Industrial discharge surveys, Severn Estuary (1977-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1977 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Goldcliff - Shepperdine, Severn Estuary Grid reference: 3375 East 1822 North to 3615 East 1970 North |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone; Sediment grain size parameters; Dissolved metal concentrations in the water column; Particulate metal concentrations in the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts; Dissolved trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Particulate trace metalloid and inorganic selenium concentrations in water bodies; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks |
| Instruments | Benthos samplers; discrete water samplers; particulates samplers; elemental analysers |
| Description | |
| Summary | Surveys are focused on single discharge with broader scale surveys at 5 yearly intervals. |
| Originators | AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Nigel Shillabeer and Ross Brown (External Business Manager and Ecologist) |
| Address | AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory |
| Telephone | +44 1803 882882 |
| nigel.shillabeer@brixham.astrazenica.com | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1090010 |
| Global identifier | 864 |
| Last revised | 2010-11-22 |
