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Strobel, Paul; Henning, Theresa; Bliedtner, Marcel; Mosher, Stella G; Rahimova, Humay; Haberzettl, Torsten; Kirsten, Kelly L; Lehndorff, Eva; Power, Mitchell J; Zech, Michael; Zech, Roland (2023): Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) compounds in Holocene sediments from the Vankervelsvlei peatland at the southern Cape coast of South Africa [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956470, In: Strobel, P et al. (2023): Holocene fire dynamics and their climatic controls at Vankervelsvlei, southern Cape coast, South Africa [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956477

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Published: 2023-03-13DOI registered: 2024-01-03

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Keyword(s):
charcoal; Paleoclimate; paleofire; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; precipitation; relative humidity; Stable isotopes
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 434918595: Late Quaternary climate and environmental reconstruction based on lake and peat sediments from South Africa
Coverage:
Latitude: -34.013000 * Longitude: 22.904000
Minimum Elevation: 152.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 152.0 m
Event(s):
Vankervelsvlei * Latitude: -34.013000 * Longitude: 22.904000 * Elevation: 152.0 m * Recovery: 15 m * Location: South Africa * Method/Device: Piston corer, UWITEC (PCUWI) * Comment: Samples were taken in 2016.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1AGEAgeka BPStrobel, PaulAges model according to Strobel et al. (2022)Geocode – Median age
2Phenanthrene, per unit sediment massPhenanthrene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 178)
33-Methylphenanthrene, per unit sediment mass3-Methylphenanthrene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 192)
42-Methylphenanthrene, per unit sediment mass2-Methylphenanthrene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 192)
59-Methylphenanthrene, per unit sediment mass9-Methylphenanthrene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 192)
61+4-Methylphenanthrene, per unit sediment mass1+4-Methylphenanthrene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 192)
7Fluoranthene, per unit sediment massFluoranthene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 202)
8Pyrene, per unit sediment massPyrene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 202)
9Benzo(a)anthracene, per unit sediment massBenzo(a)anthracene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 228)
10Chrysene, per unit sediment massChrysene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 228)
11Perylene, per unit sediment massPerylene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 252)
12Benzo(g,h,i)perylene, per unit sediment massBenzo(g,h,i)perylene/sedng/gStrobel, PaulGas Chromatograph (GC), Agilent Technologies, 7890B; coupled with Mass Spectrometer (MS), Chromtech, MS/MS Evo 3(m/z 276)
13Sum 3,4,6-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, per unit sediment massSum 3,4,6-ring PAH/sedng/gStrobel, Paulsummarized
14Fluoranthene/(Fluoranthene + Pyrene) ratioFluoranthene/(Fluoranthene + Pyrene)Strobel, PaulAccording to Yunker et al. (2002)
15Benzo(a)anthracene/(Benzo(a)anthracene+Chrysene) ratioBenzo(a)anthracene/(Benzo(a)anthracene+Chrysene) ratioStrobel, PaulAccording to Yunker et al. (2002)
16Methylphenanthrene/Phenylalanine ratioMethylphenanthrene/PheStrobel, PaulAccording to Stogiannidis and Laane (2015)
17Accumulation rate, 2-methylphenanthreneAcc rate 2-Mpheng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 192)
18Accumulation rate, 3-methylphenanthreneAcc rate 3-Mpheng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 192)
19Accumulation rate, 9-methylphenanthreneAcc rate 9-Mpheng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 192)
20Accumulation rate, 1+4-methylphenanthreneAcc rate 1+4 MPheng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 192)
21Accumulation rate, PhenylalanineAcc rate Pheng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 178)
22Accumulation rate, FluorantheneAcc rate Fluorantheneng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 202)
23Accumulation rate, PyreneAcc rate Pyreneng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 202)
24Accumulation rate, Benzo(a)anthraceneAcc rate Benzo(a)anthraceneng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 228)
25Accumulation rate, ChryseneAcc rate Chryseneng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 228)
26Accumulation rate, PeryleneAcc rate Peryleneng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 252)
27Accumulation rate, Benzo(g,h,i)peryleneAcc rate Benzo(g,h,i)peryleneng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)(m/z 276)
28Accumulation rate, sum 3,4,6-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonAcc rate sum 3,4,6-ring PAHng/g/aStrobel, PaulAccording to Topness et al. (2023)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
1619 data points

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