Publication Date

2023

Document Type

Dataset

Publisher

Edith Cowan University

School or Research Centre

School of Science / Centre for Marine Ecosystems Research

Description

The database compiles published data (in Lafratta et al. 2023, Marine Pollution Bulletin) on physical, biogeochemical and chemical characteristics (coordinates, cm compressed and decompressed, dry weight (DW), dry bulk density (DBD), Pb, Zn and Cd concentrations analysed at Edith Cowan University (ECU), Pb, Zn and Cd concentrations analysed at University Autonoma of Barcelona (UAB), final Pb, Zn and Cd concentrations, organic carbon content (%), < 63 µm sediment particles content (%) and Pb isotopes ratio) of soils underneath Posidonia australis seagrass meadows in Port Pirie, South Australia. Cumulative dry mass, total and excess Pb-210 concentrations are also included. The dataset includes data for a total of twelve cores (PP1, PP2, PP3, PP4, PP5, PP6, PP7, PP8, PP9, PP11 and A15) plus two addition cores (PP10 and PP12) for which only raw data of metal concentrations are provided, as per associated manuscript.

For the twelve main cores, values in black represent the “operating period”, while values in blue represent the “pre-operation period” (check associated manuscript for details).

DOI

10.25958/ajqd-gj96

Research Activity Title

Role of seagrasses as biogeochemical sinks and environmental archives

Research Activity Description

Seagrass soil archives collected in Port Pirie (South Australia), where one of the largest smelters in the world is operating in port Pirie since 1889, have been used: 1) to identify temporal and spatial hotspots of Pb, Zn and Cd metal pollution and accumulation within the region linked to environmental and anthropogenic factors, and 2) to quantify the magnitude of Pb, Zn and Cd emissions from the smelter sequestered in the soil of 110 km2 Posidonia australis seagrass meadows.

Start of data collection time period

2014

End of data collection time period

2020

Language

Eng

File Format(s)

.xls

File Size

188 KB

Viewing Instructions

For the twelve main cores, values in black represent the “operating period”, while values in blue represent the “pre-operation period” (check associated manuscript for details).

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 License.

Contact

Enquiries about the dataset may be sent to Anna Lafratta: a.lafratta@ecu.edu.au

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