Volumes, dredged area measurements and estimated contaminants of material disposed at licensed offshore sites around the UK coast from 2000 to 2020
Description
The dataset contains data related to registered offshore sediment disposal
sites around the UK coast and includes volumes of disposed material, dredged
areas, calculated levels of contaminants in the disposal material and licence
details. Data were collated for the years 2000 to 2020. The Centre for
Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) on behalf of
Department for environment, food and rural affairs (Defra), report these data
for the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), Jersey,
Guernsey and Isle of Man, annually as a UK obligation under both the London
Convention/London Protocol on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of
Wastes and Other Matter (LCLP) and the Convention for the Protection of the
Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR).
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https://data.cefas.co.uk/view/2970 |