Industrial discharge surveys, Ulverston (1990-)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | AstraZeneca, Brixham Environmental Laboratory |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From 1990 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Leven Estuary, Cumbria, Irish Sea coast Grid reference: 3305 East 4788 North to 3345 East 4740 North |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Fauna abundance per unit area of the bed; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone; Insect and earthworm taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the littoral zone; Sediment grain size parameters; Concentration of organic matter in sediments; Zoobenthos taxonomic abundance; Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts |
| Instruments | Benthos samplers; in-situ particle sizers |
| Description | |
| Summary | The data set comprises inter-tidal benthos, sediment particle size and loss on ignition around discharge sites. |
| 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 | 1090013 |
| Global identifier | 867 |
| Last revised | 2009-05-22 |
