore comprehensive follow-up environmental risk assessment study.

-Conclusions.

Abbreviations and suffixes-

My group number is 3 so the ID or label in always starts with 3.

Site letter and corresponding location:

A= Prestatyn

B= Talacre lighthouse (Point of Ayr).

C=Talacre; inside the estuary mouth.

D=Holywell (next to the recycling centre).

E=Flint (next to the castle).

maps are available at end of word file : Dee Estuary FIELD AND LAB ACTIVITIES.docx

Abbreviations for sample type :

SS = Surface sediment

SC = Sediment core ( they are recorded at 2 cm intervals. 0-2 cm, 2-4 cm , 4-6 cm.. etc. )

FV = Fucus vesiculosus

Cs = Cladophora spp.

HP = Halimione portulacoides

for example a surface sediment from prestatyn (site A) would be labelled 3ASS

File names and descriptions

Dee Estuary SPSS analysis.pdf = Statistical Analysis Guide

Dee Estuary SPSS results.sav.zip= Zip file of an SPSS file

Dee Estuary FIELD AND LAB ACTIVITIES.docx = all you need to know as a guidance to writing the lab report, please go through it carefully.

2017-18 ERM Dee Corrected Data.xlsx = datasets of heavy metal concentration of sediment and plant samples in ppm (parts per million)