Dataset on the major and trace elements contents and contamination in the sediments of Saronikos Gulf and Elefsis Bay, Greece
| Autor: | Stylianos Iliakis, Fotini Botsou, Aristomenis P. Karageorgis, H. Kaberi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Eastern Mediterranean
Saronikos Gulf and Elefsis Bay Structural basin Enrichment factors lcsh:Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics Deposition (geology) Sediments 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 14. Life underwater lcsh:Science (General) Temporal trend analysis 030304 developmental biology Total organic carbon Pollutant 0303 health sciences Multidisciplinary Sediment Current (stream) Oceanography 13. Climate action Metals Assessment of contamination Period (geology) Environmental science lcsh:R858-859.7 Earth and Planetary Science Factor analysis Bay 030217 neurology & neurosurgery lcsh:Q1-390 |
| Zdroj: | Data in Brief, Vol 29, Iss, Pp-(2020) Data in Brief |
| ISSN: | 2352-3409 |
| Popis: | 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-year 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 1999–2018 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 dating, 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 [1]. Keywords: Metals, Sediments, Saronikos Gulf and Elefsis Bay, Eastern Mediterranean, Factor analysis, Enrichment factors, Temporal trend analysis, Assessment of contamination |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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