Soil chemistry Scotland (version 3)
This dataset has now been superseded, please see the Estimated Ambient Background Soil Chemistry Scotland dataset. The BGS digital soil chemistry data indicates the estimated geometric mean concentrations (mg kg-1) of Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr), Nickel (Ni) and Lead (Pb) in surface soil. The soil chemistry data is based on GBASE (Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment) soil geochemical data where these are available. Elsewhere the stream sediment data are converted to surface soil equivalent potentially harmful element(PHE) concentrations. This dataset covers Scotland but data is available for the whole of Great Britain, with the exception of the London area where an inadequate number of geochemical samples are available at the moment.
dataset
Estimated Ambient Background Soil Chemistry
- This page provides further information on the dataset that has superseded the 'Soil Chemistry Scotland (version 3)' dataset. Contact information for obtaining the data is also available on the page.
:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605362
English
Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences:
Chromium
Soil chemistry
Arsenic
Cadmium
Lead
UK Location (INSPIRE)
Nickel
Free:
Free:
NERC_DDC
-8.6500,
54.6000,
-0.5300,
60.8400
SCOTLAND [id=140000], SCT
creation: 2009
before
-
1993
vector
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: distributor
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
British Geological Survey
Enquiries
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: 0115 936 3143
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: custodian
Data Quality
The soil chemistry data is based on GBASE (Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment) soil geochemical data where these are available. Elsewhere the stream sediment data are converted to surface soil equivalent potentially harmful element (PHE) concentrations using delineations of PM polygons as the soil geochemistry mapping unit and the statistical relationships between soil and stream sediment data to derive the equivalent soil PHE concentration from the stream sediment data. Geometric mean ambient background concentrations (ABCs) for PHEs in mineral soils are mapped within delineations of PM polygons to produce a seamless data set covering the whole of Great Britain, with the exception of the London area where an inadequate number of geochemical samples are available at the moment. PHE concentrations in organic soils (i.e. with more than 15-20% organic carbon) are likely to be significantly lower than those indicated by the soil chemistry data.
Equivalent Scale:
1:
50000
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
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
Constraints
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The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.
Metadata about metadata
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British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth,
NOTTINGHAM,
NG12 5GG,
United Kingdom
tel: +44 115 936 3100
email:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
2024-04-24