Natural radionuclide concentrations in soil, water, sediment and biota in England and Wales
identifier: CEH:EIDC:/1271758286281
bibliographic citation: Beresford, N.A., Barnett, C.L., Jones, D.G., Wood, M.D., Appleton, J.D., Breward, N., Copplestone, D. (2015). Natural radionuclide concentrations in soil, water, sediment and biota in England and Wales. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/bb2d7874-7bf4-44de-aa43-348bd684a2fe
description: Data comprise estimates of activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides (40K, 238U and 232Th series radionuclides) in environmental media (soil and stream sediments and waters) and non-human biota (focusing on the ICRP Reference Animals and Plants). For soil, stream sediments and stream waters data were derived from total K, U and Th concentrations mainly from the ongoing geochemical survey of the United Kingdom (G-BASE), conducted by the British Geological Survey. The geochemical survey data are currently incomplete for England and Wales, but almost complete coverage was obtained for K in stream sediments by using the Wolfson Atlas data for southern England. For U and Th in sediments and K, U and Th in soils, more complete coverage was achieved by geological extrapolation (using relationships between soils/sediments and bedrock/superficial geology). For media and sediments, datasets are provided for both: (i) geometric mean concentrations from measured samples on a 5 x 5 km square basis where data are available; and (ii) extrapolated surfaces covering all of England and Wales. Data for non-human biota are from targeted sampling and analyses and data review.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Please download supporting information for full materials and methods. Alternatively refer to the following journal papers: For soil, water and sediment data: Background exposure rates of terrestrial wildlife in England and Wales N.A. Beresford, C.L. Barnett, D.G. Jones, M.D. Wood, J.D. Appleton, N. Breward, D. Copplestone. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 99 (2008) 1430-1439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2008.03.003 For biota data: Assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides around England and Wales: Application of the G-BASE dataset to estimate doses to non-human species Jones, D. G., Appleton, J. D., Breward, N., Mackenzie, A. C., Scheib, C., Beresford, N. A., … Copplestone, D. (2009). Assessment of naturally occurring radionuclides around England and Wales: Application of the G-BASE dataset to estimate doses to non-human species. Radioprotection, 44(5), 629–634. https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/20095116
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 1984-09-01
  end date: 2006-01-01
contact point: Beresford, N.A.
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: England
subject: Wales
subject: Radioecology
subject: Soil
subject: Pollution
subject: water
subject: thorium
subject: potassium-40
subject: radioecology
subject: soil
subject: sediment
subject: biota
subject: uranium
type: Dataset
available: 2015-11-18
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/bb2d7874-7bf4-44de-aa43-348bd684a2fe
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
access rights: UNRS
theme: Radioecology
theme: Soil
theme: Pollution
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/bb2d7874-7bf4-44de-aa43-348bd684a2fe
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Beresford, N.A.
creator: Wood, M.D.
creator: Appleton, J.D.
language: en

Beresford, N.A.
type: Person
family name: Beresford
given name: Nicholas A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Barnett, C.L.
type: Person
family name: Barnett
given name: C.L.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Jones, D.G.
type: Person
family name: Jones
given name: D.G.
member: British Geological Survey

Wood, M.D.
type: Person
family name: Wood
given name: M.D.
member: University of Salford

Appleton, J.D.
type: Person
family name: Appleton
given name: J.D.
member: British Geological Society

Breward, N.
type: Person
family name: Breward
given name: N.
member: British Geological Society

Copplestone, D.
type: Person
family name: Copplestone
given name: D.
member: School of Natural Sciences

England
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Wales
type: Concept

Radioecology
type: Concept

Soil
type: Concept

Pollution
type: Concept

soil
type: Concept

sediment
type: Concept

biota
type: Concept

uranium
type: Concept

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

British Geological Survey
type: Organization

University of Salford
type: Organization