d0830fed-6269-4b16-908d-01c7b212919b Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre Vautierstraat 29 Brussels 1000 Belgium bmdc@naturalsciences.be http://www.bmdc.be web site 2026-04-02T00:00:00 ISO 19115:2003/19139 1.0 WGS 1984 PAHs, PCBs, heavy metals, TOC and grain size in the sediment of Belgian marine harbours. 2021-02-17 2022-06-20 d0830fed-6269-4b16-908d-01c7b212919b De Witte, B.; Ruttens, A.; Ampe, B.; Waegeneers, N.; Gauquie, J.; Devriese, L.; Cooreman, K.; Parmentier, K. Chemical analysis of dredged spoil disposal sites at the Belgian part of the North Sea. Chemosphere, 2016, 156, 172-180. The chemical status of five dredged spoil disposal sites in the Belgian Part of the North Sea, near the ports of Ostend and Nieuwpoort, is evaluated. A linear mixed-effect model was applied to PCB, PAH and heavy metal data from 2005-2014. No decrease in PCB concentrations was found, with even an increase at two disposal sites. Hg/AL ratios increased with 62% at one disposal site (BR&WS2) from 2005-2006 to 2013-2014. Cu and Zn concentrations increased at two disposal sites. Additional harbour sampling suggests that the latter is possibly linked to antifouling paints. Based on OSPAR environmental assessment criteria, the current chemical status of the sites suggests no chronic effect of dredged spoil disposal. However, increasing time trend data for PCB, Hg, Cu and Zn demonstrate the importance of monitoring to identify adverse trends. Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Animal Sciences Unit, Fisheries Ankerstraat 1 Oostende 8400 Belgium DierVI@ilvo.vlaanderen.be http://www.ilvo.vlaanderen.be/ web site Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Management Unit of North Sea and Scheldt Estuary Mathematical Models, Belgian Marine Data Centre Gulledelle 100 Brussels 1200 Belgium bmdc@mumm.ac.be http://www.bmdc.be web site Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment, Belgian Marine Data Centre Vautierstraat 29 Brussels 1000 Belgium bmdc@naturalsciences.be http://www.bmdc.be web site Oceanographic geographical features GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme North Sea SeaVoX salt and fresh water body gazetteer 2024-01-15 SeaVoX salt and fresh water body gazetteer Hydrocarbons Metal and metalloid concentrations PCBs and organic micropollutants Sediment properties SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups 2023-07-04 SeaDataNet Agreed Parameter Groups sediment grabs SeaDataNet device categories 2024-01-16 SeaDataNet device categories SeaVoX Device Catalogue 2024-01-29 SeaVoX Device Catalogue Trace metalloid concentrations in sediment Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary 2023-12-12 SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary CRUISE SUMMARY REPORT INVENTORY (CSR) 2023-10-02 self-propelled small boat human SeaVoX Platform Categories 2024-01-16 SeaVoX Platform Categories ICES Platform Codes 2024-01-16 ICES Platform Codes EUROPEAN DIRECTORY OF MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH PROJECTS (EDMERP) 2020-06-05 Delimited MEDIN data format categories 2024-01-29 MEDIN data format categories World Register of Marine Species (WORMS) 2024-02-07 SeaDataNet Measurement Periodicity Categories 2024-01-29 SeaDataNet Measurement Periodicity Categories BODC-approved data storage units (Spatial Unit) 2023-10-12 BODC-approved data storage units (Spatial Unit) Centimetres BODC-approved data storage units (Vertical Unit) 2023-10-12 BODC-approved data storage units (Vertical Unit) no limitations to public access Conditions for access and use apply CC-BY 4.0 Oceans 2013-11-06 2014-04-15 2.721866667 2.9409 51.13756667 51.24233333 0 10 Delimited 1 https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/Ygx6z3yb1p2Alkj WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link 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 2010-12-08 See the referenced specification false Corrigendum to INSPIRE Metadata Regulation published in the Official Journal of the European Union, L 328, page 83 2010-12-08 See the referenced specification false 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 2010-12-08 See the referenced specification false