Data · dataset · 2025
Mercury and methylmercury concentration in tar contaminated sediments along the coast of Qatar
Listed in Teesside University Research Data Repository
One of the pollutants that impacts the coastal environment of Qatar is the vast expanse of oil residue, ‘tarmats’ deposited on its beaches.
Description
The current study aimed to gauge the concentration levels of total mercury (THg), methylmercury (CH3-Hg), and total sulfur (TS) in tarmat contaminated sediments and test their presence in select coastal species. Seven biota species under three classes (Gastropoda, Bivalvia, and Crustacea) have been found on the tarmat of Ras Rakan and Umm-Tais islands.
Layers of hard asphalt-like tarmats and sediments samples were collected from 34 sites, along the coast of Qatar. Moreover, the Biota Sediment Accumulation Factor (BSAF) was calculated for THg and CH3-Hg through sentinel species.
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Where it is published
- DOI doi.org/10.17632/fsfpfjkh9y.1 ↗
DOI / persistent id · from researchdata tees ac uk
Catalogue records · 1
- OAI-PMH record data.mendeley.com/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_dc&identifier=oai%3Adata… ↗
metadata API · from researchdata tees ac uk
Topics
- From keywords
- Earth & Environmental Science · Ocean & Atmospheric Science
Provenance · 1 source records, 7 field assertions
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| Teesside University Research Data Repository | oai:data.mendeley.com/fsfpfjkh9y.1 | 8 h ago | JSON v1 |
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| access_level | source · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:earth-environmental | mapping · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[field].local:field:ocean-atmospheric | mapping · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/description |
| license | source · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/rights |
| publication_date | source · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | |
| title | source · researchdata tees ac uk | connector:researchdata_tees_ac_uk@1.0.0 | /metadata/dc/title |