Hydrocarbon and microbial community data from contaminated beaches in Salamina and the Athens Riviera following the Agia Zoni II Oil Spill (2017-2018)

These data were collected from surface sediments (0-5 cm) at sites located along the Athens Riviera and Salamina coastline, Greece. The sediments came from both oil-contaminated (via Agia Zoni II oil-spill) and uncontaminated sites and were first collected between September 2017 and April 2018. For sediments taken at each site, data includes hydrocarbon concentrations (alkanes and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)), absolute microbial abundance (by Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)) of Bacteria, Archaea, and Fungi, and 16S rRNA amplicon libraries of Bacteria and Archaea. Additionally, nutrient concentrations (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, silicate, and phosphate) were measured from seawater samples taken at the same sites.

This study was conducted by the University of Essex, in partnerships with Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation and Cranfield University, and funded by the National Environmental Research Council and EnvEast DTP. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53

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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2019-09-10

Dataset Reference Date (): 2019-07-11

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53

Other citation details: Thomas, G.E., Campo, P., Clark, D.R, Coulon, F., Gregson, B.H., Miliou, A., Cameron, T.C., Hepburn, L.J., Whitby, C., McGenity, T.J., McKew, B.A. (2019). Hydrocarbon and microbial community data from contaminated beaches in Salamina and the Athens Riviera following the Agia Zoni II Oil Spill (2017-2018). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53

University of Essex - Dr. Boyd McKew

University of Essex - Thomas, G.E.

Cranfield University - Campo, P.

University of Essex - Clark, D.R

Cranfield University - Coulon, F.

University of Essex - Gregson, B.H.

Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation - Miliou, A.

University of Essex - Cameron, T.C.

University of Essex - Hepburn, L.J.

University of Essex - Whitby, C.

University of Essex - McGenity, T.J.

University of Essex - McKew, B.A.

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

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Environmental risk
Environmental survey
Hydrology
Pollution
Water quality
oil spill
oil pollution
hydrocarbons
environmental biology
remediation
sediments
16S rRNA
coastal

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Thomas, G.E., Campo, P., Clark, D.R, Coulon, F., Gregson, B.H., Miliou, A., Cameron, T.C., Hepburn, L.J., Whitby, C., McGenity, T.J., McKew, B.A. (2019). Hydrocarbon and microbial community data from contaminated beaches in Salamina and the Athens Riviera following the Agia Zoni II Oil Spill (2017-2018). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/acf464dc-be75-41b8-9688-f2ba4037ef53

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Begin date: 2017-09-01

End date: 2018-04-30

Code: WGS 84

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Samples were collected, in triplicate, in sterile 100 ml containers from the coastal surface (0 - 5 cm) sediments. To attain a comprehensive sample of the oil spill, samples were taken from control (non-oil contaminated) and contaminated (oil contaminated) sites along the Athens Riviera and Salamina Island coast, Greece. Samples were initially collected from the Athens Riviera immediately (September 2017) after the oil spill occurred.

Subsequently, samples were collected from both Athens and Salamina in the following months, although there are some missing data points.

The sampling schedule concluded in April 2018.

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Metadata Date: 2022-05-18T12:37:40

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