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Beach litter OSPAR area, Sweden (2001-2017)

Data set information

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General  
Data holding centreThe Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
CountrySweden  Sweden
Time period2001-2017
OngoingNo
Geographical area

Swedish beaches in the area.

Observations 
Parameters

Litter abundance and type

Instruments

Observers

Description 
Summary

Sweden has an environmental monitoring programme on marine litter on Swedish beaches run by the Swedish Maritime Administration. The knowledge is used in regional and EU collaborations and to follow up measures against waste. There are 16 beaches included in the program and Keep Sweden Clean is responsible for the measurements being carried out and for the results being registered in our database.

OriginatorsThe Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
Availability 
OrganisationThe Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
AvailabilityUnrestricted
ContactEva Blidberg
Address

The Keep Sweden Tidy Foundation
Rosterigränd 4
Stockholm

117 61
Sweden

Telephone46 (0)8 505 263 00
Emailinfo@hsr.se
Administration 
Collating centreSwedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Local identifierHSR_OSPAR_area
Global identifier7186
Last revised2022-02-03