9f6d581b73119af088963fdbc5db328e English dataset Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk pointOfContact 2020-02-26 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 DAERA CSEMP Sediment Contaminant Monitoring 1999 - present 2019-08-29 publication 2019-06-27 revision DAERA-SEDCON DAERA Marine and Fisheries Division are the Competent Monitoring Authority responsible for annual sediment sampling at 7 sites in waters around Northern Ireland. The sites are part of the Clean Seas Environmental Monitoring Programme (CSEMP); a UK wide monitoring programme coordinated by the Clean, Safe Seas Evidence Group (CSSEG). The data generated is used to assess the status and trend of contaminants concentrations in sediment, and contributes to the UK's requirements under the Oslo and Paris Convention (OSPAR). Northern Ireland data has also been used in national assessments, such as Charting Progress 2, and to support the UK's 2018 assessments for Descriptor 8 of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Monitoring sites are assigned to regions for reporting and assessment. Belfast Lough Inner, Belfast Lough Outer, Larne Lough, Strangford Lough and Carlingford Lough are in the Irish Sea. Lough Foyle and the Bann Estuary are in the Minches and Malin Sea (Irish and Scottish West Coast). The Irish Sea and Irish and Scottish West Coast are reported under OSPAR Region III. The sediment data used in the 2018 CSEMP assessment using data from MERMAN may be cited with the citation provided by Marine Scotland https://doi.org/10.7489/12227-1. Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk originator Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk custodian annually Database Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Geology Human health and safety GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Sediment Type none 2011-01-20 creation Bio-geographical regions INSPIRE THEMES 2011-02-16 creation Concentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment samples Concentration of other organic contaminants in sediment samples Concentration of polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediment samples Carbon concentrations in sediment Nitrogen concentrations in sediment Sediment grain size parameters SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Marine Gardline 2012-03-16 creation UK project BODC project categories 1992-07-01 creation environment International Standards Organisation ISO19115 Topic Categories 2005-04-27 revision Marine Environment Monitoring Global Change Master Directory Science Keywords V5 2006-08-31 creation The sediment data used in the 2018 CSEMP assessment using data from MERMAN may be cited with the citation provided by Marine Scotland https://doi.org/10.7489/12227-1. otherRestrictions No restrictions to public access English geoscientificInformation health Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea -7.3833 -5.2739 53.9639 55.3492 1999-01-01 2020-02-26 Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Data contact Marine.InfoRequests@daera-ni.gov.uk distributor MERMAN Data Officer British Oceanographic Data Centre (National Oceanography Centre) +44 (0)23 8059 6666 University of Southampton Waterfront Campus European Way Southampton SO14 3ZH merman@bodc.ac.uk distributor https://www.bodc.ac.uk/projects/data_management/uk/merman/assessments_and_data_access/ Link to MERMAN assessments and data access A link to the web service or dataset http://www.opendatani.gov.uk/dataset/daera-csemp-sediment-contaminant-monitoring Link to open data NI website Open Data NI website dataset MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos 2011-02-02 publication Sampling and data processing for sediment chemistry is partially conformant with MEDIN data guideline for sediment sampling by grab or core for benthos true Sediment sampling is carried out between March and April each year. A day grab is used to collect 5 replicate samples for chemical analysis at each site (in accordance with Green Book guidance). Samples are sieved and sent to an accredited laboratory for chemical analysis. The analytical results are returned to DAERA and screened for oddities/outliers before being reporting to the National Marine Database (MERMAN). Particle Size Analysis is performed in-house and reported to MERMAN alongside the contaminant data. The analytical laboratory must submit Analytical Quality Control (AQC) and Proficiency Testing (PT) results to MERMAN. MERMAN uses an in-built data filter to ensure that the submitted data are fit for purpose. The filter calculates a score based on the QC information provided by the analytical laboratory. Only data that pass the AQC process are released to OSPAR/ICES or used in UK assessments (MSFD)