Details of Saronikos Gulf sediment data (1999-2018)
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Title of dataset | Saronikos Gulf sediment data (1999-2018) |
Narrative summary of dataset | Coastal marine sediments receive intensive stress from urbanization and industrialization, which is manifested by increased contents of heavy metals and organic pollutants. Saronikos Gulf and the small embayment of Elefsis, stretch along the coast of the greater Athens and Pireaus port, the most urbanized and industrialized areas in Greece. Here we present the data of a 20-years geochemical record on grain-size, organic carbon, and major and trace elements contents of the Saronikos Gulf sediments. A total of 216 sediment samples were collected within the period of 1999 to 2018 from the four sub-sectors of the gulf, namely, the Elefsis Bay, the Inner, Outer, and Western (Megara and Epidavros basin) Saronikos Gulf. Additionally, at least one core was obtained from each sub-sector. Sediments deposited at pre-industrial periods were recognized by 14C and 210Pb datings, and served for establishing regionalized, background levels of metals. Factor analysis was conducted to reveal the inter-parametric relationships, thus their common sources, as well as transport and deposition pathways. Then, Enrichment Factors and the multi-elemental Modified Pollution Index (MPI) were calculated to assess the current environmental status of the sediments. Data of sampling sites with at least a five-year record, were assessed for temporal trends, to explore whether sustained, increasing or decreasing trends of the MPI are observed. The dataset and analyses presented here support the research article entitled Geochemistry of major and trace elements in surface sediments of the Saronikos Gulf (Greece): assessment of contamination between 1999 and 2018 by Karageorgis A.P., Botsou F., Kaberi H., and Iliakis S., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137046 |
Supporting documentation | Geochemistry of major and trace elements in surface sediments of the Saronikos Gulf (Greece): assessment of contamination between 1999 and 2018 by Karageorgis A.P., Botsou F., Kaberi H., and Iliakis S., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137046 |
Start date | 1999-01-01 |
End date | 2018-12-31 |
Responsible organisations
Country | Greece |
Organisation name | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography |
Role of organisation | Originator of Dataset |
How to cite | A.P. Karageorgis, F. Botsou, H. Kaberi, S. Iliakis, Dataset on the major and trace elements contents and contamination in the sediments of Saronikos Gulf and Elefsis Bay, Greece, Data in Brief, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105330. |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/xS3vtHBaJaDlwL7 |
Dataset format | Delimited |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | CC-BY 4.0 |
Type | Dataset |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105330 |
Link to dataset after processing by data centre | https://cdi-chemistry.seadatanet.org/search/welcome.php?query=2848&query_code={0EA0A593-A211-4154-8CDD-97700FEBA931} |
https://cdi.seadatanet.org/search/welcome.php?query=2848&query_code={0EA0A593-A211-4154-8CDD-97700FEBA931} |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 38.028962462755 |
Longitude east boundary | 23.945689705964 |
Latitude south boundary | 37.548549105377 |
Longitude west boundary | 23.099742440339 |
Sea area | Aegean Sea |
Vertical extent maximum | 40 Centimetres |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | Metal and metalloid concentrations |
Pollution | |
Parameter | Advisory Councils boundaries |
Carbon concentrations in sediment | |
Sediment grain size parameters | |
Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks | |
Instrument type | unconsolidated sediment corers |
Instrument name | Unspecified box corer |
Instrument type | unconsolidated sediment corers |
Instrument name | Unspecified gravity corer |
Platform type | research vessel |
Platform name | Aegaeo |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) |
Submission identifier (UUID) | 971f291f-8ea4-4c34-a15d-a25b757b0f7c |
Date of dataset creation | 2020-02-28 |
Date of metadata creation | 2020-04-03 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2021-03-22 |
Date of publishing | 2021-03-29 |
Date of processed dataset publication | 2024-03-18 |
Processing data centre | Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre |
Summary record-ID | 754 |