Details of MEPA Coastal Water Survey - Pollutants in Water Column 2012/13
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Title of dataset | MEPA Coastal Water Survey - Pollutants in Water Column 2012/13 |
Narrative summary of dataset | The survey was conducted at 12 stations in the coastal waters of the Maltese Islands over a period of one year between May 2012 and July 2013. Sea water samples were collected at a depth of 5 metres using a Niskin bottle. These were transported to the laboratory in appropriate containers, where they were analysed for the level of pollutants using International Organization for Standardization and US Environmental Protection Agency standard procedures. The pollutants tested for are Priority substances and are divided into oils and miscellaneous. All stations were tested for oils, while only 9 stations were tested for miscellaneous pollutants. The measurements were made in connection with a monitoring survey of Maltese coastal waters. The resultant datasets generated provide the benchmark for long term monitoring programs and assessments that are required in order to implement EU Directives on water resources. |
Summary of processing methodology | The data was available in the form of a report in PDF format. This was digitized and validated using standard procedures. The metadata was then converted into an XML object and the data to ODV format. |
Supporting documentation | XML metadata files, original report |
Project/programme | Monitoring programme for coastal waters |
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Start date | 2012-05-30 |
End date | 2013-07-24 |
Responsible organisations
Country | Malta |
Organisation name | Environment and Resources Authority |
Role of organisation | Originator of Dataset |
Country | Malta |
Organisation name | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Role of organisation | Dataset Holding Organisation |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/JollvgfgNW04xjo |
Date of original dataset publication | 2019-01-09 |
Dataset format | Ocean Data View |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | PDDL |
Type | Dataset |
Link to dataset after processing by data centre | https://cdi.seadatanet.org/search/welcome.php?query=2108&query_code={8C4F2FAE-29A7-40FE-A038-02B3E85735FA} |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 36.09 |
Longitude east boundary | 14.58 |
Latitude south boundary | 35.8 |
Longitude west boundary | 14.17 |
Coordinate reference system | World Geodetic System 84 |
Sea area | Strait of Sicily |
Vertical extent minimum | 5 Metres |
Vertical extent maximum | 5 Metres |
Vertical extent unit | 10 Metres |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | Metal and metalloid concentrations |
PCBs and organic micropollutants | |
Parameter | Administrative units |
Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies | |
Total metal concentrations in water bodies | |
Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in water bodies | |
Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column | |
Pesticide concentrations in water bodies | |
Instrument type | gas chromatographs |
inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopes | |
gas chromatograph mass spectrometers | |
Platform type | self-propelled boat |
Data quality processing information | MEPA Coastal Water Survey data collected by the Environment Resources Authority (ex Malta Environment and Planning Authority) are managed by the University of Malta following the SeaDataNet data management standards concerning gathering, processing, quality controlling and metadata preparation. |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Submission identifier (UUID) | 303f5fc3-508b-486a-8a0a-9c0bb842b727 |
Date of dataset creation | 2019-01-04 |
Date of dataset revision | 2019-01-07 |
Date of metadata creation | 2019-01-04 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2019-01-07 |
Date of publishing | 2019-01-09 |
Date of processed dataset publication | 2019-01-24 |
Processing data centre | Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta |
Summary record-ID | 270 |