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Monitoring data on quality of coastal waters of Abruzzo region, Italy (1989 onwards)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale' (Sezione di Pescara) |
Country | Italy |
Time period | From April 1989 onwards |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | 40 stations near shore (80 - 100 cm depth) along the coast of Abruzzo; 17 transects with sampling at 500, 1000 and 3000m from the mouth of the main rivers of the region. |
Observations | |
Parameters | Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column |
Instruments | Spectrophotometers |
Description | |
Summary | The data are statistically processed and printed in semi-annual and annual reports. The results allow the detection of the sites in which water quality is more influenced by land discharge, the evaluation of nutrients dispersion at the rivers mouths as well as the detection of algal blooms and of phytoplanktonic species with potential toxicity. |
Originators | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale' (Sezione di Pescara) |
Availability | |
Organisation | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale' (Sezione di Pescara) |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Sezione Ittica di Pescara |
Address | Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise 'G. Caporale' (Sezione di Pescara) |
Administration | |
Collating centre | National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Division of Oceanography |
Local identifier | OGS-EDMED-92 |
Global identifier | 3891 |
Last revised | 1992-10-08 |