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MONIT_SED: Monitoring of metals and organic compounds in sediments in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the Scheldt estuary
Contact: Instituut voor landbouw-, visserij en voedingsonderzoek (LV-ILVO)

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Description
Monitoring and evaluation of the quality of the marine environment of the Belgian continental shelf and the Scheldt estuary. more

Database on metals and organic compounds in sediments.

Scope
Themes:
Environmental quality/pollution > Pollution levels & monitoring
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Brackish water, Heavy metals, Organic compounds, Surface mixed layer, ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), ANE, Scheldt Estuary

Geographical coverage
ANE, Belgium, Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS) [Marine Regions]
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
From 1979 on [In Progress]

Parameters
2,2',3,4,4',5'-hexachlorobiphenyl
2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl
2,2',5,5'- tetrachlorobiphenyl
2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl
2,4,4'- Trichlorobiphenyl
2,4',5- Trichlorobiphenyl
Acenaphthene
Acenaphthylene
Aldrin
Alpha-Endosulfan
Alpha-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH a)
Aluminium (Al)
Anthracene
Arsenic (As)
Benzo(a)anthracene
Benzo(a)pyrene
Benzo(b)fluoranthene
Benzo(e)pyrene
Benzo(ghi)perylene
Benzo(k)fluoranthene
Beta-Hexachlorocyclohexane
Cadmium (Cd)
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
Chromium (Cr)
Copper (Cu)
DDT
Dibenz(a,h)anthracene
Dibutyltin
Dieldrin
Diphenyltin
Dry weight biomass
Endrin
Fluoranthene
Fluorene
Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH G)
Grain size < 63µm
heptachlor epoxide (cis)
Hexachlorobenzene
Hexachlorocyclohexanes
Indeno(123cd)pyrene
Iron (Fe)
Isodrin
Lead (Pb)
Mercury (Hg)
Methoxychlor
Moisture content
Monobutyltin
Monophenyltin
Naphthalene
Nickel (Ni)
Organic matter (OM)
Particulate nitrogen (N)
Particulate organic carbon (POC)
Perylene
Phenanthrene
p-p'-dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane
p-p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
Pyrene
Telodrin
Total organic carbon (TOC)
Tributyltin (TBT)
Triphenyltin
Zinc (Zn)

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw-, visserij en voedingsonderzoek (ILVO)data owner
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Departement Beheer van het Mariene Ecosysteem; Beheerseenheid Mathematisch Model Noordzee en Schelde-estuarium; Belgisch Marien Data Centrum (BMDC)data manager

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
Monitoring hydrography, water quality & contaminants for the Belgian continental shelf area and Western Scheldt
Other relations:
MONIT_BIOTA: Monitoring of metals and organic compounds in biota in the Belgian part of the North Sea and the Scheldt estuary
MONIT_RAD: Radiological monitoring of the Belgian Continental Shelf
MONIT_SEAWATER: Monitoring water quality of the Belgian Continental Shelf and the Scheldt estuary

Project
MONIT: Monitoring the Belgian Continental Shelf and the Scheldt estuary

Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2015-10-05
Information last updated: 2018-06-15
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