274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e 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 2025-11-13T16:16:01 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Field measurements of alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients in rainwater (2004-2006) [LOCAR] 2015-11-05 publication 1426780628758 CEH:EIDC: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e 10.5285/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e doi: Leach, D., Henville, P., Wyatt, R., Hewitt, E., Morrissey, I., Weller, J., Tindall, C.I., Bachiller-Jareno, N. (2015). Field measurements of alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients in rainwater (2004-2006) [LOCAR]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e Rainwater alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients data from the Frome Piddle; Pang Lambourn and Tern catchments, recorded between 2004 and 2006. Rainwater samples were collected fortnightly at seven sites in these catchments and analysed for Alkalinity pH 4.5, Ammonia, Chloride-ion, Conductivity 20 °C, Nitrate, pH, Phosphorus soluble reactive (SRP), Silicate reactive dissolved (SRD) and Sulphate. The samples were collected as part of the NERC funded Lowland Catchment Research (LOCAR) Programme to provide comparable baseline rainwater chemistry data across the LOCAR catchments. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e Bachiller Jareno, N. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Leach, D. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Henville, P. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wyatt, R. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hewitt, E. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Morrissey, I. University of Birmingham enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Weller, J. University of Birmingham enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Tindall, C.I. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Bachiller-Jareno, N. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology 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 Dataset completed Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Water quality The Lowland Catchment Research Programme LOCAR rainwater 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: Leach, D., Henville, P., Wyatt, R., Hewitt, E., Morrissey, I., Weller, J., Tindall, C.I., Bachiller-Jareno, N. (2015). Field measurements of alkalinity, chloride-ion, conductivity, pH and nutrients in rainwater (2004-2006) [LOCAR]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e textTable English utf8 environment 2004-01-07 2006-05-31 -3 -0.8 50.5 53.2 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/274b541c-ee28-4041-8d3a-be5e970cd74e Download the data Get a copy of this data download 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 rainwater collector was brought back to the lab by the Catchment Service Team in that catchment and used to fill a number of bottles supplied by Thames Water Laboratory. Samples for pH and alkalinity readings were poured into a glass bottle. Samples for Phosphorus soluble reactive were filtered. Unfiltered samples were used for the rest of the determinands. Samples were then sent to Thames Water for analysis. They used the Seal discrete analyser to determine values for Alkalinity pH 4.5, Ammonia, Chloride-ion, Nitrate, Phosphorus soluble reactive (SRP), Silicate reactive dissolved (SRD) and Sulphate. pH and Conductivity probes were used for those two determinands. A duplicate and a QC sample were sent each week to Thames Water to compare results obtained by the laboratories. The data were quality controlled by Thames Water. The data from the Frome Piddle catchment do not have a time associated with them. The time was not recorded when the rainwater collector was brought back from the field. In the dataset this is represented by the value 00:00. A zip file containing box-and-whisker plots for each determinand, showing the range of values (median, inter-quartile range, 1.5 * inter-quartile range, outliers) recorded at each site is available to enable prospective users of the data to understand data quality.