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Annual average concentrations of toxic substances from the Toxic Organic Micropollutants Survey (TOMPS)

Annual average concentrations of toxic substances from the Toxic Organic Micropollutants Survey (TOMPS)

Trace elements in residential indoor vacuum dust, collected via a citizen-led sampling approach and analysed by XRF (NERC Grant NE/T004401/1)

A dataset of trace metal concentrations (As, Cu, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) in indoor dust from homes from 11 countries, along with a suite of potentially contributory residential characteristics. A...

Water chemistry and algal pigments from dust leaching and dust addition experiments and from lake sediment cores in Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland, 2017-2018

These data are derived from a dust leaching experiment, an in-lake mesocosm experiment and from sediment cores obtained from lakes in the Kangerlussuaq area of West Greenland. The dust leaching...

UK SOLAS Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) FAAM Aircraft campaign

The UK SOLAS Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) project aimed at quantifying the chemical and microphysical properties of Saharan dust in the tropical Atlantic region. Case studies...

UK SOLAS Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) FAAM Aircraft campaign

The UK SOLAS Dust Outflow and Deposition to the Ocean (DODO) project aimed at quantifying the chemical and microphysical properties of Saharan dust in the tropical Atlantic region. Case studies...

Meteorological and atmospheric dust data from Kangerlussuaq, southwest Greenland, 2017-2019

This dataset contains meteorological and atmospheric dust concentration, deposition and particle-size data from Kangerlussuaq, southwest Greenland, 2017-2019. Meteorological and dust concentration...

Indoor particulate matter study (PM10, PM2.5, vacuum dust) at residential homes in North-East England using a citizen-led sampling approach (NERC Grant NE/T004401/1)

A dataset of airborne particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) readings (every 3 minutes) collected by participating households in Northeast England in their kitchens and living rooms over the course of...

1996 - Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Toxic Algal Monitoring data

Counts (in cells per litre) of potentially Toxic Algal cells for the Food Standards Agency (FSA). These data are from samples collected from shellfish beds around the coast of England and Wales...

Potentially toxic phytoplankton counts from water samples collected from shellfish growing areas in Jersey from 2004 to 2019

Counts (in cells per litre) of potentially toxic algal cells for The States of Jersey analysed using the Utermohl method with light microscopy. These data are from water samples collected from...

Potentially toxic phytoplankton counts from water samples collected from shellfish growing areas in Jersey from 2004 to 2019

Counts (in cells per litre) of potentially toxic algal cells for The States of Jersey analysed using the Utermohl method with light microscopy. These data are from water samples collected from...

Toxicity data from sediment cores collected in the North Sea between 2023 and 2024 and the Celtic Sea during 2023

These sample data are from sediment cores collected in the North Sea and the Celtic Seas on three surveys undertaken between 2023 and 2024 using a NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea...

Microbial genomic DNA data for participant collected household vacuum dust from homes across two bioclimatic regions (UK and Greece) (NERC Grant NE/T004401/1)

The <250um fraction of 19 household vacuum dust samples (collected by citizen participants during 2019-2021) were extracted using high throughput isolation of microbial genomic DNA and sequenced...

Bacterial diversity (16S rRNA gene) in participant collected household vacuum dust from homes across two bioclimatic regions (UK and Greece), with associated participant questionnaire and trace element data. (NERC Grant NE/T004401/1)

The <250um fraction of 28 household vacuum dust samples were extracted using high throughput isolation of microbial genomic DNA (21 samples from a national campaign within the UK and 7 samples...

Metal Speciation And Bioavailability For Risk Assessment And Remediation.

The full title of this project is" Studies into metal speciation and bioavailability to assist risk assessment and remediation of brownfield sites in urban areas" and is funded by NERC under the...

Sheffield Air Quality Management Area

We have a statutory duty to manage local air quality in Sheffield under the Environment Act 1995. We have an Air Quality Action Plan for how we will tackle problems with air quality in Sheffield....

Species point records from 1993 WWA River Usk industrial discharge pipe littoral survey

The only major industrial outfall in the Usk Estuary is from the British Steel Company Orb Works which discharges effulent including a variety of metals, oils and neutralised pickling liquor....

Habitat point records from 1993 WWA River Usk industrial discharge pipe littoral survey

The only major industrial outfall in the Usk Estuary is from the British Steel Company Orb Works which discharges effulent including a variety of metals, oils and neutralised pickling liquor....

Sandwell MBC Smoke Control Area

Location of designated Smoke Control Areas within Sandwell Metropolitan Borough. The Clean Air Act 1993 consolidated two earlier acts which gave Local Authorities the power to control emissions of...

Ultra Low Emissions Zone 2019

The central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) was introduced to clean up London’s most polluted air. It started on 8 April 2019, operates in the existing central London Congestion Charge Zone,...

Risk metrics from exposure to pesticides for earthworms, springtails, lacewings, parasitic wasps, bumble bees, solitary bees and honeybees in England, 1994-2016

The data contain metrics of risk to earthworms, springtails, lacewings, parasitic wasps, bumblebees, honeybees and two solitary bees (Osmia bicornis and Osmia cornuta) from exposure to pesticides...