DREDGE - Dumpings of dredged material at sea, since 1976 (Belgian continental shelf)
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
| Country | Belgium  |
| Time period | From 1976 onwards |
| Ongoing | Yes |
| Geographical area | Belgian Continental Shelf with special reference to navigation channels and harbour entrances |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Quantity of material dumped; Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples; Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks |
| Description | |
| Summary | DREDGE database with annual returns to the Oslo Commission on details of permits and approvals issued under the Royal Decree of 7 November 1983 and on quantities annually dumped. From 1993 onwards, annual returns to the OSPAR commission. |
| Originators | IHE, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models IHE, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
| Availability | Unrestricted |
| Contact | Scory Serge (Ir) |
| Address | Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre |
| Telephone | 02/773.21.11 |
| Facsimile | 02/7706972 |
| bmdc@mumm.ac.be | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC) |
| Local identifier | 11009009 |
| Global identifier | 978 |
| Last revised | 2015-09-02 |
