Concentration dataset for 4 essential and 5 non-essential elements in fish collected in Arctic and sub-Arctic territories of the Nenets Autonomous and Arkhangelsk regions of Russia

• Published in: Data in Brief
• Main Authors: Nikita Sobolev, Evert Nieboer, Andrey Aksenov, Tatiana Sorokina, Valery Chashchin, Dag G. Ellingsen, Yulia Varakina, Elena Plakhina, Dmitry Kotsur, Anna Kosheleva, Yngvar Thomassen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics; R858-859.7; Science (General); Q1-390; Arctic; Arkhangelsk; nenets
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104631; https://doaj.org/article/58a215384a164fdaabfaf107129fbebc

The raw concentration data for the research article entitled “Essential and non-essential trace elements in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the European Russian Arctic” (Sobolev et al., 2019) [1] are herein presented. Fifteen fish species were collected in the Nenets Autonomous and Arkhangelsk Regions of the Russian Federation and were analysed for 9 elements (As, Cd, Co, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Se and Zn). The sampling sites were located in the European parts of the Russian Arctic and sub-Arctic territories. Within these territories, Nenets indigenous peoples commonly catch and consume local fish. Based on questionnaire data, local fish sources constituted ∼ 90% of the total fish consumed by endemic individuals living in these regions. The data summarized in this publication fill a gap in knowledge. Keywords: Essential and toxic elements, Indigenous people, Russian Arctic