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Thomas, G.E. et al

Hydrocarbon and microbial community data from contaminated beaches in Salamina and the Athens Riviera following the Agia Zoni II Oil Spill (2017-2018)

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https://doi.org/10.5285/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53
These data were collected from surface sediments (0-5 cm) at sites located along the Athens Riviera and Salamina coastline, Greece. The sediments came from both oil-contaminated (via Agia Zoni II oil-spill) and uncontaminated sites and were first collected between September 2017 and April 2018. For sediments taken at each site, data includes hydrocarbon concentrations (alkanes and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)), absolute microbial abundance (by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)) of Bacteria, Archaea, and Fungi, and 16S rRNA amplicon libraries of Bacteria and Archaea. Additionally, nutrient concentrations (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, silicate, and phosphate) were measured from seawater samples taken at the same sites.

This study was conducted by the University of Essex, in partnerships with Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation and Cranfield University, and funded by the National Environmental Research Council and EnvEast DTP.
Publication date: 2019-09-10
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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
2017-09-01    to    2018-04-30

Provenance & quality

Samples were collected, in triplicate, in sterile 100 ml containers from the coastal surface (0 - 5 cm) sediments. To attain a comprehensive sample of the oil spill, samples were taken from control (non-oil contaminated) and contaminated (oil contaminated) sites along the Athens Riviera and Salamina Island coast, Greece. Samples were initially collected from the Athens Riviera immediately (September 2017) after the oil spill occurred.
Subsequently, samples were collected from both Athens and Salamina in the following months, although there are some missing data points.
The sampling schedule concluded in April 2018.

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

Cite this dataset as:
Thomas, G.E.; Campo, P.; Clark, D.R; Coulon, F.; Gregson, B.H.; Miliou, A.; Cameron, T.C.; Hepburn, L.J.; Whitby, C.; McGenity, T.J.; McKew, B.A. (2019). Hydrocarbon and microbial community data from contaminated beaches in Salamina and the Athens Riviera following the Agia Zoni II Oil Spill (2017-2018). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53

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© Natural Environment Research Council

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Boyd McKew
University of Essex
Colchester
UK
 bamcke@essex.ac.uk

Authors

Thomas, G.E.
University of Essex
Campo, P.
Cranfield University
Clark, D.R
University of Essex
Coulon, F.
Cranfield University
Gregson, B.H.
University of Essex
Miliou, A.
Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation
Cameron, T.C.
University of Essex
Hepburn, L.J.
University of Essex
Whitby, C.
University of Essex
McGenity, T.J.
University of Essex
McKew, B.A.
University of Essex

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

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
16S rRNA , coastal , environmental biology , Environmental risk , Environmental survey , Greece , hydrocarbons , Hydrology , oil pollution , oil spill , Pollution , remediation , Salamina , sediments , Water quality
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R016569/1
Last updated
08 February 2024 17:26