EMODnet Chemistry WP 1 Data collection and metadata

EMODnet Chemistry WP 1: Data collection and metadata compilation in sea regions: current status Partner contribution: Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU) - GAMMA Annual Meeting, June 15 -16 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

Current status General overview of the partner contribution: Seawater Sediment Biota Number of CDIs at beginning: 608 307 0 Number of CDIs at year 1: 304 0 0 Number of CDIs at year 2: 116 0 0 Spatial distribution: Annual Meeting, June 15 -16 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

Current status Total number of stations per parameter group per matrix: Group Seawater Sediment Biota 94 0 0 Silicates 9 0 0 Organic matter 1 0 0 11 0 0 Partial pressure dissolved gases 195 0 0 Acidity 261 0 0 Pesticides and biocides 0 0 0 Antifoulants 0 0 0 Pharmaceuticals 0 0 0 Heavy metals 35 152 0 Hydrocarbons 236 155 0 Radionuclides 22 0 0 0 Fertilizers Chlorophyll Plastics Annual Meeting, June 15 -16 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

Data quality control performed by the data center: Type of QC: Seawater Sediment Biota Position check Yes No No Date check No No No Missing value Yes No No Range check No No No Spike No No No Pre-existing statistics No No No Visualization and manual checks Yes No Others: No Notes: …. Annual Meeting, June 15 -16 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

Difficulties encountered: ● All observations were conducted within the international projects and only few of them are funded by national programs. ● Data collections in the Georgian waters of the Black Sea have sporadic character. Positive info: ● At present, EC/UNDP funded international project EMBLAS is under realization in the Black sea region, aiming to improve the observational monitoring system, as a result, new opportunities emerges to derive the marine information. Annual Meeting, June 15 -16 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

Planning for the last year Total number of stations per parameter group per matrix: Group Seawater Sediment Biota Fertilizers 0 0 0 Silicates 0 0 0 Organic matter 0 0 0 Chlorophyll 0 0 0 Partial pressure dissolved gases 38 0 0 Acidity 38 0 0 Pesticides and biocides 0 0 0 Antifoulants 0 0 0 Pharmaceuticals 0 0 0 Heavy metals 38 30 0 Hydrocarbons 38 30 0 Radionuclides 0 0 0 Plastics 0 0 0 Annual Meeting, June 15 -16 2015, Istanbul, Turkey