Groundwater Physicochemical Parameters in a Coastal Sandy Aquifer, Yangjiang 2020

29 and 32 water samples were collected from the Yangjiang coastal sandy aquifer during the wet and dry seasons of 2020, respectively. The dataset includes measurements of eight trace metals (As, Ba, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Pb, Zn) analyzed via ICP-MS, with specific detection limits and quality control recoveries reported. It was authored by Zhenyan Wang and shared via Papers with Code under an Open Access license.

Use Cases

• Modeling seasonal variation in trace metal concentrations based on wet and dry season sampling.
• Assessing groundwater salinity and its impact on trace metal analysis based on the described dilution procedures.
• Evaluating analytical quality for trace metals based on reported recovery rates of standard reference materials.
• Studying coastal aquifer vulnerability to contamination from surface water sources like seawater and aquaculture wastewater mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Includes 61 total water samples collected across two distinct seasons (wet and dry) in 2020.
• Reports specific detection limits for eight trace metals, ranging from 0.05 μg/L for Cd to 0.82 μg/L for Fe.
• Documents analytical quality control with recovery rates for standard reference materials between 101.7% and 105.4%.
• Describes a standardized measurement procedure using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Zhenyan Wang

Collection Method

Water samples collected and analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP–MS).

Time Range

Samples collected on August 12, 2020 and November 8, 2020.

Geography

Yangjiang profile, a coastal sandy aquifer.