Details of MEPA Coastal Water Survey - Pollutants in Water Column 2012/13

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Dataset identification

Title of datasetMEPA Coastal Water Survey - Pollutants in Water Column 2012/13
Narrative summary of datasetThe 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 methodologyThe 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 documentationXML metadata files, original report
Project/programmeMonitoring programme for coastal waters
Cruise
Start date2012-05-30
End date2013-07-24

Responsible organisations

CountryMalta
Organisation nameEnvironment and Resources Authority
Role of organisationOriginator of Dataset
CountryMalta
Organisation nameOceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta
Role of organisationDataset Holding Organisation

Dataset availability

Original dataset download linkhttps://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/JollvgfgNW04xjo
Date of original dataset publication2019-01-09
Dataset formatOcean Data View
Public accessNo limitations
License for usePDDL
TypeDataset
Link to dataset after processing by data centrehttps://cdi.seadatanet.org/search/welcome.php?query=2108&query_code={8C4F2FAE-29A7-40FE-A038-02B3E85735FA}

Locations

Map
Latitude north boundary36.09
Longitude east boundary14.58
Latitude south boundary35.8
Longitude west boundary14.17
Coordinate reference systemWorld Geodetic System 84
Sea areaStrait of Sicily
Vertical extent minimum5 Metres
Vertical extent maximum5 Metres
Vertical extent unit10 Metres

Data types, collection and processing

Observation typeMetal and metalloid concentrations
PCBs and organic micropollutants
ParameterAdministrative 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 typegas chromatographs
inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopes
gas chromatograph mass spectrometers
Platform typeself-propelled boat
Data quality processing informationMEPA 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 organisationOceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta
Submission identifier (UUID)303f5fc3-508b-486a-8a0a-9c0bb842b727
Date of dataset creation2019-01-04
Date of dataset revision2019-01-07
Date of metadata creation2019-01-04
Date of metadata latest revision2019-01-07
Date of publishing2019-01-09
Date of processed dataset publication2019-01-24
Processing data centreOceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta
Summary record-ID270