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Tributyltin in biota dataset supporting the 2024 Belgian MSFD assessment of D8C1

This dataset is part of the 2024 Belgian submission for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) linked to descriptor 8, criterion 1. This dataset reports concentrations of tributyltin (TBT) compounds in biota (mussels Mytilus edulis and flounder Platichthys flesus) in the Belgian part of the North Sea.

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Date (Creation)
2025-10-27
Date (Revision)
2026-09-14
Date (Publication)
2026-09-15
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

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This dataset is composed of the following sources: Tributyltin in biota biota datasource supporting the 2024 Belgian MSFD assessment of D8C1.
Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Author
  BMM- Marchem
Owner
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Publisher
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.naturalsciences.be
Keywords
  • Oceanographic geographical features
  • Reporting INSPIRE
  • Federal government
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
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
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
  • Environment
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
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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 )

Distributor

Custodian
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
Name
application/vnd.ms-excel
Version
Unknown
Transfer size
0.044857
OnLine resource
Tributyltin in biota biota datasource supporting the 2024 Belgian MSFD assessment of D8C1 ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )

An HTTP link to download this dataset in Excel

OnLine resource
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) ( DOI )
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Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
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
2026-09-15T15:30:34.981Z
Metadata standard name
Geographic information -- Metadata
Metadata standard version
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Point of contact
  Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC)
Vautierstraat 29 , Brussels , 1000 , Belgium
https://www.bmdc.be
 
 

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Keywords

Eionet Central Data Repository
(Criteria) D8C1 - Contaminant in environment
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)
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.2.1
marine monitoring
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Oceanographic geographical features
High-value dataset categories
Earth observation and environment
INSPIRE Registry: Priority Datasets
Directive 2008/56/EC
INSPIRE Registry: Spatial scope
National
INSPIRE Registry: feature concepts
Oceanographic Geographical Features
NERC Vocabulary Server - C45 Vocabulary version 3.0
Contaminants do not produce pollution effects
Themes for open data catalogi in Belgium
Environment

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