DSP and PSP toxins and mercury on bivalves along the Portuguese continental coast (1986-96)
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 1986 to December 1996 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Portuguese continental coast |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Concentration of phycotoxins in biota; Metal concentrations in biota; Bioassay and contaminant biological impact |
| Instruments | Discrete water samplers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The project comprises surveys of DSP and PSP toxins along the Portuguese coast through bioassays in laboratory animals. In addition, a study of new detecting technologies has been carried out. A survey of mercury is carried out along the Portuguese coast on a yearly basis. |
| 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 | 15040030 |
| Global identifier | 2348 |
| Last revised | 2009-10-29 |
