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Bathing Water in Ireland Dataset

Entry ID: Ireland_EPA_Water

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Summary

Abstract: This Bathing Water in Ireland dataset holds the compliance status for the
designated bathing areas from 1990 - 1996. For each of the parameters specified
in the EC Directive 76/160/eec on Quality of Bathing Waters (total coliforms,
faecal streptococci, salmanella, Entero Viruses, pH, colour, mineral oils,
surface active substances, phenols, transparency, dissolved oxygen and floating
materials) ...

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Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION

Description: The Geo-Spatial Information Directory where users can view various metadata
for Ireland.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 55.34

S: 51.13

E: -3.13

W: -10.52

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Ireland Environmental Protection Agency

Dataset Title: Bathing Water in Ireland Dataset

Dataset Release Place: Ireland

Dataset Publisher: Ireland Environmental Protection Agency

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1989-01-01

Stop Date: 1993-12-31

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > EUROPE > NORTHERN EUROPE > BRITISH ISLES > IRELAND

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > PUBLIC HEALTH > DISEASES/EPIDEMICS > BATHING WATER QUALITY

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > CONTAMINANTS

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

HEALTH

INLAND WATERS

Platform

FIELD SURVEYS

Quality Data gathered by EPA compliance reports returned by local authorities.

Ancillary Keywords

GIS

Bathing Water

Irish National Grid

Viruses

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Ireland EPA

Data Center

Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland

Data Center URL: http://www.epa.ie/

Data Center Personnel
Name: LARRY STAPELTON Phone: +353 53 60222 Fax: +353 53 60699 Email: l.stapelton at epa.ie Contact Address: Environmental Protection Agency Ardcavan, Wexford, Co. Wexford City: Ardcavan Province or State: Wexford Country: IRELAND

Distribution

Distribution Media: 3.5" Floppy Disk

Distribution Format: Microsoft Access, MDB file

Personnel

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-04-01

Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-05-09

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