Marine Seabed Sediment Geochemical Data from around the UK (1975-1990)

The concentrations of up to 30 trace elements in approximately 9,000 sea-bed samples from the UK Continental Shelf were determined by BGS using a variety of analytical techniques. In some cases samples were tested using more than one method. The analyses were carried out on freeze-dried samples of the sand and mud fractions of the samples. The data are stored as part of the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. Data are delivered via the BGS Offshore GeoIndex www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm geochemical layers. References: Stevenson, A G (2001) Metal concentrations in marine sediments around Scotland: a baseline for environmental studies, Elsevier Science; Stevenson, A G et al (1995) The geochemistry of sea-bed sediments of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf : the North Sea, Hebrides and West Shetland shelves, and the Malin-Hebrides sea area (http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/507899/).

Date (Creation): 1975

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605645

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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Bottom sampling
Marine geochemistry
Sea floor sediments
Marine geology
UK Location (INSPIRE)
MEDIN
Marine sediments
Marine surveys

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Keywords

NERC_DDC

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Denominator: 250000

Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

NORTH SEA [id=2001452]

Date (Revision): 2010

Geographic identifier

NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453]

Date (Revision): 2010

Geographic identifier

UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]

Date (Creation): 1979

Begin date: 1975

End date: 1990

Unique resource identifier: ED50 (EPSG::4230)

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OnLine resource: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm

OnLine resource: Offshore theme

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Conformance result

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Pass: No

Statement: Seabed sample material was collected by BGS during offshore surveys using various devices such as grabs and dredges. The concentrations of up to 30 trace elements in approximately 9,000 sea-bed samples were determined by BGS using a variety of analytical techniques. In some cases samples have been tested using more than one method. The analyses were carried out on freeze-dried samples of the sand and mud fractions of the samples. Data are stored as part of the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC).