Element concentrations in water, soil and sediment samples from the Wulka River catchment

Content

The dataset contains the concentration of multiple elements in water samples taken during high-flow events in the Wulka River and two of its tributaries, and sediment and soil samples from its catchment.

Context and methodology

This dataset accompanies a publication where details regarding methods can be found.

The following elements were analysed some or all of the samples: Li, K, Rb, Ba, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Ti, Zr, V, Nb, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, Tl, Pb, As, Sb, Bi, Se, Sr, U, N, P.

Additionally, loss on ignition (for solid samples) and suspended solids concentrations (for water samples) are included.

The analytical thresholds are reported with the data: Level of Detection (LOD) and Level of Quantitation (LOQ)

Samples were collected in the years 2021/2022

The Wulka River is a medium-sized river in eastern Austria and the only significant tributary to Lake Neusiedl.

Technical details

Data consists of 3 CSV files, one file for river water samples, soil samples and sediment samples each.

In the tables, columns are separated by the semicolon, the dot is used as  decimal separator.

For further details, check the publication:

"Dynamics of potentially toxic elements in small rivers during high-flow events" by Steffen Kittlaus, Radmila Milačič Ščančar, Katarina Kozlica, Nikolaus Weber, Jörg Krampe, Matthias Zessner, Ottavia Zoboli, submitted to the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology.