The 2001 Strategic Environmental Assessment SEA1 Environmental Survey 2000 data report collates results from sediment samples collected in the Faroe Shetland Channel. The analysis was undertaken by Gardline Survey Limited at the request of the UK Department of Trade and Industry. The report includes measurements for total organic carbon, total organic nitrogen, total hydrocarbons, n-alkanes, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Use Cases
- Establishing baseline environmental conditions for hydrocarbon pollution based on sediment sample analysis.
- Modeling the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in a marine environment.
- Correlating sediment organic carbon and nitrogen levels with hydrocarbon content.
- Assessing potential environmental impacts of industrial activities in the White Zone area.
Strengths
- Data originates from a formal government-requested environmental assessment (SEA1).
- Analysis was conducted by a named commercial survey company (Gardline Survey Limited).
- The description specifies multiple, distinct chemical analyses performed on the samples.
Limitations
- Row count, file size, and column-level documentation are unknown.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias limited to the 2000 survey in the Faroe Shetland Channel.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service (UK), via Gardline Survey Limited.
- Collection Method
- Sediment samples collected during a dedicated environmental survey, with subsequent laboratory analysis.
- Time Range
- Survey conducted in 2000; report dated 2001.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Faroe Shetland Channel (White Zone).