Northern Ireland National Imposex Surveys
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Imposex Survey Data - 2018 (Ports and Harbours...ODS
This investigative survey was carried to out in an attempt to identify any...
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Imposex Survey Data - 2017ODS
Data gathered from sites contributing to national (UK) survey of marine...
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Creation Date | december 7, 2018, 11:20 (UTC) |
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Lineage | Samples are collected onshore by trained field staff. Specimens are transferred to the laboratory and stored in oxygenated tanks for no more than 48 hours prior to dissection. Vas Deferens Stage (VDS) categories are assessed using groupings described in Gibbs, P.E., Bryan, G.W., Pascoe, P.L. and Burt, G.R., 1987. The use of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus as an indicator of tributyltin (TBT) contamination. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK 67:507-523. Male and female (if penis present) penis lengths are measured in millimetres for use in calculation of the Relative Penis Size Index (RPSI). Data quality is assured by participation in the QUASIMEME (Quality Assurance of Information for Marine Environmental Monitoring in Europe) scheme. Participant laboratories are sent sub-samples from the same population, and returned values must fall within accepted standard error limits for the entire community. |
Frequency of Update | Irregular |
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Contact Email | marine.inforequests@daera-ni.gov.uk |
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