Citation:

PANGAEA.935416

Name: Metal contamination in sediments along Western European Rivers (1945-2020)
Published: 2021-09-02
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Keywords: bed sediment; grain-size; Sediment cores; Suspended particulate matter; total organic carbon (TOC); trace metals; Western European Rivers

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Abstract:

This publication provides a database on metal contamination of sediments collected along seven rivers draining Western Europe (French Rhône, Garonne-Lot, Loire, Meuse, Rhine, Scheldt and Seine Rivers). This dataset is based on both long-term monitoring and scientific research (see column sources). It presents major (Al, Fe) and trace metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Zn) coming from various solid matrices, such as suspended particulate matter (SPM), dated sediment cores (DSC), and bed and flood deposits (BFD). It also provides information about the extraction procedure, grain-size (expressed as a percentage of the fine particle [silts and clays < 63 µm] proportion in the samples) and total organic carbon (TOC) contents when available. It could be use to assess the level of metal contamination along the river since 1945 and to decipher the key factors influencing metal concentrations in river sediments over space and time.

Keyword(s):

bed sediment; grain-size; Sediment cores; Suspended particulate matter; total organic carbon (TOC); trace metals; Western European Rivers

Supplement to:

Dendievel, André-Marie; Grosbois, Cécile; Ayrault, Sophie; Evrard, Olivier; Coynel, Alexandra; Debret, Maxime; Gardes, Thomas; Euzen, Cassandra; Schmitt, Laurent; Chabaux, François; Winiarski, Thierry; Van Der Perk, Marcel; Mourier, Brice (2022): Key factors influencing metal concentrations in sediments along Western European Rivers: A long-term monitoring study (1945–2020). Science of the Total Environment, 805, 149778, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149778

Project(s):

Inter-comparison of the pollution of French rivers (INTERPOL)

Coverage:

Median Latitude: 49.169640 * Median Longitude: 4.805947 * South-bound Latitude: 42.849282 * West-bound Longitude: -2.104954 * North-bound Latitude: 52.612128 * East-bound Longitude: 8.475938

Event(s):

Garonne_SES_001 * Latitude: 44.948114 * Longitude: -0.544536 * Location: Europe * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)

Garonne_SES_002 * Latitude: 44.867480 * Longitude: -0.559820 * Location: Europe * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)

Garonne_SES_003 * Latitude: 44.832782 * Longitude: -0.554911 * Location: Europe * Method/Device: Sediment sample (SES)

Parameter(s):

#	Name	Short Name	Unit	Principal Investigator	Method/Device	Comment
1	Event label	Event		Dendievel, André-Marie
2	River	River		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
3	Section	Sect		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
4	Site	Site		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
5	LATITUDE	Latitude		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	Geocode
6	LONGITUDE	Longitude		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	Geocode
7	Distance	Distance	km	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	Distance upstream from estuarine areas
8	Years	Years		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	Year of event (Decimal time)
9	Matrix description	Matrix descr		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
10	Size fraction < 0.063 mm, mud, silt+clay	<63 µm	%	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	Used as Fine Fraction (FF)
11	Carbon, organic, total	TOC	%	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
12	Sample digestion method	Sample digestion meth		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	Digestion procedure for the determination of metal concentration
13	Aluminium	Al	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
14	Iron	Fe	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
15	Cadmium	Cd	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
16	Chromium	Cr	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
17	Copper	Cu	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
18	Mercury	Hg	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
19	Nickel	Ni	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
20	Lead	Pb	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
21	Zinc	Zn	mg/kg	Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)
22	Reference/source	Reference		Dendievel, André-Marie	see Dendievel et al. (2021)	In case of journal papers, the journal short name is mentioned after the authors names and the date of publication. If else, the source refers to the data provider

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)

Status:

Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)

Size:

187137 data points

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