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Spatial and temporal water chemistry data and organic matter composition from UK surface waters, 2018-2021

This dataset contains water chemistry and organic matter composition variables. Water chemistry variables include pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, dissolved organic carbon, nutrients, anions, cations and metal concentrations. Organic matter composition variables include metrics calculated from carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen concentrations. Water samples were collected from UK surface waters between 2018 and 2021. Water was collected from each site either annually, seasonally or monthly, to determine how organic matter varies over time and space. Site metadata include land use and vegetation cover, catchment area and percentage peat cover. Exact locations of sites are not included, and site names are anonymised. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ada28810-040b-4fef-8669-b21bac64a10b

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Date (Publication)
2025-04-22
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ada28810-040b-4fef-8669-b21bac64a10b
Identifier
doi: / 10.5285/ada28810-040b-4fef-8669-b21bac64a10b
Other citation details
Moody, C.S., Bell, N.G.A., Mackay, C.L., Kitson, E., Gasior, R.L., Hunt, S.F.P., Greenwood, J.G., Ashley, D.J. (2025). Spatial and temporal water chemistry data and organic matter composition from UK surface waters, 2018-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/ada28810-040b-4fef-8669-b21bac64a10b
Point of contact
  University of Leeds - Cat Moody
Author
  University of Leeds - Moody, C.S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-7416
Author
  University of Edinburgh - Bell, N.G.A.
Author
  Rosalind Franklin Institute - Mackay, C.L.
Author
  UKCEH - Kitson, E.
Author
  University of Leeds - Gasior, R.L.
Author
  University of Leeds - Hunt, S.F.P.
Author
  University of Leeds - Greenwood, J.G.
Author
  University of Leeds - Ashley, D.J.
Owner
  University of Leeds
Publisher
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Moody, C.S., Bell, N.G.A., Mackay, C.L., Kitson, E., Gasior, R.L., Hunt, S.F.P., Greenwood, J.G., Ashley, D.J. (2025). Spatial and temporal water chemistry data and organic matter composition from UK surface waters, 2018-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/ada28810-040b-4fef-8669-b21bac64a10b
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Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
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Topic category
  • Inland waters
  • Environment
  • Geoscientific information
Begin date
2018-01-16
End date
2021-12-31
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Distribution format
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  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
Fieldwork instrumentation used: water samples were collected from surface waters using a 1L beaker on a 2m pole. Methods of collection: 50mL of water from the beaker was filtered on site into a small centrifuge tube, then kept cold and dark as possible until storage in a fridge at 4 degrees in the lab. 2-3L of water were also collected in a 5L caddy to use for organic matter extraction and analysis. How values were arrived at (e.g. treatments etc.): samples were analysed in the lab on analytical equipment frequently calibrated. Standards were included in every analytical run. Nature and units of recorded variables: each variable was recorded in suitable units, please see the metadata for full information. Processing steps performed on the data: all values were 'sense-checked' to ensure they were possible (e.g. within known bonding restrictions) Quality control/assessment applied to the data: replicates were checked and all extreme values were traced back through the process to ensure there had been no errors. Limitations on the data’s reliability: these data represent the water chemistry of surface waters on the day they were collected.
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Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) 8859 Part 1
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dataset Dataset
Hierarchy level name
dataset
Date stamp
2025-04-24T08:20:21
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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