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Organochlorine compounds in marine animals in Scottish coastal waters (1989-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
General | |
Data holding centre | Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen Marine Laboratory |
Country | United Kingdom |
Time period | From 1989 onwards |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | Scottish coastal waters |
Observations | |
Parameters | Concentration of other organic contaminants in biota; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in biota |
Instruments | Benthos samplers; manual biota samplers |
Description | |
Summary | Data collected by the Chemistry Section of the Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen is presented in a variety of papers and reports, a recent bibliography of which is given below. |
Originators | Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen Marine Laboratory |
References | Balls, P.W. (1989) Trace metal and major ion composition of precipitation at a North Sea coastal site., Atmosphere Environment 23(12): 2751- 2759.; Bailey, S.K. and Davies, I.M. (1990) Survey of the effects of tributyltin on dogwhelks (Nucella lapillus) from Scottish coastal waters., Journal of Marine Biological Association UK 69: 335-354; Clark, G.K. and Topping, G. (1990) Mercury concentrations in fish from contaminated areas in Scottish waters., Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK 69: 437-445.; Balls, P.W. (1990) Distribution and composition of suspended particulatematerial in the Clyde estuary and associated sea lochs., Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 30, 475-487.; Hall, A.J., Law, R.J., Wells, D.E., Harwood, J., Ross, H.M., Kennedy, S., Alchin, C., Campbell, L.A. and Pomeroy, P.P. (1992) Organochlorine levels in common seals (Phoca vitulina) which were victims and survivors of the 1988 phocine distemper epizootic., The Science of the Total Environment, 115(1-2): 145-162.; Topping, G., Balls, P., Cofino, W., Schmidt, D., Wilson, S. and Yeats, P. (1991) A review of measurements of trace metals in coastal and shelf sea water samples; collected by ICES and JMP Laboratories during 1985-1987., International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Cooperative Research Report No. 178, 64pp.; Rodger, G.K., Brown, F.M.J. and Davies, I.M. (1991) JMG Purpose A report: Mercury in fin and shellfish landed at Scottish ports., Scottish Fisheries Working Paper No. 20/91.; Rodger, G.K., Davies, I.M. and Moore, D.C. (1991) Recovery of a sewage sludge dumping ground. I. Trace metal concentrations in the sediment., Marine Ecology Progress Series, 75, 293-299.; Rodger, G.K., Davies, I.M. and Topping, G. (1991) Retention of trace metal contaminants in the sediment at an accumulating sewage sludge disposal site., Water Research, 26(1): 111-120. |
Data web site | http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk |
Availability | |
Organisation | Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen Marine Laboratory |
Availability | By negotiation |
Contact | Director |
Address | Fisheries Research Services, Aberdeen Marine Laboratory |
Telephone | +44 1224 876544 |
Facsimile | +44 (0)1224 295511 |
Administration | |
Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 1043003 |
Global identifier | 610 |
Last revised | 2009-12-01 |