Kiribati Water Quality Monitoring Data from March 2019 Survey
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Description
March 2019 water quality data collected around Tarawa, Kiribati, under the Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme. The dataset includes measurements for nutrients, chlorophyll, total suspended solids, and bacteria including E. coli and antimicrobial-resistant strains. It was hosted by the Kiribati Ministry of Lands, Environment and Development Environment and Conservation Division (MELAD-ECD) and aggregated by the Marine Environmental Data & Information Network.
Use Cases
Assessing coastal water pollution levels based on nutrient and chlorophyll measurements.
Monitoring public health risks from recreational waters based on E. coli and intestinal Enterococci data.
Tracking the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in marine bacteria based on ESBL-producing bacteria measurements.
Analyzing sediment load and water clarity based on total suspended solids data.
Studying the distribution of Vibrio species in tropical coastal waters.
Strengths
Data covers a specific, documented survey period in March 2019.
Key measured parameters are explicitly listed, including multiple bacterial indicators and antimicrobial resistance markers.
Provenance includes a named government ministry (MELAD-ECD) and a collaborative program (Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Freshness should be verified; the last platform update was 2026-06-11.
Provenance
Source
Kiribati Ministry of Lands, Environment and Development Environment and Conservation Division (MELAD-ECD), Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme.