Identification

Title

Enteric virus concentrations, pH and turbidity in wastewater discharged to the Conwy River and estuary, North Wales (2016-2017)

Abstract

This dataset contains pH, turbidity and viral concentration information in untreated and treated wastewater samples at wastewater discharge points and wastewater treatment plants along the Conwy River. The aim of the data collection was to investigate diurnal changes in enteric virus concentrations in wastewater and to investigate any correlation with wastewater pH and turbidity. Untreated wastewater samples were collected at one wastewater treatment plant for two events. Treated wastewater samples were collected at two wastewater discharge points for two and three sampling events, respectively. All the sampling took place between July 2016 and March 2017. During a sampling events, samples were collected every two hours for 72 hours using autosamplers. Samples were collected by trained members of staff from Bangor University and Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). The data were collected as part of the VIRAQUA project was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) under the Environmental Microbiology and Human Health (EMHH) Programme (NE/M010996/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/61640ba9-ffdd-4eda-9e83-dafc01ba8cc7

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/61640ba9-ffdd-4eda-9e83-dafc01ba8cc7

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/61640ba9-ffdd-4eda-9e83-dafc01ba8cc7.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/61640ba9-ffdd-4eda-9e83-dafc01ba8cc7

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

health

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Human Health and Safety

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

VIRAQUA

Environmental Microbiology and Human Health (EMHH)

Conwy Valley

River Conwy

Enteric virus monitoring

Wastewater contamination

Wastewater quality

Diurnal changes

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.859

East bounding longitude

-3.768

North bounding latitude

53.301

South bounding latitude

53.08

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-07-19

End position

2017-03-02

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-03-23

date type

creation

effective date

2018-03-02

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The pH, turbidity and conductivity of the water samples was measured directly, whereas viral nucleic acid concentrations of norovirus GI and GII, hepatitis A and E viruses, sapovirus GI and adenovirus were determined in concentrated samples using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). Viral concentrations are expressed in genome copies (gc) in one litre wastewater, where one gc refers to the genome of one virus particle. Data were collated into an Excel spreadsheet and exported into a .csv file for ingestion into the EIDC.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Farkas, K., Marshall, M.R., Cooper, D.M., McDonald, J.E., Malham, S.K., Jones, D.L. (2018). Enteric virus concentrations, pH and turbidity in wastewater discharged to the Conwy River and estuary, North Wales (2016-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/61640ba9-ffdd-4eda-9e83-dafc01ba8cc7

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

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-01-06T18:24:24

Metadata language

eng