f4aa3c54-3643-518e-e053-0937940a5353 English nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-12 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608027 Organic pollutants in urban soils of Glasgow, UK 2023-02-10 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608027 Concentrations of total organic carbon (TOC), total petroleum hydrocarbons, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were determined in 84 near-surface soils (5-20 cm depth) taken from a 255 km2 area of Glasgow in the Clyde Basin, UK, during July 2011. Total petroleum hydrocarbon ranged from 79-2,505 mg kg-1 (mean 388 mg kg-1; median 272 mg kg-1) of which the aromatic fraction was 13-74 % (mean 44 %, median 43 %) and saturates were 28-87 % (mean 56 %, median 57 %). Σ16 PAH varied from 2-653 mg kg-1 (mean 32.4 mg kg-1; median 12.5mg kg-1) and Σ31 PAH range was 2.47-852 mg kg-1 (mean 45.4 mg kg-1; median 19.0 mg kg-1). PCB tri-hepta range was 2.2-1052 mg kg-1 (mean 32.4 mg kg-1; median 12.7 mg kg-1) and the ΣPCB7 was 0.3-344 mg kg-1 (mean 9.8 mg kg-1; median 2.7 mg kg-1). This data is associated with the published research paper https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755691018000324 Kim, A.W., Vane, C.H., Moss-Hayes, V. Berriro, D.B., Fordyce, F., Everrett, P. Nathanail, P.C. 2018. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in urban soils of Glasgow, UK. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 108, 2-3, 231-248. 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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, 108(2-3), 231-247. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755691018000324 information nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false 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 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false Total organic carbon was measured using an Elementar VarioMax C analyser after acidification with 50 % v/v HCl. Non-volatile total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) were determined using TLC-FID Iatroscan Mk6. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were extracted using organic solvents and isolated by solid phase extraction (SPE). PAH were measured by Gas-Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (Varian 3800-1200L). Polychlorinated biphenyls were extracted using organic solvents, treated with H2SO4 and separated from other compound groups by SPE. PCB were determined by Gas-Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (Varian 3800-1200L).