Romanian Black Sea coastal zone (transitional waters in the northern part at the Danube mouths and coastal and marine waters in the southern part).

Alkalinity, acidity and pH of the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Secchi disk depth; Salinity of the water column; Temperature of the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Ammonium and ammonia concentration parameters in water bodies; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column

Continuous water samplers; pH sensors; spectrophotometers; discrete water samplers

The National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa" is the national operator of the integrated physical, chemical and biological monitoring system of the marine environment and is responsible for sampling, quality controlling, analyzing, interpreting and reporting the data. One of the aims of the Monitoring Programme is to study the spatial and temporal distribution of of physical and chemical parameters (Ammonium, Nitrate, Nitrite, Phosphate, Silicate, Oxygen, Chlorophyll) in the abiotic components of the coastal marine ecosystem, under different sources of pollution (Danube river in the northern area, land based sources in the southern one like waste water discharges, etc.). Sea water samples (surface level) are collected. The data are fully quality controlled. The data are compared with historical data sets and with the other physical, chemical and biological parameters that were monitored and with data from neighboring sites in the Black Sea region.

National Institute for Marine Research and Development "Grigore Antipa"
300 Mamaia Blvd.
Constanta

900581
Romania