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

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.

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Date (Creation)
2019-01-04
Date (Revision)
2019-01-07
Date (Publication)
2019-01-09
Date (Publication)
2019-01-24
Citation identifier
303f5fc3-508b-486a-8a0a-9c0bb842b727
Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
Environment and Resources Authority

info@era.org.mt

Originator of Dataset
Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta

po-geo.sci@um.edu.mt

Dataset Holding Organisation
Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta

po-geo.sci@um.edu.mt

Author
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
SeaVoX salt and fresh water body gazetteer
SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups
SeaDataNet device categories
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary
CRUISE SUMMARY REPORT INVENTORY (CSR)
SeaVoX Platform Categories
EUROPEAN DIRECTORY OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (EDMERP)
MEDIN data format categories
BODC-approved data storage units (Spatial Unit)
BODC-approved data storage units (Vertical Unit)
Keywords
    Access constraints
    Other restrictions
    Other constraints
    no limitations to public access
    Use limitation

    Conditions for access and use apply
    Use constraints
    Other restrictions
    Other constraints

    PDDL
    Language
    English
    Character set
    UTF8
    Topic category
    • Oceans
    Begin date
    2012-05-30
    End date
    2013-07-24
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    Vertical extent

    Minimum value
    5
    Maximum value
    5
    Supplemental Information

    XML metadata files, original report
    Unique resource identifier
    WGS 1984

    Spatial representation info

    No information provided.
    Distribution format
    Name Version
    Ocean Data View

    1
    OnLine resource
    Protocol Linkage Name

    WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download

         		https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/JollvgfgNW04xjo

    WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

         		https://cdi.seadatanet.org/search/welcome.php?query=2108&query_code={8C4F2FAE-29A7-40FE-A038-02B3E85735FA}
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset

    Conformance result

    Title

    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1205/2008 of 3 December 2008 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards metadata

    Date (Publication)
    2010-12-08
    Explanation

    See the referenced specification
    Pass
    No

    Conformance result

    Title

    Corrigendum to INSPIRE Metadata Regulation published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 328, page 83
    Date (Publication)
    2010-12-08
    Explanation

    See the referenced specification
    Pass
    No

    Conformance result

    Title

    Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

    Date (Publication)
    2010-12-08
    Explanation

    See the referenced specification
    Pass
    No
    Statement

    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.|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.

    Metadata

    File identifier
    303f5fc3-508b-486a-8a0a-9c0bb842b727 XML
    Metadata language
    English
    Character set
    UTF8
    Hierarchy level
    Dataset
    Date stamp
    2025-05-09T00:00:00
    Metadata standard name

    ISO 19115:2003/19139
    Metadata standard version

    1.0
    Metadata author
    Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
    Oceanography Malta Research Group, Department of Geosciences, University of Malta

    po-geo.sci@um.edu.mt

    		Point of contact
     
     

    Overviews

    Spatial extent

    thumbnail

    Keywords

    BODC-approved data storage units (Spatial Unit)

    Metres
    BODC-approved data storage units (Vertical Unit)

    Metres
    GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

    Oceanographic geographical features
    MEDIN data format categories

    Ocean Data View
    SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups

    Metal and metalloid concentrations PCBs and organic micropollutants
    SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary

    Administrative units Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the water column Organometallic and organometalloid species concentration parameters in water bodies Other halocarbon concentrations in water bodies Pesticide concentrations in water bodies Total metal concentrations in water bodies
    SeaDataNet device categories

    gas chromatograph mass spectrometers gas chromatographs inductively-coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopes
    SeaVoX Platform Categories

    self-propelled boat


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