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Endpoint:
monitoring data
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Official database from NL Ministry of “Verkeer en Waterstaat”; test methods and results well documented and obtained according to general accepted scientific standards.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
other: website
Title:
Belgian North Sea datacentre
Author:
Belgian North Sea datacentre
Year:
2010
Bibliographic source:
http://www.mumm.ac.be/datacentre/index.php

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline required
Principles of method if other than guideline:
Analysis of marine water according to general accepted standards
GLP compliance:
not specified
Type of measurement:
other: ambient concentration
Media:
seawater

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
zinc metal
IUPAC Name:
zinc metal
Constituent 2
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Zinc
EC Number:
231-175-3
EC Name:
Zinc
Cas Number:
7440-66-6
Molecular formula:
Zn
IUPAC Name:
zinc

Study design

Details on sampling:
141 samples

Results and discussion

Concentration
Key result
Country:
Belgium
Location:
Belgian coastal waters
Substance or metabolite:
substance
Conc.:
1.7 µg/L
Remarks on result:
other: 90P dissolved concentration

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
test done according to standard protocol, useful to assess the characteristic of the substance
Executive summary:

Data reported for coastal water before the Belgian coast; Worst case for Europe, because of presence of mouth of several major rivers. Observed zinc level (90P dissolved) 1.7µg/l.