The concentration, movement and transformation of metal pollutants in Antarctic soils: soi

Antarctic soil samples from Marble Point and Scott Base were collected to investigate metal pollutant concentration, movement, and transformation. The dataset includes 113 soil samples adjacent to point sources at Marble Point and experimental plots dosed with metal salts at Scott Base. The work was conducted by SCIOPS and the data was last updated in 1994.

Use Cases

• Modeling metal pollutant movement in soil based on vertical and lateral sampling intervals
• Assessing long-term fate of historical contamination based on samples from an abandoned 1957-58 camp
• Comparing experimental metal ion dosing rates based on plots treated with copper or zinc chloride
• Analyzing soil characteristics and pollutant metal levels from reference and composite samples

Strengths

• Includes 113 soil samples from specific point sources at Marble Point
• Features controlled experimental plots with copper and zinc chloride dosing at Scott Base
• Samples were taken at 1-5cm intervals to depths of up to 20cm for spatial analysis

Limitations

• Last updated 1994-01-13 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

SCIOPS, University of Auckland School of Geography, Geology and Environmental Science

Collection Method

Soil sampling adjacent to metal point sources and establishment of experimental plots dosed with metal salt solutions.

Time Range

Samples collected for analysis in the 2007/08 season; historical site from 1957-1958.

Freshness

1994-01-13 23:59:59.999000

Geography

Antarctica, specifically Marble Point and Scott Base.