Toxic Pressure of Organic Substances in Dutch Surface Water, 2013-2018

A map showing the toxic pressure from mixtures of other organic substances on Dutch surface water, based on samples taken between 2013 and 2018. The data, provided by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, classifies toxic pressure into five increasing levels to indicate the potential impact on aquatic life communities. This information serves as a signal for measures needed to make water suitable for social purposes like drinking and irrigation.

Use Cases

• Map regional water quality degradation based on the five-class toxic pressure scale.
• Identify pollution hotspots for regulatory action based on sampling point locations.
• Correlate toxic pressure levels with potential biodiversity loss in aquatic communities.
• Support policy decisions for water management for social purposes like drinking water.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined six-year period from 2013 to 2018.
• Toxic pressure is quantified using a standardized five-class scale.
• Spatial coverage is explicitly for Dutch surface water.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties

Collection Method

Water samples collected and analyzed for substances.

Time Range

2013-2018

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Netherlands (Dutch surface water)