| STUDYID | STOREDB:STUDY1126 |
|---|---|
| CREATEDON | 2018-11-19 16:15:46 |
| MODIFIEDON | 2018-11-19 16:15:46 |
| UPLOADER | Jacky Chaplow |
| DOI | DOI:10.20348/STOREDB/1126 |
| STUDY NAME | ||
|---|---|---|
| Natural radionuclide concentrations in soil, water, sediment and biota in England and Wales | ||
| STUDY STATUS | ||
| Published: Open access to everyone | ||
| DATA SHARING POLICY | ||
| CC-Attribution | ||
| COUNTRY | ||
| United Kingdom | ||
| PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | ||
| Prof. Nick Beresford | ||
| SPECIES | ||
| Multiple | ||
| SIZE OF COHORT | ||
| 0-999 | ||
| EXPOSURE CONTEXT | ||
| Environmental | ||
| BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE AVAILABLE | ||
| No | ||
| ECOLOGICAL DATA | ||
| Yes | ||
| STUDY 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. | ||
| DATASET NAME | ||
|---|---|---|
| Natural radionuclide concentrations in soil, water, sediment and biota in England and Wales | ||
| DOI | DOI:10.20348/STOREDB/1126/1192 | |
| LINK TO FILE | ||
| https://doi.org/10.5285/bb2d7874-7bf4-44de-aa43-348bd684a2fe | ||
| DATASET 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. 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. radioecology | ||