Marine Pollution Studies Laboratory at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (MPSL-MLML)

MPSL-MLMLis a collaboration of researchers working to understand human effects on environmental conditions in California. We accomplish this through the collection of water, sediment, tissue and biological samples and maintenance of several environmental databases. Two databases maintained at MPSL-MLML are for the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) and the California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN). To be able to combine data from across the state, the SWAMP Data Management Team (DMT) at MPSL-MLML is working with federal and state agencies, other CEDEN Regional Data Centers and interested parties to develop and maintain SWAMP comparable data formats and valid value lists. The MLML Data Center was developed to help expand these standards to organizations outside of the SWAMP program and help incorporate data from the Central Coast of California into the CEDEN system.

To improve comparability of California data, the MLML Data Center will continue to work with the State Water Board, other regional data centers and data providers to maintain the CEDEN system. The MLML Data Center will continue to review and update comparable data standards as new data types are loaded into the CEDEN system.; The MLML Data Center is currently working with the Central Coast Ambient Monitoring Program (CCAMP), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), several citizen monitoring groups and grant recipients to help standardize their data and develop an application to check and load their data into CEDEN.

For more information on these tools please visit our Data Submission page.