Urban Soil Health Parameters in Lafayette, Louisiana

Soil health parameters from public and residential areas in Lafayette, Louisiana. The dataset includes 290 composite topsoils and was authored by Holly L. Heafner. It was last updated on March 18, 2026.

Use Cases

• Calculate pollution indices based on local geochemical background values mentioned in the platform tags.
• Analyze correlations between soil organic matter and heavy metal concentrations like Pb and Zn.
• Compare soil health parameters between roadside settings and other urban land uses.
• Screen soil samples against Mn screening values for environmental assessment.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Includes a specific sample size of 290 composite topsoils.
• Focuses on a defined geographic area: Lafayette, Louisiana.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Holly L. Heafner via figshare

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 17:37:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lafayette, Louisiana, USA