Sediment core major elements collected in the Adriatic, Ionian Sea and Otranto Strait during MATER Project
Data set information
| Query EDMED |
| General | |
| Data holding centre | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Country | United Kingdom  |
| Time period | From March 1997 to August 1997 |
| Ongoing | No |
| Geographical area | Southern Adriatic Sea, Otranto Strait, Ionian Sea |
| Observations | |
| Parameters | Inorganic chemical composition of sediment or rocks |
| Instruments | X-ray fluorescence analysers |
| Description | |
| Summary | XRF analysis on fused discs (majors) and pressed sediment discs (minors) to assess temporal variations including anthropogenic heavy metal inputs and the effects of burial diagenesis on the composition of sediments. |
| Originators | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Availability | |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Availability | By negotiation |
| Contact | Secretariat |
| Address | University of Edinburgh, Department of Geology and Geophysics |
| Telephone | +44 (0)131 535 4051 |
| info@geos.ed.ac.uk | |
| Administration | |
| Collating centre | British Oceanographic Data Centre |
| Local identifier | 1007004 |
| Global identifier | 249 |
| Last revised | 2009-11-30 |
