Water Quality in the Forth Estuary 1980-1999
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | 1980-1999 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Forth Estuary |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Electrical conductivity of the water column; Chlorophyll pigment concentrations in water bodies; Dissolved oxygen parameters in the water column; Fish morphology, age and physiology; Fish abundance in water bodies; Fish taxonomy-related abundance per unit area of the bed; Fish taxonomy-related counts; Oxygen production and respiration in the water column; Nitrate concentration parameters in the water column; Phosphate concentration parameters in the water column; Salinity of the water column; Silicate concentration parameters in the water column; Temperature of the water column; Concentration of suspended particulate material in the water column; Nitrite concentration parameters in the water column |
| Instruments | Fluorometers; pelagic trawl nets; discrete water samplers; nutrient analysers; CTD; dissolved gas sensors |
| Description | |
| Summary | A review of water quality in the Forth Estuary from 1980 to 1999 between Crombie and Stirling. Reports covers issues such as eutrophication and biological oxygen demand. |
| Originators | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| References | SEPA (2000) Water Quality in the Forth Estuary, 1980-1999., |
| Data web site | http://www.sepa.org.uk/data/index.htm |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Enquiries Officer |
| Address | Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Stirling Office |
| Telephone | 01786 457700 |
| info@sepa.org.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1098014 |
| Global identifier | 895 |
| Last revised | 2009-12-01 |
