Water chemistry and organic matter composition in four UK streams and reservoirs, September 2023

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The dataset contains environmental metadata, field measurements, water chemistry data and bulk dissolved organic matter metrics from paired headwater streams and reservoirs in four anonymous UK peatland catchments. The catchments are identified as A, B, D and E, and classified as HW (headwater) or RS (reservoir). Up to six replicate samples were collected from each site during September 2023.
The dataset includes site metadata (land use, vegetation cover, antecedent rainfall and air temperature), field measurements (pH, EC, water temperature), lab measurements (DOC, nutrients, metals, cations), and bulk DOM carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen ratios.
Publication date: 2026-10-09

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
2023-09-01    to    2023-09-30

Provenance & quality

September 2023 - field samples collected - pH, EC and DO recorded using Hach HQ4300; air temperature, humidity and pressure recorded using Comet C4130.
October 2023-October 2024 - lab analysis of field samples. Lab analyses:
Jasco V-630 UV/Vis spectrophotometer,
Analytik Jena Multi NC2100S combustion analyser
Skalar Sans++ Continuous Flow Autoanalyser
Thermo iCAP 7600 Duo: Inductively Coupled Plasma - Optical Emission Spectrophotometer (ICP-OES)
Dionex ICS 3000 Ion Chromatograph
Elementar vario MICRO cube combustion analyser for carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen content
1H NMR: Bruker Avance NEO spectrometer equipped with a 5 mm helium-cooled TCI CryoProbe.

October 2024-June 2025 - data QC and QC
September 2026 - data upload to EIDC

Correspondence/contact details

Cat Moody
University of Leeds
 c.s.moody@leeds.ac.uk

Authors

Moody, C.S.
University of Leeds
Balbirnie-Cumming, K.
University of Edinburgh
Bell, N.G.A.
University of Edinburgh
Greenwood, J.
University of Leeds
Helgason, T.
University of Edinburgh
Moulton-Brown, C.
University of Edinburgh
Poli, M.
University of Edinburgh
Taylor, J.D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Gasior, R.
University of Leeds
Hunt, S.
University of Leeds
Ashley, D.
University of Leeds

Other contacts

Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Rights holder
University of Leeds
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
inlandWaters
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
1H NMR, Ecosystem services , hydrochemistry, peatland, Water quality
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R013365/1
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/X017923/1
Natural Environment Research Council Award: UKIR/NEC0013361/1
University of Leeds