Macquarie Island soil property data - January to March, 2013
Soil cores were collected from numerous locations across the Macquarie Island Isthmus to test the residual toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons in sub-Antarctic soils. Replicate samples were collected from each location and a single sample was collected from 50cm depth below the surface. Soil samples...
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Online Access: | https://researchdata.ands.org.au/macquarie-island-soil-march-2013/699137 https://doi.org/10.4225/15/57BA600181524 https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4135_soil_properties http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-617536 |
Summary: | Soil cores were collected from numerous locations across the Macquarie Island Isthmus to test the residual toxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons in sub-Antarctic soils. Replicate samples were collected from each location and a single sample was collected from 50cm depth below the surface. Soil samples were collected in plastic sample jars. Column labels Sample - Unique numerical sample identifier Location - Location identifier code Easting - easting (m) Northing - northing (m) Depth - Depth of collection (cm) below surface % Organic - Organic matter determined by loss on ignition at 550 degrees centigrade % 2mm - Proportion of sample by mass with particle size greater than 2mm determined by dry sieving % 63 um - Proportion of sample by mass with particle size greater than 63 micron, less than 2mm determined by dry sieving % less than 63 um - Proportion of sample by mass with particle size less than 63 micron determined by dry sieving % Water - Proportion of water in field collected sample, determined by loss of mass after drying at 80deg C until constant weight Cond uS/cm - Electrical conductivity of soil determined using field conductivity probe after addition of milli-Q water and shaking for 2 h pH - pH of soil determined using field pH probe after addition of milli-Q water and shaking for 2 h |
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