Aquatic Insect Adult Metals Dataset: Urban and Forested Watersheds in the Piedmont of NC - 2021-2022

This dataset reports concentrations of 6 target trace metals (copper, zinc, nickel, lead, chromium, and selenium) in unfiltered water, emergent aquatic adult insects (by family), biofilm mats (predominately algae), and tree roots submerged under stream water. Biological and water samples were collected from three streams in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, USA: a wastewater dominated site (Ellerbe Creek, near the USGS gage at Glen Road ), a stormwater dominated site (Ellerbe Creek, near the USGS gage on Club Blvd), and a stream draining a predominately forested watershed (New Hope Creek, near a StreamPULSE site at Hollow Rock Preserve). This data was submitted for publication in a manuscript that explores how metals are transported by aquatic emergent insects from stream ecosystems into terrestrial food webs.

本数据集记录了6种目标痕量金属（铜、锌、镍、铅、铬、硒）在未过滤水体、按科分类的水生羽化成虫、以藻类为主的生物膜垫以及浸没于溪流水体中的树木根系中的浓度。
生物样本与水体样本采集自美国北卡罗来纳州皮埃蒙特地区的三条溪流：以废水为主要污染源的点位（埃勒比溪（Ellerbe Creek），位于格伦路美国地质调查局（USGS）水文监测站附近）、以雨水径流为主要污染源的点位（埃勒比溪（Ellerbe Creek），位于俱乐部大道美国地质调查局水文监测站附近），以及流经以森林为主的流域的溪流（新希望溪（New Hope Creek），位于霍洛洛克保护区内的StreamPULSE监测站点附近）。
本数据集相关数据已提交至一篇待发表的学术手稿，该手稿探讨了水生羽化成虫如何将金属从溪流生态系统输送至陆地食物网。