Identification

Title

Trace metals in soils in the West Bristol (Avonmouth) area

Abstract

Concentrations of trace metals in soils from a grid of sites located around a disused (since 2003) smelting works in the Avonmouth, UK, area. The soil samples were collected on 4th and 5th October 2007 and were analysed for concentrations of Aluminium and Iron, using inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICPOES), and Chromium, Copper, Zinc, Nickel, Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury and Lead, using inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS). The dataset also includes information on soil pH and soil organic matter content (loss on ignition).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/53f1a4b0-8fa7-4b84-b5fe-28117918560a

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Unique resource identifier

code

1282651846734

codeSpace

CEH:EIDC:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Soil

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Metal biogeochemistry

soil pollution

Avonmouth

Bristol

south-west England

Soil

Plant tissue

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.998

East bounding longitude

-2.306

North bounding latitude

51.629

South bounding latitude

51.154

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2007-10-04

End position

2007-10-05

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2009-12-23

Frequency of update

unknown

Quality and validity

Lineage

Soil sample collection and preparation prior to analysis followed standardised protocols. Concentrations of metals in the samples were measured using inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry and inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry on fully calibrated instrumentation and a certified soil sample was included in each batch of analyses to ensure quality (by knowing the percentage recovery of each metal).

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural Environment Research Council

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-12-02T15:59:44

Metadata language