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Knapp, C.W.; Graham, D.W.; Cooke, M.; McCann, C.; Zhu, Y.-G.; Su, J.

Community antimicrobial resistance genes and concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals in NE England soils (2016)

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https://doi.org/10.5285/35b49db6-8522-4c6b-a779-820268292603
The dataset collates the relative concentration of nearly 300 antimicrobial resistance (AMR) genes, and concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and potentially toxic elements (PTE; e.g., “metals”) found in soils across northeastern England during a sampling expedition in June 2016 by researchers at Newcastle University. Top soils (15cm depths; “A” horizon) were obtained from 24 rural and urban locations around Newcastle upon Tyne, representing a spectrum of landscape conditions relative to anticipated PTE contamination.

There are three files related to different types of data collected: antimicrobial resistance genes, metal concentrations and PAH concentrations.

The high-throughput analysis of nearly 300 AMR genes include many resistance traits representing major antibiotic classes: aminoglycosides, beta lactams, FCA (fluoroquinolone, quinolone, chloramphenicol, florfenicol and amphenicol resistance genes), MLSB (macrolide, lincosamide, streptogramin B), tetracycline, vancomycin, sulphonamide, and efflux pumps.
PAH data represent the US Environmental Protection Agency priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as one of the measures of pollution impact.

The other measure of impact is based on levels of twelve PTE represented by “total” and “two bio-available” concentrations, based on three extraction methods. Elements included aluminium, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, iron, lead, mercury, nickel, phosphorus, and zinc.
Publication date: 2019-07-17
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2016-06-01    to    2016-06-30

Provenance & quality

The dataset was developed by researchers at Newcastle University in close collaboration with Institute of Urban Environment – Chinese Academy of Sciences and submitted by University of Strathclyde. The data were compiled under the auspices of the NERC “AMR in the Real World” funded project (NE/N019776/1).

Details of their methodologies are provided in the accompanying supplemental information.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Knapp, C.W.; Graham, D.W.; Cooke, M.; McCann, C.; Zhu, Y.-G.; Su, J. (2019). Community antimicrobial resistance genes and concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metals in NE England soils (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/35b49db6-8522-4c6b-a779-820268292603

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© University of Strathclyde

© Newcastle University

© Chinese Academy of Sciences

Correspondence/contact details

Charles Knapp
University of Strathclyde
UK
 charles.knapp@strath.ac.uk

Authors

Knapp, C.W.
University of Strathclyde
Graham, D.W.
Newcastle University
Cooke, M.
Newcastle University
McCann, C.
Newcastle University
Zhu, Y.-G.
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Su, J.
Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Soil
Keywords
AMR , antimicrobial resistance , PAH , Polycyclic aromatic compounds , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon , potentially toxic elements , PTE , Soil
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N019776/1
Last updated
08 February 2024 17:34