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Borden Chemicals (formerly B.P. Chemicals) is a large chemical works located to the east of Barry, south Wales. Effluent is released into the Bristol Channel via a long sea outfall which discharges approximately 1 km offshore at 51degrees 23.41 N 03degrees 14.49 W. This replaced an old outfall in 1993 that discharged into the intertidal zone to the east of Barry docks at 51degrees 23.67 N 03degrees 14.88 W. The effluent is a complex mix of mostly organic compounds including phenol, toluene, 1,2-dichloroethane, methanol, acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride. However, the discharge generally meet the levels set by their consent for materials discharged into the waters of the Bristol Channel. This dataset contains the results of a survey of the benthic environment in the vicinity of the Bo rden Chemicals long sea outfall, east of Barry in the Bristol Channel. The purpose of this data capture was to collect data to conduct biological analysis as well as sediment samples and physico-chemical analyses to provide information for an Environmental Impact Assessment. As of the 1st April 2013, Natural Resources Wales has taken over the functions currently carried out by the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales.
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| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 1916 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | Environmental Impact Assessment of Borden Chemicals Long Sea Outfall (March 2001) |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Asesiad ar yr Effaith ar yr Amgylchedd o arllwysfa mor hir Borden Chemicals, 2001 Environment Agency Environmental impact assessment of Borden Chemicals long sea outfall MRCCW90000000007 |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313130333437 |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | 110347 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | dataset |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2001-03-07 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2001-03-09 |
| Spatial resolution | This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service. | 50 |
| Spatial resolution unit | This describes the unit of spatial resolution which for distance must be metres. | http://standards.iso.org/ittf/PubliclyAvailableStandards/ISO_19139_Schemas/resources/uom/gmxUom.xml#m |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | Borden Chemicals (formerly B.P. Chemicals) is a large chemical works located to the east of Barry, south Wales. Effluent is released into the Bristol Channel via a long sea outfall which discharges approximately 1 km offshore at 51degrees 23.41 N 03degrees 14.49 W. This replaced an old outfall in 1993 that discharged into the intertidal zone to the east of Barry docks at 51degrees 23.67 N 03degrees 14.88 W. The effluent is a complex mix of mostly organic compounds including phenol, toluene, 1,2-dichloroethane, methanol, acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride. However, the discharge generally meet the levels set by their consent for materials discharged into the waters of the Bristol Channel. This dataset contains the results of a survey of the benthic environment in the vicinity of the Bo rden Chemicals long sea outfall, east of Barry in the Bristol Channel. The purpose of this data capture was to collect data to conduct biological analysis as well as sediment samples and physico-chemical analyses to provide information for an Environmental Impact Assessment. As of the 1st April 2013, Natural Resources Wales has taken over the functions currently carried out by the Countryside Council for Wales, Environment Agency Wales and Forestry Commission Wales. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | The data was entered into Marine Recorder as part of a data collation exercise undertaken by CCW in 2002. Details of the data coallated project can be found in CCW Science Report no. 515. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Environmental monitoring facilities |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Habitat characterisation | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Zoobenthos taxonomy-related counts | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Marine Environmental Data and Information Network | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.238 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.139 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 51.23 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -3.148 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) | |
| Phone | 0300 065 3000 | |
| Delivery point | Maes-y-Ffynnon | |
| Postal code | LL57 2DW | |
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | Environment Agency Wales (EA Wales) | |
| Phone | 08708 506 506 | |
| Delivery point | Cambria House | |
| Postal code | CF24 0TP | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | ISO restriction code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist | otherRestrictions |
| 20 Limitations on Public Access – Other constraints | Any restriction on the use of the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely. |
| 21 Conditions for Access and Use - Use limitation | Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions. | © CNC/NRW 2002 There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source. |
| Available data formats | ||
| Data format | Format in which digital data can be provided for transfer | Documents |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2001-03-31 |
| Date of last revision | The most recent date that the resource was revised. | 2011-03-09 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2021-09-13 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | Version 2.3.8 |
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