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VMM: Surface water monitoring network of the Flemish Environment Agency [VMM: Meetnet oppervlaktewater van de Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij]
Citation
Vlaamse Milieu Maatschappij (VMM); (2004): VMM: Surface water monitoring network of the Flemish Environment Agency. https://marineinfo.org/doc/dataset/80
Contact:
Verdievel, Martin
Availability: Unrestricted
The data are freely available to anybody and may be used for any purpose. Usage acknowledgement may be required
The data are freely available to anybody and may be used for any purpose. Usage acknowledgement may be required
Description
The surface water monitoring network is a physico-chemical (water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, COD, BOD, nutrients, heavy metals,...) and biological monitoring network (phytoplankton and phytobenthos, macro-invertebrates and fish) with measuring stations all over Flanders. more
The surface water monitoring network is a physico-chemical and biological monitoring network with measuring stations all over Flanders. In 2000 the network consisted of ca 3250 measuring stations. A large number of measuring stations is located in water ways designated as "fish water" and/or "surface water destined for the production of drinking-water". The objectives of the monitoring network are plural:
The surface water monitoring network is a physico-chemical and biological monitoring network with measuring stations all over Flanders. In 2000 the network consisted of ca 3250 measuring stations. A large number of measuring stations is located in water ways designated as "fish water" and/or "surface water destined for the production of drinking-water". The objectives of the monitoring network are plural:
- determining the value of the parameters which occur in the water quality standards for surface waters;
- determining the water quality by means of indices and water quality classes;
- testing of results against the legal standards;
- examining the impact of specific situations on water quality (for instance evaluation of the performance of purification plants, evaluation of investments projects, sanations, accidental spills,..);
- knowing the water quality state as basis information for the elaboration of General Water Quality plans, advisements on permits,etc.
Scope
Themes:
Environmental quality/pollution, Environmental quality/pollution > Pollution levels & monitoring, Water composition
Keywords:
Fresh water · Brackish water · Surface water · Water quality · Scheldt Estuary · Zeeschelde
Temporal coverage
From 1991 on [In Progress]
Parameters
% Oxygen (O)
Ammonium (NH4+)
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chemical oxygen demand
Chlorinity
Conductivity
Hardness of water
Heavy metals
Kjehdahl nitrogen (N)
Macroinvertebrate density
Nitrate (NO3-)
Nitrite (NO2-)
Orthophosphate (o-PO43-)
pH
Sulphate (SO42-)
Suspended material
Temperature in water
Total phosphorus (P)
Ammonium (NH4+)
Biochemical oxygen demand
Chemical oxygen demand
Chlorinity
Conductivity
Hardness of water
Heavy metals
Kjehdahl nitrogen (N)
Macroinvertebrate density
Nitrate (NO3-)
Nitrite (NO2-)
Orthophosphate (o-PO43-)
pH
Sulphate (SO42-)
Suspended material
Temperature in water
Total phosphorus (P)
Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie; Vlaamse Milieumaatschappij (VMM), more, data creator, data owner, co-ordinator
Related datasets
Other relation:
VMM:The wastewater monitoring network of the Flemish Environment Agency, more
URLs
Dataset information:
Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2004-05-10
Information last updated: 2017-07-12
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