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Marine seabed sediment geochemical data from around the UK (1975-1990)

The concentrations of up to 30 trace elements in approximately 9,000 sea-bed samples from the UK Continental Shelf were determined by BGS using a variety of analytical techniques. In some cases samples were tested using more than one method. The analyses were carried out on freeze-dried samples of the sand and mud fractions of the samples. The data are stored as part of the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centre (DAC) for Geology and Geophysics. Data are delivered via the BGS Offshore GeoIndex www.bgs.ac.uk/GeoIndex/offshore.htm geochemical layers. References: Stevenson, A G (2001) Metal concentrations in marine sediments around Scotland: a baseline for environmental studies, Elsevier Science; Stevenson, A G et al (1995) The geochemistry of sea-bed sediments of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf : the North Sea, Hebrides and West Shetland shelves, and the Malin-Hebrides sea area (http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/507899/).
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences:
Bottom sampling
Marine geochemistry
EGDI
Sea floor sediments
Marine geology
UK Location (INSPIRE)
MEDIN
Marine sediments
Marine surveys
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NERC_DDC
-25.1400, 47.4100, 3.4100, 63.9100
NORTH SEA [id=2001452], NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W) [id=2001453], UK CONTINENTAL SHELF [id=121701]
creation: 1975
1975 - 1990
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Data Quality

Seabed sample material was collected by BGS during offshore surveys using various devices such as grabs and dredges. The concentrations of up to 30 trace elements in approximately 9,000 sea-bed samples were determined by BGS using a variety of analytical techniques. In some cases samples have been tested using more than one method. The analyses were carried out on freeze-dried samples of the sand and mud fractions of the samples. Data are stored as part of the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC).
Equivalent Scale: 1: 250000
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c35e3405-9daf-6d8b-e044-0003ba9b0d98
British Geological Survey
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, EDINBURGH, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom
tel: +44 131 667 1000
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2025-11-03

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