e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:23:00 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Element and radionuclide concentrations in representative species of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants and associated soils from a forest in north-west England 2013-12-31 publication 1314185575812 CEH:EIDC: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea 10.5285/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea doi: Barnett, C.L., Beresford, N.A., Walker, L.A., Baxter, M., Wells, C., Copplestone, D. (2013). Element and radionuclide concentrations in representative species of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants and associated soils from a forest in north-west England. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea This dataset presents the results of an initial sampling exercise conducted at a terrestrial site in northwest England in summer 2010. The following samples of terrestrial Reference Animals and Plants (RAPs) were obtained from an area of circa 0.4 km squared: Molinia caerulea (ICRP RAP Wild Grass defined as Poaceae); Picea sitchensis (ICRP RAP Pine Tree defined as Pinaceae); Apis spp., Bombus spp., Nomada spp. (ICRP RAP Bee defined as Apidea); Apodemus sylvaticus (ICRP RAP Rat defined as Muridae); Earthworms (species in the Family Lumbricidae as defined for the ICRP RAP Earthworm); Deer (belonging to the Family Anatidae (i.e. the ICRP RAP Deer). Soil samples were also collected from throughout the sampling area. All samples were analysed for multiple elements using ICP-MS/ICP-OES and most for gamma-emitting radionuclides. Results have been used to derive biota-soil concentration ratios. The ICRP have published their framework for radiation protection of the environment (ICRP Publication 108). This describes the use of RAPs as the basis for their framework. The RAPs are generalised to the taxonomic level of Family. Publication 108 presented dose coefficient values for the selected RAPs and also reviewed data on the effects of ionising radiation to suggest Derived Consideration Reference Levels for each RAP. In summer 2010 the ICRP released a further report on their protection framework for consultation. This report presented transfer parameter values (organism-media concentration ratios) for Reference Animals and Plants. The report also raised the possibility of identifying a series of sites where samples of each Reference Animal and Plant, and their different lifestages, could be collected and analysed. It was suggested that the resultant data would constitute a set of reference values analogous to approaches used by the ICRP for human radiological protection. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea Barnett, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Barnett, C.L. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Beresford, N.A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-0238 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Walker, L.A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-7075 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Baxter, M. The Food and Environment Research Agency enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wells, C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Copplestone, D. University of Stirling enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner notPlanned Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication bee earthworm grass soil radionuclide natural radioactivity earthworm GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Cumbria United Kingdom GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation Pollution Radioecology radioecology ICRP RAP chemical analysis pine tree deer mice TREE COMET otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Barnett, C.L., Beresford, N.A., Walker, L.A., Baxter, M., Wells, C., Copplestone, D. (2013). Element and radionuclide concentrations in representative species of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants and associated soils from a forest in north-west England. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea textTable 100 English utf8 biota environment 2010-08-01 2011-02-28 -6.45 1.76 49.86 55.81 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/e40b53d4-6699-4557-bd55-10d196ece9ea.zip Supporting documentation Documents available to assist with re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 The study site (circa 0.4 km2 in area) was located in a managed coniferous forestry plantation (c. 25 km2) in north-west England (NGR 3325 4917). It was largely a mixture of established coniferous plantation with an understory of predominantly grass and sedge species. Samples (bee, earthworm, sitka spruce, wood mouse, purple moor grass and soil) were collected from this area with the exception of Capreolus capreolus (Roe deer) which were collected from within the forest at distances of less than 2 km to the north and east of the main study site. Samples were collected between August 2010 and February 2011. The locations of all sampling sites were recorded using a hand held GPS. Biota and associated soils samples were analysed for stable element by ICP-MS by the Food and Environment Research Agency using methods accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). Sub samples were analysed to determine their C and N concentrations and samples with a higher mass were also analysed for gamma emitting radionuclides by CEH using a method also accredited by UKAS. The Percentage Loss on Ignition (LOI) and pH was also determined in the soil samples. For full details relating to each sample type collected in this study, 'please refer to the Online Resource: Supporting Documentation 'Materials and Methods_ICRP_RAP'.