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Leach, D. et al

Field measurements of alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients in rainwater (2004-2006) [LOCAR]

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https://doi.org/10.5285/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e
Rainwater alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients data from the Frome Piddle; Pang Lambourn and Tern catchments, recorded between 2004 and 2006. Rainwater samples were collected fortnightly at seven sites in these catchments and analysed for Alkalinity pH 4.5, Ammonia, Chloride-ion, Conductivity 20 °C, Nitrate, pH, Phosphorus soluble reactive (SRP), Silicate reactive dissolved (SRD) and Sulphate. The samples were collected as part of the NERC funded Lowland Catchment Research (LOCAR) Programme to provide comparable baseline rainwater chemistry data across the LOCAR catchments.
Publication date: 2015-11-05

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2004-01-07    to    2006-05-31

Provenance & quality

The rainwater collector was brought back to the lab by the Catchment Service Team in that catchment and used to fill a number of bottles supplied by Thames Water Laboratory. Samples for pH and alkalinity readings were poured into a glass bottle. Samples for Phosphorus soluble reactive were filtered. Unfiltered samples were used for the rest of the determinands. Samples were then sent to Thames Water for analysis. They used the Seal discrete analyser to determine values for Alkalinity pH 4.5, Ammonia, Chloride-ion, Nitrate, Phosphorus soluble reactive (SRP), Silicate reactive dissolved (SRD) and Sulphate. pH and Conductivity probes were used for those two determinands. A duplicate and a QC sample were sent each week to Thames Water to compare results obtained by the laboratories. The data were quality controlled by Thames Water. The data from the Frome Piddle catchment do not have a time associated with them. The time was not recorded when the rainwater collector was brought back from the field. In the dataset this is represented by the value 00:00. A zip file containing box-and-whisker plots for each determinand, showing the range of values (median, inter-quartile range, 1.5 * inter-quartile range, outliers) recorded at each site is available to enable prospective users of the data to understand data quality.

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

Cite this dataset as:
Leach, D.; Henville, P.; Wyatt, R.; Hewitt, E.; Morrissey, I.; Weller, J.; Tindall, C.I.; Bachiller-Jareno, N. (2015). Field measurements of alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients in rainwater (2004-2006) [LOCAR]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e

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Correspondence/contact details

Nuria Bachiller-Jareno
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Authors

Leach, D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Henville, P.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Wyatt, R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Hewitt, E.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Morrissey, I.
University of Birmingham
Weller, J.
University of Birmingham
Tindall, C.I.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bachiller-Jareno, N.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Catchment , LOCAR , Nitrogen , Phosphorus , rainwater , Tabular , The Lowland Catchment Research Programme , Time Series , Water quality , Water Quality
Last updated
15 March 2024 12:19