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Brown, A.M., Garnett, M., Eades, L., Pickard, A.E. (2023). Greenhouse gas, carbon isotopes, water physio-chemical properties and metal concentrations from mine water outflows in the Midland Valley, Scotland, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/49daf07b-cfbe-48d1-8889-1adafe410a2e
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Greenhouse gas, carbon isotopes, water physio-chemical properties and metal concentrations from mine water outflows in the Midland Valley, Scotland, 2022
Sixteen identified outflows from abandoned coal mines were selected for measurement. The locations are distributed from Lathallan Mill in the northeast to Kames in the southwest and included mine water outflows from the Fife, Central (Lanarkshire), Lothian and Ayrshire coal fields. Some of the outflows had treatment systems and others discharged directly into rivers or streams.
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2022-06-01 to 2022-09-30
Provenance & quality
1. Mine water sources (at the location mine water reaches the surface and is accessible for measurement). This included detailed measurement of carbon stable and radiogenic isotopes of dissolved CH4 and CO2, metal concentrations, GHG (CO2, CH4 and N2O) concentrations, physio-chemical water properties including temperature, pH, conductivity, oxygen, dissolved carbon and nitrogen and a range of ionic species.
2. Mine water treatment effectiveness. This included measurements of mine water throughout the reed pools treatments systems at four of the sixteen sites. This included two sites using chemical oxidation and two sites using an aeration cascade. Measurements included metal concentrations, GHG concentrations and physio-chemical water properties. Carbon stable and radiogenic carbon isotopes of dissolved CH4 and CO2 were measured in the reed pool to enable comparison with the source.
Data were carefully quality controlled to check analytical methods data were correct including cross checking of data between surveys. Any suspect data have been removed.
Samples were collected and analysed as part of an IAPETUS 2 Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) NERC funded PHD.
Correspondence/contact details
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 0QB
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
Other contacts
- Rights holders
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, University of Glasgow, NEIF Radiocarbon Laboratory
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- environment
- INSPIRE theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Keywords
- carbon , carbon dioxide , Carbon stable and radiogenic isotopes , coal , greenhouse gas , metal , methane , mine , Mine water , Scotland , Water quality
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S007431/1
- Last updated
- 01 March 2024 12:21
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CITE AS: Brown, A.M.; Garnett, M.; Eades, L.; Pickard, A.E. (2023). Greenhouse gas, carbon isotopes, water physio-chemical properties and metal concentrations from mine water outflows in the Midland Valley, Scotland, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/49daf07b-cfbe-48d1-8889-1adafe410a2e