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The data are also used to make regional assessments of status and trends in Scottish waters for selected contaminant and biological effect groups in biota. The data are a subset of the cleaned and processed data used in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7489\/12432-1\u0022\u003E2020 assessment of the UK\u0027s Clean Seas Environment Monitoring Programme (CSEMP)\u003C\/a\u003E and were extracted from the MERMAN database on 30 March 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe file is UTF-8-BOM encoded so can be read directly into Excel, or into R using the function read.csv with the argument  fileEncoding = \u201cUTF-8-BOM\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe variables in the file are:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eseries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: timeseries identifier\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 2488\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   identifies the data (typically a station \/ contaminant \/ species \/ matrix combination) that were grouped together into a timeseries and modelled to assess status and trends\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   the identifier links to the data and results in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7489\/12432-1\u0022\u003E2020 CSEMP assessment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebiogeographic_region\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: biogeographic assessment region\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Northern North Sea, Irish Sea, Minches \u0026amp; Western Scotland, Scottish Continental Shelf\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: these \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/Scottish_biogeographic_regions.pdf\u0022\u003Eregions\u003C\/a\u003E are the Scottish component of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203172025\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/regional-basis-charting-progress-2\u0022\u003Ebiogeographic regions\u003C\/a\u003E used for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203170558\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/\u0022\u003ECharting Progress 2\u003C\/a\u003E and for UK MS reporting purposes. There are 5 regions in Scottish waters, but there are no stations in the Atlantic North-West Approaches because it is difficult to sample. The Northern North Sea, Minches and Western Scotland and Irish Sea (Clyde \u0026amp; Solway) are used in the Clean Seas Indicator. The Scottish Continental Shelf is not used in the Indicator because it is difficult to get sufficient spatial coverage for regional assessments for both biota and sediment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 100\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elatitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station latitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 54.75, 61.10\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elongitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station longitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -7.05,  1.20\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMSTAT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: type of monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: B, RH, IH\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: baseline (B), reference (RH) or impacted (IH)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWLTYP\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station typography\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Estuary, Coast, Open Sea\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emonitoring_year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: monitoring year\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 1999, 2019\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: for some data suppliers, monitoring is in winter and e.g. sampling in December 2018 and January 2019 would be regarded as having come from the same monitoring year\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_id\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sample identifier\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 8782\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: data from different matrices (e.g. LI and MU) in the same fish have different sample_ids\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_date\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling date\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 1999-01-17, 2019-08-29\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_time\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling time\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 00:00:00, 23:29:00\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_latitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling latitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 54.67, 61.01\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_longitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling longitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -7.03,  1.22\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Especies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: species\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 6\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   Gadus morhua:       AphiaID = 126436\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   Limanda limanda:    AphiaID = 127139\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   Mytilus edulis:     AphiaID = 140480\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   Nucella lapillus:   AphiaID = 140403\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   Platichthys flesus: AphiaID = 127141\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n*   Pleuronectes platessa:  AphiaID = 127143\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esex\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sex\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: F, I, M, X\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=45\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for SEXCO\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ematrix\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sample matrix\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: BI, LI, LIS9, MU, SB\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=55\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for MATRX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand_group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant or biological effect 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The summary measures are used to construct the National Performance Framework Clean Seas Indicator 2020. They are also used to make regional assessments of status and trends in Scottish waters for selected contaminant and biological effect groups. The summary measures are obtained from timeseries models fitted to the contaminant and biological effect data in biota_data.csv which in turn are based on data extracted from the MERMAN database on 30 March 2022. Details of the modelling procedures can be found in the method help files for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_methods_biota_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Econtaminants\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_methods_biota_metabolites.html\u0022\u003EPAH metabolites\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_methods_biota_imposex.html\u0022\u003Eimposex\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_methods_biota_effects.html\u0022\u003Eother biological effects\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe file biota_regional_data.csv is UTF-8-BOM encoded so can be read directly into Excel, or into R using the function read.csv with the argument  fileEncoding = \u201cUTF-8-BOM\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe data mostly relate to chemical concentrations and the variable descriptions are written with that in mind. Any differences are usually related to imposex time series and these are detailed in the notes accompanying each variable.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe variables in the file are:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eseries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: timeseries identifier\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 1057\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: links to the timeseries data in biota_data.csv\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebiogeographic_region\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: biogeographic region where the monitoring station is located\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Northern North Sea, Irish Sea, Minches \u0026amp; Western Scotland, Scottish Continental Shelf\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: these \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/Scottish_biogeographic_regions.pdf\u0022\u003Eregions\u003C\/a\u003E are the Scottish component of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203172025\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/regional-basis-charting-progress-2\u0022\u003Ebiogeographic regions\u003C\/a\u003E used for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203170558\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/\u0022\u003ECharting Progress 2\u003C\/a\u003E and for UK MS reporting purposes. There are 5 regions in Scottish waters, but there are no stations in the Atlantic North-West Approaches because it is difficult to sample. The Northern North Sea, Minches and Western Scotland and Irish Sea (Clyde \u0026amp; Solway) are used in the Clean Seas Indicator. The Scottish Continental Shelf is not used in the Indicator because it is difficult to get sufficient spatial coverage for regional assessments for both biota and sediment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 76\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elatitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station latitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 54.75, 60.78\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elongitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station longitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -6.38, -0.62\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMSTAT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: type of monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: RH, IH\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: reference (RH) or impacted (IH)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elast_year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: last year of the timeseries\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: y\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 2014, 2019\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: only timeseries with some data in the last six monitoring years are included in the assessment (i.e. 2014-2019 for the 2020 assessment)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Especies\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: species\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 5\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELimanda limanda:    AphiaID = 127139\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMytilus edulis:     AphiaID = 140480\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENucella lapillus:   AphiaID = 140403\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPlatichthys flesus: AphiaID = 127141\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EPleuronectes platessa:  AphiaID = 127143\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esex\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sex\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: F, M\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: only provided for EROD where separate time series are assessed for females (F) and males (M)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ematrix\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sample matrix (tissue)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: BI, LI, LIS9, MU, SB\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=55\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for MATRX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand_group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant or biological effect group\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Metals, PAH parent compounds, PAH metabolites, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Polychlorinated biphenyls, Imposex, Biological effects (other)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant or biological effect\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 46\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=37\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for PARAM\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emetoa\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: method of chemical analysis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: FLM-SS\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Esee \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=173\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for METOA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eonly provided for PAH metabolites where the assessment concentrations depend on the method of analysis\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebasis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: basis of the assessment\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: dry weight (D), lipid weight (L) or wet weight (W)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eunit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: unit of measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: pmol\/min\/mg protein, st, ug\/kg, ug\/ml\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the fitted mean concentration (or equivalent for biological effects) in \u003Cem\u003Elast_year\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0, 287602\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBAC_type\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the name of the Background Assessment Concentration (BAC) or equivalent\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: BAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBAC_value\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the value of the BAC (or equivalent)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.065, 63000\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: more details can be found in the help files on assessment criteria for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_biota_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Econtaminants in biota\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_biota_metabolites.html\u0022\u003Ebiological effects\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log ratio of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E to the BAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: dimensionless\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -2.8, 6.65\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Econtaminants, PAH metabolites and EROD: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/em\u003E = log(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EBAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 0 indicating that the fitted mean concentration in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the BAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eimposex: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/em\u003E = sqrt(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EBAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 1 indicating that the estimated mean VDS in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the BAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E \/ sqrt(\u003Cem\u003EBAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEAC_type\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the name of the Environmenal Assessment Criterion (EAC) or equivalent\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: EAC, FEQG, QSsp\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEAC = Environmental Assessment Criterion\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFEQG = Federal Environmental Quality Guideline\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EQSsp = Quality Standard secondary poisoning\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethe Maximum Permissible Concentration (MPC) used for the Clean Seas Indicator is a health threshold; see \u003Cem\u003EHAC_type\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEAC_value\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the value of the EAC (or equivalent)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 2, 2400\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: more details can be found in the help files on assessment criteria for \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_biota_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Econtaminants in biota\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_biota_metabolites.html\u0022\u003Ebiological effects\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log ratio of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E to the EAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: dimensionless\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -8.1, 2.7\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Econtaminants, PAH metabolites and EROD: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/em\u003E = log(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EEAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 0 indicating that the fitted mean concentration in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the EAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eimposex: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/em\u003E = sqrt(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EEAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 1 indicating that the estimated mean VDS in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the EAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E \/ sqrt(\u003Cem\u003EEAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHAC_type\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the name of the (human) Health Assessment Criterion (HAC)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: MPC, QShh\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMPC = Maximum Permissible Concentration\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EQShh = Quality Standard human health\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethere are no HAC for biological effects (as one might expect)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHAC_value\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the value of the HAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 30.5, 9146\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: more details can be found in the help file on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_biota_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Eassessment criteria for contaminants in biota\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_HAC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log ratio of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E to the HAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: dimensionless\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -4.1, 0.91\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_HAC\u003C\/em\u003E = log(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EHAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 0 indicating that the fitted mean concentration in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the HAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_profile\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E standardised to a common basis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: log \u003Cem\u003Eunit\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -1.5, 6.44\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: these values are used to investigate concentration profiles of selected PAH parent compounds, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and Polychlorinated biphenyls, and have been standardised to the basis given in \u003Cem\u003Ebasis_profile\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebasis_profile\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the basis of \u003Cem\u003Estatus_profile\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: dry weight (D) or lipid weight (L)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the standard error of log \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.025, 2.06\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Econtaminants, PAH metabolites and EROD: this is the also the standard error of \u003Cem\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003Estatus_HAC\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003Estatus_profile\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eimposex: this is the standard error of sqrt(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Etrend\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the estimated yearly change in log concentration in the last 20 years\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -45, 62\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Econtaminants, PAH metabolites and EROD: \u003Cem\u003Etrend\u003C\/em\u003E can loosely be interpreted as the percentage annual change in concentration in the last 20 years assuming the trend in concentration is log-linear; values below \/ above 0 indicate a decreasing \/ increasing trend\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eimposex: \u003Cem\u003Etrend\u003C\/em\u003E is the estimated odds ratio of the VDS of an individual being above the EAC in one year relative to the previous year; values below \/ above 1 indicate a decreasing \/ increasing trend\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Etrend_se\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the standard error of \u003Cem\u003Etrend\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.014, 33.1\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n","format":"csv","state":"Active","revision_timestamp":"Wed, 12\/14\/2022 - 08:45","name":"Summary measures of status and trends for contaminants and biological effects in biota to construct the National Performance Framework Clean Seas Indicator 2020","mimetype":"text\/csv","size":"252.93 KB","created":"Mon, 12\/12\/2022 - 16:01","resource_group_id":"f96d4bd9-9492-4e8a-b459-d66dfec8d920","last_modified":"Date changed  Wed, 12\/14\/2022 - 08:45"},{"id":"a25f3f55-d09c-4235-af36-d829da8f4234","revision_id":"","url":"https:\/\/data.marine.gov.scot\/sites\/default\/files\/\/sediment_data_9.csv","description":"\u003Cp\u003EThe file sediment_data.csv contains the contaminant data in sediment used to construct the National Performance Framework Clean Seas Indicator 2020. The data are also used to make regional assessments of status and trends in Scottish waters for selected contaminant groups in sediment. The data are a subset of the cleaned and processed data used in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7489\/12432-1\u0022\u003E2020 assessment of the UK\u0027s Clean Seas Environment Monitoring Programme (CSEMP)\u003C\/a\u003E and were extracted from the MERMAN database on 30 March 2022.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe file is UTF-8-BOM encoded so can be read directly into Excel, or into R using the function read.csv with the argument  fileEncoding = \u201cUTF-8-BOM\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe variables in the file are:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eseries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: timeseries identifier\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 1563\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Eidentifies the data (a station \/ contaminant combination) that were grouped together into a timeseries and modelled to assess status and trends\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethe identifier links to the data and results in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7489\/12432-1\u0022\u003E2020 CSEMP assessment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebiogeographic_region\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: biogeographic assessment region\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Northern North Sea, Irish Sea, Minches \u0026amp; Western Scotland, Scottish Continental Shelf\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: these \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/Scottish_biogeographic_regions.pdf\u0022\u003Eregions\u003C\/a\u003E are the Scottish component of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203172025\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/regional-basis-charting-progress-2\u0022\u003Ebiogeographic regions\u003C\/a\u003E used for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203170558\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/\u0022\u003ECharting Progress 2\u003C\/a\u003E and for UK MS reporting purposes. There are 5 regions in Scottish waters, but there are no stations in the Atlantic North-West Approaches because it is difficult to sample. The Northern North Sea, Minches and Western Scotland and Irish Sea (Clyde \u0026amp; Solway) are used in the Clean Seas Indicator. The Scottish Continental Shelf is not used in the Indicator because it is difficult to get sufficient spatial coverage for regional assessments for both biota and sediment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 39\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elatitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station latitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 54.77, 61.03\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elongitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station longitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -8.58,  1.82\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMSTAT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: type of monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: B, RH, IH\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: baseline (B), reference (RH) or impacted (IH)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWLTYP\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station typography\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Estuary, Coast, Open Sea\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emonitoring_year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: monitoring year\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 1999, 2019\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: for some data suppliers, monitoring is in winter and e.g. sampling in December 2018 and January 2019 would be regarded as having come from the same monitoring year\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_id\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sample identifier\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 1805\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_date\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling date\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 1999-01-18, 2019-01-19\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_time\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling time\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 00:00:00, 23:59:00\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_latitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling latitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 54.72, 61.03\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_longitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sampling longitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -8.76,  2.00\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Esample_depth\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: depth of sediment sample\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: m\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.01, 0.02\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: all samples are surface samples and this is the lowest depth sampled\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ematrix\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: sample matrix\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: SED63, SEDTOT\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=55\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for MATRX\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand_group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant group\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Metals, PAH parent compounds, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Polychlorinated biphenyls\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 43\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Esee \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=37\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for PARAM\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Edata submitted as CHRTR have been relabelled as CHR\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emetoa\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: method of chemical analysis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 11\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=173\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for METOA\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebasis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: basis on which the measurement is expressed\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: dry weight (D)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eunit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: unit of the concentration measurement and its uncertainty\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: mg\/kg, ug\/kg\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Econcentration\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: concentration of contaminant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.0015, 6030\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eqflag\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: less-than qualifier for the concentration measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: \u0022\u0022, D, \u0026lt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022\u0022 (a blank or missing value) indicates a non-censored measurement\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ED indicates the measurement is left-censored at the limit of detection; i.e. the measurement is below the limit of detection, but it is not known by how much; the limit of detection is given in the concentration column\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EQ indicates the measurement is left-censored at the limit of quantification; i.e. the measurement is below the limit of quantification, but it is not known by how much; the limit of quantification is given in the concentration column\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0026lt; indicates the measurement is left-censored by an unspecified censoring criterion (which could be the limit of detection or quantification); the value of the censoring criterion is given in the concentration column\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Euncertainty\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: uncertainty in the concentration measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.0000075, 639\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: analytical uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Econcentration_norm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: normalised concentration of contaminant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.002, 7223\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethe concentration normalised to 5% aluminium (metals) or 2.5% organic carbon (organics)\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Ethe normalisation process is explained \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_methods_sediment_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003Esome normalised concentrations are \u2018missing\u2019 because the normaliser (aluminium or organic carbon) concentration was not reported or because the uncertainty in the normalised concentration was greater than the normalised concentration\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eqflag_norm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: less-than qualifier for the normalised measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: \u0022\u0022, D, \u0026lt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see qflag\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Euncertainty_norm\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: uncertainty in the normalised measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.00075, 890\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: analytical uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAL\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: aluminium concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: %\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.15, 48.2\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: all values are above the limit of detection\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAL_uncertainty\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: uncertainty in the aluminium measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: %\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.015, 3.06\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: analytical uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECORG\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: organic carbon concentration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: %\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.03, 8.7\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECORG_qflag\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: less-than qualifier for the organic carbon measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: \u0022\u0022, D, \u0026lt;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see qflag\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECORG_uncertainty\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: uncertainty in the organic carbon measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: %\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.008, 2.86\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: analytical uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDRYWT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: dry weight of the sample\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: %\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 9.56, 93.1\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: all values are above the limit of detection\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDRYWT_uncertainty\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: uncertainty in the dry weight measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: %\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.34, 3.29\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: analytical uncertainty expressed as the standard deviation\u003C\/p\u003E\n","format":"csv","state":"Active","revision_timestamp":"Wed, 12\/14\/2022 - 08:45","name":"Contaminant data in sediment used to construct the National Performance Framework Clean Seas Indicator 2020","mimetype":"text\/csv","size":"13.21 MB","created":"Mon, 12\/12\/2022 - 16:07","resource_group_id":"f96d4bd9-9492-4e8a-b459-d66dfec8d920","last_modified":"Date changed  Wed, 12\/14\/2022 - 08:45"},{"id":"f965e683-5834-43d8-8c09-d972760d5039","revision_id":"","url":"https:\/\/data.marine.gov.scot\/sites\/default\/files\/\/sediment_regional_data_0.csv","description":"\u003Cp\u003EThe file sediment_regional_data.csv contains summary measures of status and trends for contaminants in sediment. The summary measures are used to construct the National Performance Framework Clean Seas Indicator 2020. They are also used to make regional assessments of status and trends in Scottish waters for selected contaminant groups. The summary measures are obtained from timeseries models fitted to the contaminant data in sediment_data.csv which in turn are based on data extracted from the MERMAN database on 30 March 2022. Details of the modelling procedures can be found \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_methods_sediment_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe file sediment_regional_data.csv is UTF-8-BOM encoded so can be read directly into Excel, or into R using the function read.csv with the argument  fileEncoding = \u201cUTF-8-BOM\u201d.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe variables in the file are:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eseries\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: timeseries identifier\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 803\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: links to the timeseries data in sediment_data.csv\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebiogeographic_region\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: biogeographic region where the monitoring station is located\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Northern North Sea, Irish Sea, Minches \u0026amp; Western Scotland\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: these \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/Scottish_biogeographic_regions.pdf\u0022\u003Eregions\u003C\/a\u003E are the Scottish component of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203172025\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/regional-basis-charting-progress-2\u0022\u003Ebiogeographic regions\u003C\/a\u003E used for \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk\/20141203170558\/http:\/chartingprogress.defra.gov.uk\/\u0022\u003ECharting Progress 2\u003C\/a\u003E and for UK MS reporting purposes. There are 5 regions in Scottish waters, but there are no stations in the Atlantic North-West Approaches because it is difficult to sample. The Northern North Sea, Minches and Western Scotland and Irish Sea (Clyde \u0026amp; Solway) are used in the Clean Seas Indicator. The Scottish Continental Shelf is not used in the Indicator because it is difficult to get sufficient spatial coverage for regional assessments for both biota and sediment.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estation\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 25\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elatitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station latitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 54.77, 60.04\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elongitude\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: station longitude\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: decimal degrees\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -7.01,  0.91\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is a nominal position: sampling occurs in a pre-defined area broadly centred on this position\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMSTAT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: type of monitoring station\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: RH, IH\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: reference (RH) or impacted (IH)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Elast_year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: last year of the timeseries\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: y\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 2015, 2019\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: only timeseries with some data in the last six monitoring years are included in the assessment (i.e. 2014-2019 for the 2020 assessment)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand_group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant group\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: Metals, PAH parent compounds, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Polychlorinated biphenyls\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Edeterminand\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: contaminant\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: 43\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: see \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/vocab.ices.dk\/?ref=37\u0022\u003EICES reference codes for PARAM\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebasis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: basis of the assessment\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: dry weight (D)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eunit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: unit of measurement\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: discrete\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: mg\/kg, ug\/kg\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the fitted mean concentration in \u003Cem\u003Elast_year\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.0051, 921\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBAC_type\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the name of the Background Assessment Concentration (BAC) or equivalent\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: BAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBAC_value\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the value of the BAC (or equivalent)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.05, 122\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: more details can be found in the help file on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_sediment_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Eassessment criteria for contaminants in sediment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log ratio of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E to the BAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: dimensionless\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -3, 8.58\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/em\u003E = log(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EBAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 0 indicating that the fitted mean concentration in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the BAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEAC_type\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the name of the Environmenal Assessment Criterion (EAC) or equivalent\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: EAC, ERL, FEQG\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNotes:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEAC = Environmental Assessment Criterion\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EERL = Effects Range Low\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFEQG = Federal Environmental Quality Guideline\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEAC_value\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the value of the EAC (or equivalent)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: see unit column\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.15, 14000\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: more details can be found in the help file on \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/marine.gov.scot\/datafiles\/npf\/clean_seas\/2020\/help_ac_sediment_contaminants.html\u0022\u003Eassessment criteria for contaminants in sediment\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log ratio of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E to the EAC\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: dimensionless\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -15, 1.72\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: \u003Cem\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/em\u003E = log(\u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E \/ \u003Cem\u003EEAC_value\u003C\/em\u003E), with a value above \/ below 0 indicating that the fitted mean concentration in the last monitoring year is above \/ below the EAC; the standard error is given by \u003Cem\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_profile\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the log of \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E standardised to a common basis\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit: log \u003Cem\u003Eunit\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -5.3, 6.82\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: these values are used to investigate concentration profiles of selected PAH parent compounds, Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and Polychlorinated biphenyls, and have been standardised to the basis given in \u003Cem\u003Ebasis_profile\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ebasis_profile\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the basis of \u003Cem\u003Estatus_profile\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: categorical\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nLevels: dry weight (D)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Estatus_se\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the standard error of log \u003Cem\u003Emean_last_year\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: 0.039, 1.75\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: this is the also the standard error of \u003Cem\u003Estatus_BAC\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003Estatus_EAC\u003C\/em\u003E and \u003Cem\u003Estatus_profile\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Etrend\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nDescription: the estimated yearly change in log concentration in the last 20 years\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nUnit:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nType: continuous\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nRange: -24, 19.9\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nNote: \u003Cem\u003Etrend\u003C\/em\u003E can loosely be interpreted as the percentage annual change in concentration in the last 20 years assuming the trend in concentration is log-linear; 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