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FOREGS-EuroGeoSurveys Geochemical Baseline Data and Maps
(FOREGS Geochemical Atlas of Europe)

Environmental geochemical baseline data for Europe. The data include the concentration of over 60 determinands in a range of sampling media.

Determinands include: Ag, Al/Al2O3, As, B, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca/CaO, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Dy, Er, Eu, Fe/Fe2O3, Ga, Gd, Ge, Hf, Hg, Ho, I, In, Li, Lu, Mg/MgO, Mn/MnO, Mo, Na/Na2O, Nb, Nd, Ni, P2O5, Pb, pH, Pr, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, SiO2, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Th, Ti/TiO2, Tl, Tm, U, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn, Zr, EC, HCO-3, Br-, Cl-, F-, NO-3, SO4-2, DOC, TOC.

Sampling media include: stream water; stream, overbank and floodplain sediment , residual soil and humus.

A summary of all elements and other determinands in the Atlas for each sample media, including the method and laboratory responsible for analysis and the limits of detection is included in Table 3 of the analytical manual (Sandström, H. et al. Sample Preparation and Analysis. in: http://weppi.gtk.fi/publ/foregsatlas/article.php?id=3).