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BSIS: Pollution Monitoring Database
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
General | |
Data holding centre | Permanent Secretariat Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
Country | Turkey |
Project | Black Sea Ecosystem Recovery Project (BSERP) 1st Pilot Monitoring of the Black Sea |
Time period | Since 2001 |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | Coastal zone of the Black Sea |
Observations | |
Parameters | Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Concentration of other hydrocarbons in the water column; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples; Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples; Dissolved concentration parameters for other gases in the water column; Secchi disk depth; Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Concentration of other organic contaminants in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column; Dissolved total or organic phosphorus concentration in the water column |
Instruments | Discrete water samplers; sediment grabs; autoanalysers; titrators; CTD |
Description | |
Summary | The Black Sea Information System (BSIS) is the key element of the implementation of the Information Strategy of the Black Sea Commission (BSC). The system provides tools for reporting and integration of environmental data at the regional level. The BSIS serves to the informational needs of the BSC and its Programmes, particularly, the Black Sea Integrated Monitoring and Assessment Programme (BSIMAP). The main purpose of the BSIMAP and BSIS is to provide reliable and consolidated data for ‘state of the environment’ reporting, ‘impact assessments’ of major pollutant sources, ‘transboundary diagnostic analysis’, SAP implementation reports. The BSIMAP provides common format reports to the BSC annually since 2001. The data are loaded into BSIS. BSIS operates under SQL-server Database Management System. The main databases of the BSIS organized according to the thematic division of the BSC Advisory Groups and includes the followings: Pollution monitoring and assessment database; Biodiversity Conservation database; Fisheries and Aquaculture database; Integrated Coastal Zone Management database; Land-based pollution sources database; Environmental aspects of shipping database. The Pollution monitoring and assessment database contains data on water and sediment quality, collected at the monitoring stations in Black Sea Coastal Zone. |
Originators | Permanent Secretariat Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
References | Publications of the Black Sea Commission (2009) Implementation of the Strategic Action Plan for the Rehabilitation and Protection of the Black Sea (2002-2007), BCS |
Data web site | http://www.blacksea-commission.org |
Availability | |
Organisation | Permanent Secretariat Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Violeta Velikova |
Address | Permanent Secretariat Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution |
Telephone | + 90 212 327 35 80 |
Facsimile | +90 212 227 99 33 |
secretariat@blacksea-commission.org | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University |
Local identifier | BSC-DS01 |
Global identifier | 5360 |
Last revised | 2011-05-17 |