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Scheldt water quality data from the institute of Hygene and Epidemiology (IHE) [De waterkwaliteit van de Schelde: instituut voor hygiëne en Epidemiology (IHE)]
Citation
Instituut voor Hygiëne en Epidemiologie (IHE); (2007): Scheldt water quality data. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1438
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Description
This dataset consist of water quality parameters taken along the transect Melle - Hoboken on the Sea-Scheldt. Sampling was executed from 1977-1978. 12 stations were samples in two days and every two-months .

Scope
Themes:
Environmental quality/pollution, Water composition, Water composition > Nutrients, Water composition > Other inorganic chemistry
Keywords:
Fresh water, Brackish water, Waste water, Water quality, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Hemiksem, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Hoboken, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Melle, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Rupelmonde, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Temse, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Wetteren

Geographical coverage
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde Stations [Marine Regions]
Uitbergen
Schoonaarde
Dendermonde opwaarts
Dendermonde afwaarts
Baasrode (vatenwasserij)
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Hemiksem Stations [Marine Regions]
Hemiksem-Kallebeek-pont
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Hoboken Stations [Marine Regions]
Hoboken veerpont
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Melle Stations [Marine Regions]
Melle brug
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Rupelmonde Stations [Marine Regions]
500m opwaarts Rupel (steiger)
Rupelmonde
500 afwaarts Rupel (Interscaut)
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Temse Stations [Marine Regions]
Temse brug
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Wetteren Stations [Marine Regions]
Wetteren (kerk)

Temporal coverage
April 1977 - December 1978

Parameters
Ammonium (NH4+)-nitrogen (N)
Anionic detergents
Biochemical oxygen demand
Cadmium (Cd)
Chemical oxygen demand
Chlorine (Cl)
Chromium (Cr)
Conductivity
Copper (Cu)
Cyanide
Hardness of water
Lead (Pb)
Mercury (Hg)
Nitrate (NO3-)
Nitrite (NO2-)
Oxygen (O) saturation
pH
Phenol
Temperature
Total organic carbon (TOC)

Contributor
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), more

Related datasets
(Partly) included in:
OMES monitoring data van de Zeeschelde sinds 1995

Publication
Based on this dataset
Van Geystelen, L.; Verhoeve, D.; De Schepper, H. (1980). De waterkwaliteit van de Schelde (vanaf de Franse grens tot Antwerpen) periode 1977-1978. Instituut voor Hygiëne en Epidemiologie: Brussel. 62, 47 pp.

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2007-08-24
Information last updated: 2017-07-13
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