1. EMODnet Chemistry
WP1: Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status
Partner contribution: BODC
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2. General overview of the partner contribution:
Current status
General overview of the partner contribution:
MERMAN data transfer
Seawater
Sediment
Biota
Total
Number of CDIs at beginning:
4176
4216
3984
12376
Number of CDIs at year 1:
12248
5407
5926
23581
Number of CDIs at year 2:
14080
5656
4911
24647
52754
At the end of year 2 a further CDIs through operational SDN export from BODC
Spatial distribution:
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3. Total number of stations per parameter group per matrix:
Current status
Total number of stations per parameter group per matrix:
Group
Seawater
Sediment
Biota
Fertilizers
145
Silicates 56
Organic matter
184
Chlorophyll
136
Partial pressure dissolved gases
122
Acidity 4
Pesticides and biocides 9
Antifoulants 10 7
Pharmaceuticals
Heavy metals 37
172
235
Hydrocarbons
192
134
Radionuclides
Plastics
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4. Data quality control performed by the data center:
Type of QC:
Seawater
Sediment
Biota
Notes:
Position check
Carried out at submission
Date check
Missing value
Added on export to ODV format
Range check
Done with ICES pre-submission
Spike
n/a
Pre-existing statistics
UK community assessment once a year for MERMAN data
Visualization and manual checks
Others:
….. ….
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5. Difficulties encountered:
CDI duplicates identified and removed since pilot submission = 806
CDIs held back due to technical difficulties with volume of parameters = 1385
CDIs held back due to resolving changes in metadata = 128
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6. Planning for the last year
Total number of stations per parameter group per matrix:
Group
Seawater
Sediment
Biota
Fertilizers
Silicates
Organic matter
Chlorophyll
Partial pressure dissolved gases
Acidity
Pesticides and biocides
Antifoulants
Pharmaceuticals
Heavy metals
Hydrocarbons
Radionuclides
Plastics
~1500 CDI/series once metadata issues resolved
1387 biota
128 water
Will submit the 2014 UK contaminants monitoring data in November after submission to ICES.
At this stage cannot give a break down of what this will look like by stations or group.
However as an indicator 2013 monitoring added 2608 CDIs split:
369 biota CDIs
249 sediment CDIs
1990 water CDIs
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