Date (Creation)

2025-10-27

Date (Revision)

2026-09-14

Date (Publication)

2026-09-21

Date (Creation)

2016-05-19

Unique resource identifier

https://doi.org/10.24417/bmdc.be:dataset:3020

Identifier

http://metadata.naturalsciences.be / bmdc.be:dataset:3020

Belgian Marine Data Centre

Other citation details

This dataset is composed of the following sources: Tributyltin in biota biota datasource supporting the 2024 Belgian MSFD assessment of D8C1.

Keywords

• Oceanographic geographical features

• Federal government

• Reporting INSPIRE

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Oceanographic geographical features

European Legislation Identifier

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/138 of 21 December 2022 laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use (Text with EEA relevance)

Marine Regions

• Belgian part of the North Sea
• Greater North Sea, incl. the Kattegat and the English Channel

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1

• marine monitoring

INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets

• Directive 2008/56/EC

Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium

• Environment

NERC Vocabulary Server - C45 Vocabulary version 3.0

• Contaminants do not produce pollution effects

INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope

• National

INSPIRE Registry: feature concepts

• Oceanographic Geographical Features

High-value dataset categories

• Earth observation and environment

Eionet Central Data Repository

• (Criteria) D8C1 - Contaminant in environment

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

No conditions apply to access and use

Other constraints

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

No limitations on public access.

Use limitation

No conditions apply to use.

Classification

Unclassified

Spatial representation type

Text, table

Metadata language

English

Topic category

• Oceans

Extent type code

Yes

Date

Unique resource identifier

Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone

gml32:beginPosition

2015-09-07

gml32:endPosition

2023-09-11

Reference system identifier

http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/4258

Distribution format

• application/vnd.ms-excel ( Unknown )

OnLine resource

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) ( DOI )

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Statement

Mussel samples are collected at groynes and stored overnight in salt water for sediment removal before freezing (-20°C); flounder samples are collected by beam trawl fishing, with liver and muscle stored frozen (-20°C). Organotin methods are accredited under ISO17025, following strict QA/QC protocols (first-, second- and third-line controls, incl. ring tests). Monitoring is coordinated by RBINS and ILVO under the OSPAR Coordinated Environmental Monitoring Programme and the Water Framework Directive. Mussels (Mytilus edulis) hand-collected at groynes (Nieuwpoort, Oostende, Knokke); flounder (Platichthys flesus) caught by beam trawl. Derivatization with sodium ethylborate in an acidic water-methanol-hexane medium, hexane extraction, clean-up by GPC (Gel Permeation Chromatography), quantification by GC-MS.

File identifier

bmdc.be:dataset:3020 XML

Metadata language

English

Character set

UTF8

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2026-09-21T15:30:38.710Z

Metadata standard name

Geographic information -- Metadata

Metadata standard version

ISO 19115:2003/19139