210Pb-dated historical lake sediment metal concentrations from Greater Glasgow, Scotland (mid-19th century to 2016)
bibliographic citation: Turner, S.D., Yang, H., Rose, N.L., Shilland, J., Bennion, H., Jones, V., Sayer, C., Baker, A. (2021). 210Pb-dated historical lake sediment metal concentrations from Greater Glasgow, Scotland (mid-19th century to 2016). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4b4a2388-fea2-48e8-8d61-4b93ada479bb
description: Measurements of sediment properties (including organic and carbonate content), radionuclides (210Pb, 137Cs, 241Am) and elements (including mercury, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead) in lake sediment successions. Radionuclide dating provides a reliable chronology of sediment ages from the mid-19th century (sometimes only 20th century) to the present (2016). The dataset comprises a standardised matrix of multiple measured sediment variables (element values per mass) against stratigraphic depth for 8 lakes. In some water bodies multiple core datasets exist.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Sediment cores were collected by boat and coring equipment in 2016. Cores were subsampled (sliced) on-site and processed on return to laboratory. Multiple samples from separate core depth intervals were measured. Samples of sediment intervals were measured for water content, organic content and carbonate content by heating and combustion (loss-on-ignition). Concentrations of elements were measured on freeze-dried, milled samples of sediment by X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy using an Energy dispersive XRF (Bruker Ltd) with standard reference sediments prepared and run with the core samples. 210Pb dating and other radionuclides were measured on subsamples from core intervals by gamma spectroscopy at the UCL Environmental Radiometric Facility. Mercury (total) was measured on subsamples by cold-vapour fluorescence spectroscopy (CV-AFS). Sediment core element concentrations measured by XRF and CV-AFS were measured in machines with laboratory blanks and standard reference sediment samples.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  end date: 2016-12-31
contact point: Turner, S.D.
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Pollution
subject: Lake sediment
subject: geochemistry
subject: lead-210
subject: trace metals
subject: loch sediment
subject: trace element
subject: mercury
subject: sediment
subject: lead
subject: radionuclide
subject: nickel
subject: copper
subject: zinc
type: Dataset
available: 2021-09-07
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/4b4a2388-fea2-48e8-8d61-4b93ada479bb
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: UNRS
theme: Pollution
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4b4a2388-fea2-48e8-8d61-4b93ada479bb
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Turner, S.D.
creator: Yang, H.
creator: Rose, N.L.
creator: Bennion, H.
creator: Jones, V.
creator: Sayer, C.
creator: Baker, A.
language: en

Turner, S.D.
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family name: Turner
given name: S.D.
member: ECRC-UCL Geography

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Yang, H.
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family name: Yang
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member: ECRC-UCL Geography

Rose, N.L.
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family name: Rose
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member: ECRC-UCL Geography

Shilland, J.
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family name: Shilland
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member: ECRC-UCL Geography

Bennion, H.
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family name: Bennion
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member: ECRC-UCL Geography

Jones, V.
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family name: Jones
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member: ECRC-UCL Geography

Sayer, C.
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family name: Sayer
given name: C.
member: ECRC-UCL Geography

Baker, A.
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family name: Baker
given name: A.
member: Teesside University

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trace element
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mercury
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sediment
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lead
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radionuclide
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nickel
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copper
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zinc
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ECRC-UCL Geography
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Teesside University
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