VMM: Water bed monitoring network of the Flemish Environment Agency
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Flemish Government, Environment, Nature and Energy, Flemish Environment Agency |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | 2000 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Belgium - Zeeschelde |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Carbon concentrations in sediment; Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies; Sediment grain size parameters; Particulate metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate total and organic nitrogen concentrations in the water column; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Unspecified; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment |
| Description | |
| Summary | In March 2002, the Flemish Environment Agency initiated the development of a water bed monitoring network. The objective is to map the ecological quality of water beds. |
| Originators | Flemish Government, Environment, Nature and Energy, Flemish Environment Agency |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Flemish Government, Environment, Nature and Energy, Flemish Environment Agency |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Flanders Marine Institute |
| Local identifier | 551 |
| Global identifier | 5598 |
| Last revised | 2011-05-17 |
