Monitoring of Pesticides and Trace Organics in Water 1992 - 2008
A pesticide is defined under the Food and Environment Protection Act (1985) as 'any substance, preparation or organism prepared or used for destroying any pest'. Pesticides include herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, molluscicides, rodenticides, growth regulators and masonry and timber preservatives. They are not confined to agriculture, but are also used on roads and rail tracks, in homes and gardens, as sheep dips, for the protection of public health, and for many other purposes.
Monitoring for pesticides is guided by statutory requirements to monitor concentrations of specific pesticides listed in certain Directives. We also undertake non-statutory monitoring of pesticides, when investigating known or predicted local problems and pollution incidents. Trace Organics are organic compounds (including pesticides) detectable at low levels. As with pesticides, our monitoring of these substances is guided by statutory requirements.
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Identification
- Identifier
- NRW_DS116330
- Alternative Title
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- AfA197 Monitoring of Pesticides and Trace Organics in Water 1992 – 2008
- Metadata Language
- English
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The dataset contains information on all pesticides and trace organics monitored by Environment Agency Wales. Monitoring frequency varies between sites and years. Monitoring covers fresh and saline surface waters, groundwater, discharges, sediments and biota. Please note: Limits of detection vary between laboratories.
Data is available for monitoring between 1992 and 2008.
The dataset holds each year’s pesticides and trace organics monitoring data. Some sites are identified as being monitored for known or suspected contamination issues, so that they can be excluded for analysis of background levels. The layout of fields and tables varies from year to year.
Data for 2009 onwards is not available as a standalone dataset.
- Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
- 2017-10-24
Extent
Extent
- Geographic Extent
- Wales (WLS)
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Distribution
Distribution
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Database
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MS Access database
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Database
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- Resource Locator
- Download Data ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
- Resource Locator
- Environment Agency Link ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )
Quality
Data quality
- Quality Scope
- Dataset
- Conformity
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
- Explanation
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This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
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- false
- Lineage
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The dataset contains information on all pesticides and trace organics monitored by Environment Agency Wales. Monitoring frequency varies between sites and years. Monitoring covers fresh and saline surface waters, groundwater, discharges, sediments and biota. Please note: Limits of detection vary between laboratories.
Data is available for monitoring between 1992 and 2008.
The dataset holds each year’s pesticides and trace organics monitoring data. Some sites are identified as being monitored for known or suspected contamination issues, so that they can be excluded for analysis of background levels. The layout of fields and tables varies from year to year.
Data for 2009 onwards is not available as a standalone dataset.
Keywords
Keywords
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-06-01
Keywords
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NRW Thesaurus
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- pesticides
- organic compounds
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2025-01-08
Keywords
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IPSV Subjects List
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- Monitoring
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- Theme
Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2020-11-18
Keywords
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NRW SMNR Keywords
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- Ecosystem Services (SMNR)
- Soils (SMNR)
- Freshwater and Wetlands (SMNR)
- Water Quality (SMNR)
- Management Areas (SMNR)
- Water Resources (SMNR)
- Waste (SMNR)
- Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
- Physical Geography (Physiography) (SMNR)
- Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)
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Citation
- Date (Publication)
- 2024-06-26
Spatial Reference System
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- NONE
Content
Content Information
NRW Profile
Custom Elements
Constraints
Constraints
Limitations on Public Access and Use
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Access Constraints Directive
- Limitations
- no limitations
Access Constraints Text
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There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Use Constraints
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- Other restrictions
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© CNC/NRW © Environment Agency Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.
Attribution Statement
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Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and database right. Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved.
Licence
- Other constraints
- Open Government Licence
Metadata
Metadata
- File Identifier
- 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313136333330 XML
- Metadata Language
- English
- Resource type
- Dataset
- Metadata Date
- 2025-12-23T09:46:27.441Z
- Metadata Standard Name
- NRW
- Metadata Standard Version
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1.0