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Soil metals data 1998 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of metal concentrations measured from soils sampled across Great Britain in 1998. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b

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Date (Publication)
2016-06-29
Date (Creation)
1999-06-08
Citation identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b
Citation identifier
doi: / 10.5285/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b
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Black, H.I.J., Chaplow, J.S., Ainsworth, G., Coward, P.A., Creamer, R., Ellwood, S., Horne, J., Hornung, M., Kennedy, V.H., Monson, F., Raine, L., Osborn, D., Parekh, N.R., Parrington, J., Poskitt, J.M., Potter, E., Reeves, N., Rowland, A.P., Self, P., Turner, S., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M., Woods, C., Wright, J. (2016). Soil metals data 1998 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b

Point of contact
Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Black, H.I.J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Chaplow, J.S.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Ainsworth, G.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Coward, P.A.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Creamer, R.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Ellwood, S.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Horne, J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Hornung, M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Kennedy, V.H.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Monson, F.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Raine, L.

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Osborn, D.

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Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Parekh, N.R.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Parrington, J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Poskitt, J.M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Potter, E.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Reeves, N.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Rowland, A.P.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Self, P.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Turner, S.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Watkins, J.W.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wood, C.M.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Woods, C.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Wright, J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Author

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Custodian
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

Publisher
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Chaplow, J.

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Point of contact
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Owner
Maintenance and update frequency
Not planned

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

  • Soil

GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3

  • soil
  • metal
  • soil
Keywords
  • Soil
  • Environmental survey
  • Countryside Survey

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© Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved

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The following acknowledgement shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Countryside Survey data owned by NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology'

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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Black, H.I.J., Chaplow, J.S., Ainsworth, G., Coward, P.A., Creamer, R., Ellwood, S., Horne, J., Hornung, M., Kennedy, V.H., Monson, F., Raine, L., Osborn, D., Parekh, N.R., Parrington, J., Poskitt, J.M., Potter, E., Reeves, N., Rowland, A.P., Self, P., Turner, S., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M., Woods, C., Wright, J. (2016). Soil metals data 1998 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b

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Language
English
Character set
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Topic category
  • Environment
Begin date
1998-05-01
End date
1999-11-01
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b.zip

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dataset

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Title

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

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement

Soil samples were collected in the summers of 1998 and 1999 by field surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. Samples were analysed according to standardized protocols at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood in 1998-2000. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

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def15f47-6aba-43db-a833-5844628a658b XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
8859 Part 1
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Dataset
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dataset

Date stamp
2026-01-09T10:32:16
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
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2.3

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

info@eidc.ac.uk

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Soil


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