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North Sea whiting 2006/07 - Fisheries Science Partnership

To investigate stomach contents of North Sea whiting to determine their diet, and any possible changes to that diet since the last large-scale stomach survey in 1991. The project will...

Stable isotope and trace element data for planktonic foraminifera from IODP Site U1338 (NERC Grant NE/I528750/1)

Oxygen and carbon isotope ratios (δ18O, δ13C) were measured on 10 to 12 shells of mixed-layer dwelling species Globigerinoides subquadratus from the 250 to 315 μm size fraction from 425 meters...

Insect Protein

Work to evaluate insect yield (house fly larvae) on artificial substrate diet.

Element and radionuclide concentrations in representative species of the ICRP's Reference Animals and Plants and associated soils from a forest in north-west England

This dataset presents the results of an initial sampling exercise conducted at a terrestrial site in northwest England in summer 2010. The following samples of terrestrial Reference Animals and...

Transport of Lithophile Elements in Magmatic-Hydrothermal Fluids (NERC grant NE/I02349X/1)

Supplementary material received relating to the following papers: Metal complexion and ion hydration in low density hydrothermal fluids: Ab initio molecular dynamics simulation of Cu(I) and Au(I)...

Food testing for hazardous chemicals

The evaluation of analytical methods to detect selected chemical agents in total diet survey samples.

Bacterial diversity (16S rRNA gene) in participant collected household vacuum dust from homes across two bioclimatic regions (UK and Greece), with associated participant questionnaire and trace element data. (NERC Grant NE/T004401/1)

The <250um fraction of 28 household vacuum dust samples were extracted using high throughput isolation of microbial genomic DNA (21 samples from a national campaign within the UK and 7 samples...

Elemental and stable isotope data measured in Eocene foraminiferal calcite from Ocean Drilling Program Site 865 and Tanzanian Drilling Project Site 18 (NERC grants NE/H016457/1, NE/I005870/1, NE/I005595/1)

Elemental and stable isotope data measured in Eocene foraminiferal calcite from Ocean Drilling Program Site 865 and Tanzanian Drilling Project Site 18 published in Edgar et al. (2015) "Assessing...

Major, volatile, and trace element composition, and sulfur isotope ratios of melt inclusions from volcanic arcs

This Excel spreadsheet provides the composition of volcanic glasses (melt inclusions, melt embayment and matrix glasses) analysed as part of NSF-NERC grant "Sulfur Cycling in Subduction Zones". In...

Bowland Shale dataset: field and sample photographs, sample descriptions, microphotographs, x-ray fluorescence, LECO elemental analysis, x-ray diffraction and RockEval pyrolysis from Hind Clough, MHD4 and Cominco S9 (NERC grant NE/L002493/1)

The data were produced by Joe Emmings, NERC-funded PhD student at the University of Leicester and British Geological Survey, between 2014 and 2017. Authors of these data: Joe Emmings a, b; Sarah...

Element ratios of seawater and of aragonite precipitated in vitro from seawater at 25°C over variable pH and seawater saturation state and in the presence and absence of amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid and glycine)

Strontium/calcium, magnesium/calcium, lithium/calcium and boron/calcium ratios of 107 aragonite samples precipitated in vitro using a pH stat titrator using the constant composition technique...

Database of samples collected from carbonatite-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits in Finland, China, and Angola (2023-2024)

Database of samples collected or utilised in the project SCREED: Supergene enrichment of carbonatite-hosted REE deposits. Samples were collected from Sokli (Finland), Miaoya (China), and Longonjo...

Verifying the declared country of origin of timber using Stable Isotope and Trace Element (SITE) fingerprinting, to prevent illegal trade

Report contains data that can be used under Open Government Licence. This project aims to develop techniques and a reference data library that will enable verification of the declared origin of...

Mississippian Bowland Shale dataset: from Hind Clough, Marl Hill 4 (MHD4) and Cominco S9 (Craven Basin, UK). Iron Speciation, total organic carbon and selected major and trace element geochemical data (NERC grant NE/L002493/1)

This dataset was acquired as part of a NERC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD Studentship at the University of Leicester and British Geological Survey between 2014-2018 [grant no....

Major and trace element composition of whole-rock samples from breccias around Mauze and Nkalonje (NERC Grant NE/R013403/1)

The breccia units at the Songwe Hill / Mauze complex are located at, or close to, the contact between nepheline syenite and the surrounding country rock. They are small, the largest comprising an...

Fe-X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (Fe-XANES) spectra from clinopyroxene powders and crystals with known and unknown Fe3+/FeTotal contents with supporting major element compositions from EPMA and crystal orientation data from EBSD

Fe-X-ray Absorption Near Edge Spectroscopy (Fe-XANES) spectra from clinopyroxene powders and crystals with known and unknown Fe3+/FeTotal contents with supporting major element compositions from...

Barents Sea cod stomach contents data (1930-2018)

A new dataset on the diet of Atlantic cod in the Barents Sea from the 1930s to the 2010s. The data, from Norway and the United Kingdom, represents quantitative stomach contents records from more...

Experiences of Food Insecurity amongst Older Londoners before and during COVID-19

Qualitative research with older Londoners undertaken by the GLA exploring: The causes of food insecurity and malnutrition amongst older Londoners, including the impact of coronavirus The...

1930 - 1959 Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) Historic Arctic Survey Series

*Gadus morhua* (Atlantic Cod) stocks in the Barents Sea are currently at levels not seen since the 1950s. Causes for the population increase last century, and understanding of whether such large...

Historic Arctic Survey Series

*Gadus morhua* (Atlantic Cod) stocks in the Barents Sea are currently at levels not seen since the 1950s. Causes for the population increase last century, and understanding of whether such large...