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Aquatic environment reports

There are two series of aquatic environment reports. Both list publications in reverse date order (latest publication first):

Aquatic environment protection: analytical methods

A comparatively new series that complements the aquatic environment monitoring reports by providing detailed descriptions of the laboratory procedures used in the preparation and analysis of environmental materials.

• 13. National Marine Biological Analytical Quality Control (NMBAQC) scheme review of standard operating procedures (2002) (PDF, 178 KB)
• 12. Methods for analysis for hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in marine samples (2001) (PDF 1.6 MB)
• 11. Methods for analysis of trace metals in marine and other samples (1994) (PDF 1.09 MB)
• 10. Analysis of environmental materials using gamma spectrometry (1993) (PDF 131 KB)
• 9. An automated NaI 'Well' counting system for the determination of radiocaesium (1993) (PDF 719 KB)
• 8. The determination of technetium-99 in environmental materials (1991) (PDF, 223 KB)
• 7. The determination of alpha-emitting nuclides of plutonium, americium and curium in environmental materials: Part 1. Sea water (1989) (PDF 1.3 MB)
• 6. Methods of analysis for chlorinated hydrocarbons in marine and other samples (1989) (PDF, 706 KB)
• 5. Analytical procedures for the determination of strontium radionuclides in environmental materials (1989) (PDF, 1.33 MB)
• 4. The determination of total tin and organotin compounds in environmental samples (1989) (PDF, 0.9 MB)
• 1. Analytical procedures for the determination of neptunium radionuclides in marine waters, sediments and biota (1988) (PDF, 1.43 MB)

Aquatic environment monitoring reports

A series specifically for commentary on data collected under long-term programmes. Normally issued on an annual basis for the major programmes, but reports covering one-off projects are also produced.

• 62. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 2006-2007 (PDF, 1.19 MB)
• 61. Environmental monitoring conducted in Lyme Bay following the grounding of MSC Napoli in January 2007, with an assessment of impact (PDF, 2.39 MB)
• 60. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 2005-06 (PDF, 2.22 MB)
• 59. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 2004-05 (PDF, 3.10 MB)
• 58. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 2003-04 (PDF, 14.6 MB)
• 57. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 2002-03 (PDF, 5.01 MB)
• 56. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 2000-01 (PDF, 4.50 MB)
• 55. Final report of the Dredging and Dredged Material Disposal Monitoring Task Team (PDF, 878 KB)
• 54. Monitoring of the quality of the marine environment, 1999-2000 (PDF, 4.75 MB)
• 53. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1998 (2001) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• 52. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1997 (2000) (PDF, 3.1 MB)
• 51. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1995 and 1996 (1998) (PDF, 3.7 MB)
• 50. Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. Seventh report of the group co-ordinating sea disposal monitoring (1997) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• 49. Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. The group co-ordinating sea disposal monitoring. Final report of the Metals Task Team and the Organics Task Team (1997) (PDF, 0.5 MB)
• 48.Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. The group co-ordinating sea disposal monitoring. Final report of the Sediment Bioassay Task Team (1997) (PDF, 0.6 MB)
• 47. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1994 (1997) (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• 46. Monitoring for diseases in marine and freshwater fish, 1992 (1995) (PDF, 0.2 MB)
• 45. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1994 (1995) (PDF, 1.1 MB) Now published in the series "Radioactivity in Food and the Environment"
• 44. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1993 (1995) (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• 43. The Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. Sixth report of the group co-ordinating sea disposal monitoring (1994) (PDF 0.5 MB)
• 42. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1993 (1994) (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• 41. Monitoring for diseases in marine and freshwater fish, 1991 (1994) (PDF, 0.2 MB)
• 40. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1992 (1994) (PDF, 0.8 MB)
• 39. The Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. Fifth report of the group co-ordinating sea disposal monitoring (1993) (PDF, 0.3 MB)
• 38. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1992 (PDF, 0.4 MB)
• 37. Analysis and interpretation on benthic community data at sewage-sludge disposal sites (1993) (PDF, 0.9 MB)
• 36. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1991 (1993) (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• 35. Monitoring and surveillance of biological contaminants and disease in the aquatic environment 1990 (1993) (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• 34. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1991 (1993) (PDF, 5 MB)
• 33. Environmental Impact of marine colliery waste disposal operations on the seabed off Seaham, County Durham (1993) (PDF, 3 MB)
• 32. Radioactivity in the Irish Sea. A report prepared for the Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group (1993) (PDF, 5 MB)
• 31. The Marine Pollution Monitoring Group. Fourth report of the group co-ordinating sea disposal monitoring (1992) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• 30. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea, 1990 (1992) (PDF, 5.7 MB)
• 29. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1990 (1992) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• 28. Benthic studies at dredged material disposal sites in Liverpool Bay (1992) (PDF, 3.8 MB)
• 27. The Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. Third report of the group co-ordinating the monitoring of sewage-sludge disposal sites (1991) (PDF, 4.2 MB)
• 26. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment and activities regulating the disposal of wastes at sea 1988-89 (1991) (PDF, 6 MB)
• 25. The Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. Second report of the group co-ordinating the monitoring of sewage-sludge disposal sites (1991) (PDF, 4.3 MB)
• 24. Utility of experimental measures of biological effects for monitoring marine sewage-sludge disposal sites (1990) (PDF, 4.7 MB)
• 23. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1989 (1990) (PDF, 7.3 MB)
• 22. Monitoring and surveillance of non-radioactive contaminants in the aquatic environment, 1984-1987 (1990) (PDF, 3.31 MB)
• 21. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1988 (1989) (PDF, 5.0 MB)
• 20. The Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group. First report of the group co-ordinating the monitoring of sewage-sludge disposal sites (1989) (PDF, 3.26 MB)
• 19. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1987 (1988) (PDF, 3.65 MB)
• 18. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1986 (1987) (PDF, 4.6 MB)
• 17. Irish Sea status report of the Marine Pollution Monitoring Management Group (1987) (PDF, 3.83 MB)
• 16. The concentration of metals, organochlorine pesticide and PCB residues in marine fish and shellfish: results from MAFF fish and shellfish monitoring programmes, 1977-1984 (1987) (PDF, 2.25 MB)
• 15. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles. Monitoring fallout from the Chernobyl reactor accident (1986) (PDF, 2.3 MB)
• 14. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1985 (1986) (PDF, 3.8 MB)
• 13. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1984 (1985) (PDF, 3.6 MB)
• 12. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1983 (1985) (PDF, 3.5 MB)
• 11. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1982 (1984) (PDF, 3.0 MB)
• 9 . Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1981 (1983) (PDF 2.9 MB)
• 8. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1980 (1982) (PDF, 2.9 MB)
• 7. A review of nutrient salt and trace metal data in UK tidal waters (1982) (PDF, 1.08 MB)
• 6. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1979 (1980) (PDF, 2.6 MB)
• 4. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1978 (1980) (PDF, 2.8 MB)
• 3. Radioactivity in surface and coastal waters of the British Isles, 1977 (1979) (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• 2. Metals organochlorine pesticides and PCB residue levels in fish and shellfish landed in England and Wales during 1974 (1979) (PDF, 433 KB)
• 1. Chemical monitoring of residue levels in fish and shellfish landed in England and Wales during 1970-73 (1979) (PDF, 3.51 MB)