Sediment geochemistry and interaction with aquaculture production along the Portuguese continental coast (1992-94)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Country | Portugal  |
| Time period | From January 1992 to December 1994 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Portuguese continental coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in the water column; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples; Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column; Metal fluxes between the bed and the water column; Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples |
| Instruments | Discrete water samplers; sediment porewater samplers; sediment grabs |
| Description | |
| Summary | The project comprised: a study of the effects of environment quality at the level of the sediment-water interface and its consequences in the aquaculture production in coastal lagoons and in ponds. |
| Originators | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Marcelo Vasconcelos (President) |
| Address | National Institute of Fisheries Research Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas Former IPIMAR |
| Telephone | +351 213010814 |
| Facsimile | +351 213015948 |
| dina@ipimar.pt | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Hydrographic Institute |
| Local identifier | 15040026 |
| Global identifier | 2344 |
| Last revised | 2010-11-22 |
