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Disposal trend monitoring of the North Channel sewage sludge disposal site (1985-)
Data set information
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General | |
Data holding centre | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Time period | From 1985 onwards |
Ongoing | Yes |
Geographical area | Dredge and Sludge disposal grounds in Northern Ireland |
Observations | |
Parameters | Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Sediment grain size parameters; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Bacteria taxonomic abundance in sediment; Nitrogen concentrations in sediment; Carbon concentrations in sediment; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks |
Instruments | Sediment grabs; elemental analysers; atomic absorption spectrometers; nutrient analysers; in-situ particle sizers |
Description | |
Summary | Under the Food and Environment Protection Act (1985) (FEPA), the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland) is required to undertake routine monitoring of all sewage sludge and dredge disposal sites under its charge. The aim of the study is to establish whether or not there is any change in the quality of the sea bed in the vicinity of the disposal site that could be the result of the sewage discharge. Monitoring is usually conducted on a roling programme of 1 site per year during April prior to the main summer macrofaunal recruitment period. Each sample site is monitored for macrofaunal abundance and type, total organic carbon, Zn, Ni, Pb, Cu, Cr, Hg, Cd, particle size analysis and Clostridium perfringes. |
Originators | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
Availability | |
Organisation | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
Availability | Unrestricted |
Contact | Freedom of Information Officer |
Address | Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Water Management Unit |
Telephone | 02890 546677 |
ehs-foi@doeni.gov.uk | |
Administration | |
Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
Local identifier | 1073004 |
Global identifier | 805 |
Last revised | 2010-11-22 |