Contaminant Concentrations in Salish Sea Seaweeds Dataset.xlsx

This dataset contains concentrations of metals and organic contaminants from the edible seaweeds <i>Fucus distichus</i>, <i>Fucus spiralis</i>, and <i>Nereocystis luetkeana</i> that were collected from the Salish Sea in the summer of 2015. It includes data summarized in the “Chemical Contaminant Levels in Edible Seaweeds of the Salish Sea and Implications for their Consumption” by J.L. Hahn, K.L. Van Alstyne, J.K. Gaydos, L.K. Wallis, J.E. West, G.M. Ylitalo, R.H. Poppenga, J.L. Bolton, S.J. Hollenhorst, D. McBride, and R. Sofield, which has been submitted to <i>Plos One</i>, as well as additional unpublished data. When citing this data set, please also cite the <i>Plos One</i> paper, if appropriate. Information about the collection of the seaweeds and measurement of contaminants is available in the <i>PLoS One</i> paper.