EC Emerging Contaminants Monitoring Database Scientific data platform Open Database
Scientific data platform

Emerging Contaminants Monitoring Database

A site-resolved, reference-linked platform for global surface water monitoring evidence.

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Map explorer Global surface water evidence
Records ...
Selected site Kanto region, Japan

PFOS · PFOA · Surface water · Linked reference retained

Coverage ...

Sites currently indexed for exploration.

Contaminants ...

Retained analytes normalized across studies.

References ...

Studies linked to extracted monitoring evidence.

Platform snapshot

Structured evidence at product scale

... records
... sites
... contaminants
... countries and territories
... retained studies
What users can do

Built for evidence exploration, comparison, and traceability

Explore global sites

Navigate site-resolved monitoring locations through a geographic interface designed for scientific browsing.

Compare contaminant coverage

Review which contaminant groups appear across regions, matrices, and monitoring campaigns.

Trace records to references

Move from retained studies to individual monitoring records with transparent provenance.

Identify monitoring gaps

Spot underrepresented geographies, analytes, and sampling contexts for future work.

Methodology

Reference-linked and site-resolved by design

The platform is organized around retained literature, normalized contaminant naming, structured site entities, and record-level monitoring values suitable for scientific comparison.

Retained studies Only studies linked to structured monitoring evidence are surfaced in the database.
Normalized fields Records are harmonized across contaminant, matrix, site, and reference dimensions.
Traceable evidence Users can move directly from an observation to the supporting publication context.
Project

A research product for public environmental evidence

Designed for environmental researchers, regulators, policymakers, collaborators, and students, the platform presents monitoring evidence as a polished, reusable scientific resource rather than a static archive.

Researchers Regulators Policymakers Collaborators Students
Publications

Reference-linked studies retained in the current release

Browse the evidence base through linked references, extracted records, and site-level context.

... retained studies currently connected to monitoring records
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Launch the platform

Explore the evidence base

Search by contaminant, country, matrix, year, site, and reference.

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