Monitoring dataset based on soil samples from Zeeschelde (and Westerschelde); Chemical quality of dredged material in Zeeschelde (and Westerschelde)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Flemish Government, Environment, Nature and Energy, Flemish Environment Agency |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | 1985-2003 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Belgium - Zeeschelde |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Mineralogical composition; Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks; Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples; Unspecified; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples; Metal concentrations in biota |
| Description | |
| Summary | Since 1985, dredging locations in the Westerschelde and Zeeschelde are sampled and analysed every year. This sampling is done in agreement with the stipulations of the Law on Pollution of Surface Waters. |
| Originators | Flemish Government, Environment, Nature and Energy, Flemish Environment Agency |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Flemish Government, Environment, Nature and Energy, Flemish Environment Agency |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Flanders Marine Institute |
| Local identifier | 432 |
| Global identifier | 5604 |
| Last revised | 2011-05-17 |
