Sewage discharge surveys, Torbay, south west England, English Channel (1978, 1979, 1987)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | Surveys during 1978, 1979 and 1987 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Torquay - Brixham, south west England, English Channel Grid reference : 2990 East 0540 North to 2960 east 0640 North |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Vertical velocity of the water column (currents); Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone; Sediment grain size parameters; Salinity of the water column; Horizontal velocity of the water column (currents); Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts |
| Instruments | Current meters; discrete water samplers; salinity sensor; particulates samplers; sediment grabs |
| Description | |
| Summary | This area has been studied biologically and hydrographically. |
| 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 | 1090011 |
| Global identifier | 865 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
