Marine waters in the foreshore and offshore around the island of Ireland and in the North Atlantic Ocean between Ireland and Canada.

Vertical spatial coordinates; Date and time; Unclassified pigment concentrations in the water column; Pesticide concentrations in water bodies; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Horizontal spatial co-ordinates; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column

CTD; discrete water samplers

This data collection activity covers baseline, geographical and temporal trend monitoring of heavy metals and chlorinated hydrocarbons in water from the marine chemistry monitoring programme. Data for water chemistry covers marine areas around Ireland and between Ireland and Canada in the North Atlantic Ocean. Water sample stations have been collected since 1991 mostly from water bottles attached to a CTD rosette and discrete water samplers. Contaminants in water monitoring has been undertaken by the Marine Chemistry team of the Marine Environment and Food Safety Services (MEFSS) section of the Marine Institute. Data 100% complete for surveys since 1991.

Marine Institute
Rinville
Oranmore
Co. Galway
H91 R673
Ireland