AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
CMAQv5.1 with new dust AQS Hourly site compare files

CMAQv5.1 with a new dust module AQS Hourly sitex files containing hourly paired model/ob data for the AQS network. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Foroutan, H., J. Young, S. Napelenok, L. Ran, W. Appel, R. Gilliam, and J. Pleim. Development and evaluation of a physics-based windblown dust emission scheme implemented in the CMAQ modeling system.   Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, 9(1): 585-608, (2017).

Tags: cmaq, emission-parametrization, surface-roughness, windblown-dust
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Comparison of In Vitro Estrogenic Activity and Estrogen Concentrations in Source and Treated Waters from 25 Drinking Water Treatment Plants.

Compares results of bioassay with hormones measured using analytical chemistry. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Conley, J., H. Mash , N. Evans , K. Schenck , L. Rosenblum, S. Glassmeyer , E.T. Furlong, D.W. Kolpin, and V. Wilson. Comparison of in vitro estrogenic activity and estrogen concentrations in source and treated waters from 25 U.S. drinking water treatment plants.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS,  N/A, (2016).

Tags: drinking-water, effect-based-monitoring, estrogen, in-vitro-bioassay, microorganisms, per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances, pharmaceuticals, source-water, t47d-kbluc, water-quality
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The importance of quality control in validating concentration of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking water samples.

Overview of the quality assurance and quality control that supports the data analysis across all papers. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Batt , A., E. Furlong, H. Mash , S. Glassmeyer , and D. Kolpin. The importance of quality control in validating concentrations of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking water samples..   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS, 579: 1618-1628, (2017).

Tags: drinking-water, mass-spectrometry, microorganisms, per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances, pharmaceuticals, source-water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the Unites States: Pharmaceuticals

Data from pharmaceutical paper. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Furlong, E., A. Batt, S. Glassmeyer, M. Noriega, D. Kolpin, H. Mash, and K. Schenck. Nationwide reconnaissance of contaminants of emerging concern in source and treated drinking waters of the United States: Pharmaceuticals.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS, 579: 1629–1642, (2017).

Tags: drinking-water, microorganisms, per-and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances, pharmaceuticals, source-water
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
amphibian_biomarker_data

Amphibian metabolite data used in Snyder, M.N., Henderson, W.M., Glinski, D.G., Purucker, S. T., 2017. Biomarker analysis of american toad (Anaxyrus americanus) and grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles following exposure to atrazine. Aquatic Toxicology, 182(184-193). doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.11.018. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Snyder, M., M. Henderson, D. Glinski, and T. Purucker. Biomarker analysis of American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) and grey tree frog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles following exposure to atrazine..   AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 182: 184-193, (2017).

Tags: amphibians, biomarkers, metabolites, pesticides, support-vector-machines
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
CMAQv5.1 with new dust IMPROVE site compare files

CMAQv5.1 with a new dust module IMPROVE sitex files containing 24-hr (every 3rd day) paired model/ob data for the IMPROVE network. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Foroutan, H., J. Young, S. Napelenok, L. Ran, W. Appel, R. Gilliam, and J. Pleim. Development and evaluation of a physics-based windblown dust emission scheme implemented in the CMAQ modeling system.   Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, 9(1): 585-608, (2017).

Tags: cmaq, emission-parametrization, surface-roughness, windblown-dust
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Data for: Estimation of field-based benchmarks from a background specific conductivity

There are 3 data sets.  Two zip files contain paired biological (benthic macroinvertebrate genera) (Data Biological.zip)  and water quality data (Data Environmental.zip).  These were used to estimate background specific conductivity from these state data and estimate the HC05 using the field based extirpation concentration method (USEPA 2011).  
The zipped files (Griffith ion MG20150729) contains two csv miles with ions summaries and ion and specific conductivity data from the combined EPA survey data. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Cormier, S., L. Zheng, R. Novak, and C. Flaherty. A flow-chart for developing water quality criteria from two field-based methods.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS, 633: 1647-1656, (2018).

Tags: background-conductivity, benthic-macroinvertebrate, field-based-method, specific-conductivity, stream, total-dissolved-solids, water-quality-criteria
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Data for: A field-based model of the relationship between extirpation of salt-intolerant benthic invertebrates and background conductivity

The data is provided in 2 zip files that share site identifiers. One data set contains biological (genus benthic invertebrate) data (Data Biological.zip) and the other contains water quality data (Data Environmental.zip), in particular specific conductivity that were used for analyses. A third zip file( XC95_20161120B-C model.zip) contains the XC95 for each genus for each stage data set in Column F of the .csv files.  Other columns contain effect specific conductivity effect levels determined by other analytical methods such as from generalized additive models (GAM), linear regression models (LRM) or a weighted optimum (WAopt). Column T (Trend) indicates if the XC95 is confident (+), approximate (~), or greater (>) than the XC95.  The pdf files provide plots of either the cumulative frequency distribution or the generalized additive models for each genus in each state data set. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Cormier, S., L. Zheng, and C. Flaherty. A field-based model of the relationship between extirpation of salt-intolerant benthic invertebrates and background conductivity.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS, 633: 1629-1636, (2018).

Tags: background, benthic-macroinvertebrate, conductivity, extirpation, streams, total-dissolved-solids, water-quality
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Evidence of sulfate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation... Wolfe & Wilkin data table vers 1

Data file (.csv) including data plotted in manuscript figures: methane and sulfate concentrations, and stable isotope data for carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, and oxygen. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Wolfe, A., and R. Wilkin. Evidence of sulfate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation within an area impacted by coalbed methane-related gas migration.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, USA, 51: 1901-1909, (2017).

Tags: anaerobic-methane-oxidation, coalbed-methane, gas-migration, groundwater, hydraulic-fracturing, methane, raton-basin
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ScienceHub data set for "Detection of semi-volatile organic compounds in permeable pavement infiltrate"

Observed permeable pavement infiltrate concentrations by  EPA (1996) method 8270C Semivolatile Organic Compounds by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) with selected ion monitoring (SIM). 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
OConnor , T. Detection of semi-volatile organic compounds in permeable pavement infiltrate.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. American Society of Civil Engineers  (ASCE), Reston, VA, USA, 3(2): 999-999, (2017).

Tags: green-infrastructure, infiltrate, permeable-pavement, semi-volatile-organic-compound
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Respiratory Effects and Systemic Stress Response Following Acute Acrolein Inhalation in Rats

This data set is an Excel file pertaining to the study that examined nasal, pulmonary, and systemic effects of acrolein in rats acutely exposed to a range of concentrations.  The different tabs of the spreadsheet pertain to each figure found in the manuscript. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Snow, S., M. McGee, A. Henriquez, J. Richards, M. Schladweiler, A. Ledbetter, and U. Kodavanti. Respiratory Effects and Systemic Stress Response Following Acute Acrolein Inhalation in Rats#.   TOXICOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Society of Toxicology,    158(2): 454-464, (2017).

Tags: acrolein, nasal-injury, neuroendocrine, pulmonary-injury, stress-response
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Conversion of environmental estrone to estradiol by male fathead minnows

This data set describes experiments that were conducted to investigate whether exposure of male fathead minnows to environmentally-relevant estrone concentrations would result in elevated plasma 17β-estradiol concentrations in the fish. Secondly, we sought to establish whether observed elevations in plasma 17β-estradiol occurred as a result of the conversion of external estrone by the fish using an approach involving exposure of the fish to 13C-labeled estrone. Endpoints reported in the dataset include plasma 17β-estradiol and estrone concentrations, plasma vitellogenin concentrations, hepatic vitellogenin mRNA, 13C-labeled plasma 17β-estradiol and estrone concentrations, and testicular and/or hepatic expression of aromatase and several hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases involved in estrone metabolism. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Ankley, G., D. Feifarek, B. Blackwell, J. Cavallin, K. Jensen, M. Kahl, S. Poole, E. Randolph, T. Saari, and D. Villeneuve. Reevaluating the significance of estrone as an environmental estrogen (article).   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, USA, 51: 4705-4713, (2017).

Tags: adverse-outcome-pathway, aquatic-ecosystems, ecotoxicology, endocrine-disruption, environmental-estrogens, estradiol, estrone, screening-and-prioritization
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon in fine particulate matter emitted from burning kerosene, liquid petroleum gas, and wood fuels in household cookstoves

This dataset includes all data in figures in the manuscript and supporting information for the publication entitled "Particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from burning kerosene, liquid petroleum gas, and wood fuels in household cookstoves.". 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Shen, G., W. Preston, S. Ebersviller, C. Williams, J. Faircloth, J. Jetter, and M. Hays. Particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emissions from burning kerosene, liquid petroleum gas, and wood fuels in household cookstoves.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, USA, 31(3): 3081-3090, (2017).

Tags: cookstove, efficiency, emission, emissions, pah, particulate-matter, stove
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Soot, organics, and ultrafine ash from air- and oxy-fired coal combustion

Pulverized bituminous coal was burned in a 10W externally heated entrained flow furnace under air-combustion and three oxy-combustion inlet oxygen conditions (28, 32, and 36%).  Experiments were designed to produce flames with practically relevant stoichiometric ratios (SR=1.2-1.4) and constant residence times (2.3s).  Size-classified fly ash samples were collected, and measurements focused on the soot, elemental carbon (EC), and organic carbon (OC) composition of the total and ultrafine (<0.6µm) fly ash.  Results indicate that although the total fly ash carbon, as measured by loss on ignition, was always acceptably low (<2%) with all three oxy-combustion conditions lower than air-combustion, the ultrafine fly ash for both air-fired and oxy-fired combustion conditions consists primarily of carbonaceous material (50-95%).  Carbonaceous components on particles <0.6µm measured by a thermal optical method showed that large fractions (52-93%) consisted of OC rather than EC, as expected.  This observation was supported by thermogravimetric analysis indicating that for the air, 28% oxy, and 32% oxy conditions, 14-71% of this material may be OC volatilizing between 100 and 550°C with the remaining 29-86% being EC/soot.  However, for the 36% oxy condition, OC may comprise over 90% of the ultrafine carbon with a much smaller EC/soot contribution.  These data were interpreted by considering the effects of oxy-combustion on flame attachment, ignition delay, and soot oxidation of a bituminous coal, and the effects of these processes on OC and EC emissions.  Flame aerodynamics and inlet oxidant composition may influence emissions of organic hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from a bituminous coal.   During oxy-coal combustion, judicious control of inlet oxygen concentration and placement may be used to minimize organic HAP and soot emissions. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Andersen, M., N. Modak, C. Winterrowd, C.W. Lee , W. Roberts, J. Wendt, and B. Linak. Soot, organics and ultrafine ash from air- and oxy-fired coal combustion.   Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam,  NETHERLANDS, 36(3): 4029-4037, (2017).

Tags: elemental-carbon, loss-on-ignition, organic-carbon, oxy-coal-combustion, ultrafine-fly-ash
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Soil processing method journal article supporting data

This study aimed to optimize a previously used indirect processing protocol, which included a series of washing and centrifugation steps. Optimization of the protocol included: identifying an ideal extraction diluent and evaluating variation in the number of wash steps, variation in the initial centrifugation speed, sonication and shaking mechanisms. The optimized protocol was demonstrated at two laboratories in order to evaluate the recovery of spores from loamy and sandy soils. Data supplied are statistical data and were used to help support conclusions and tables in the journal article. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Silvestri, E., D. Feldhake, D. Griffin, J. Lisle, T. Nichols, S. Shah, A. Pemberton, and F. Schaefer. Optimization of a Sample Processing Protocol for Recovery of Bacillus anthracis Spores from Soil  [HS7.52.02 - 514].   JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 130: 6-13, (2016).

Tags: bacillus-anthracis, indirect-processing, loam, sand, soil, spores
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Phthalate SHEDS-HT runs

Inputs and outputs for SHEDS-HT runs of DiNP, DEHP, DBP. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Moreau, M., J. Leonard, K. Phillips, J. Campbell, S. Pendse, C. Nicolas, M. Phillips, M. Yoon, C. Tan, S. Smith, H. Pudukodu, K. Isaacs, and H. Clewell. Using exposure prediction tools to link exposure and dosimetry for risk-based decisions: A case study with phthalates.   CHEMOSPHERE. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 184: 1194-1201, (2017).

Tags: pbpk-reverse-dosimetry, phthalates, sheds-ht
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ingestion of swimming pool water by recreational

Swimming pool water ingestion data. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Dufour, A., L. Wymer, M. Magnuson, T. Behymer, and R. Cantu. Ingestion of Swimming Pool Water by Recreational Swimmers.   JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH. IWA Publishing, London,  UK, 15(3): 1-10, (2017).

Tags: cyanuric-acid, swimming, water, water-ingestion
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Phthalate Intakes

Compilation of literature-reported intake values of phthalates; specifically dibutyl phthalate (DBP), bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate, and diisononyl phthalate (DiNP). 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Moreau, M., J. Leonard, K. Phillips, J. Campbell, S. Pendse, C. Nicolas, M. Phillips, M. Yoon, C. Tan, S. Smith, H. Pudukodu, K. Isaacs, and H. Clewell. Using exposure prediction tools to link exposure and dosimetry for risk-based decisions: A case study with phthalates.   CHEMOSPHERE. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 184: 1194-1201, (2017).

Tags: pbpk-reverse-dosimetry, phthalate-intakes, phthalates
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Field-based methods for evaluating the annual maximum specific conductivity tolerated by freshwater invertebrates

Data includes chemical and biological samples from Ecoregion 69 in West Virginia. eco69_dupchem.csv:  1. Station-year with at least 6 conductivity samples, one in the spring and one in the summer. bio.sample69.csv: Final Criteria dataset for ecoregion 69 by excluding: 1. Non-biology samples, 2. Removed no-conductivity record; 4. removed pH <=6 samples; 5. removed high Cl sites (SO4+HCO3 < CL).  ss.csv: Source:WVDEP Crosstabed genus X sample matrix for Ecoregion 69 and 70. 1. Remove ambiguous taxa; 2. Remove non-reference taxa in these two ecoregions in WV data set. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Cormier, S., C. Flaherty, and L. Zheng. Field-based method for evaluating the annual maximum specific conductivity tolerated by freshwater invertebrates.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS, 633: 1637-1646, (2018).

Tags: benthic-macroinvertebrate, conductivity, criterion-maximum
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Data Set for: Step-by-Step Calculation and Spreadsheet Tools for Predicting Stressor Levels that Extirpate Genera and Species

The data includes measured data from Ecoregions 69 and 70 in West Virginia.  Paired biological and chemical grab samples are included.  These data were used to estimate SC extirpation concentration  (XC95) for benthic invertebrate genera.  Also included are cumulative frequency distribution plots, scatter plots fitted with generalized additive models, and biogeographical maps of observations of each genus.
The metadata and full data set is available in Supplemental Appendices S4 and S5, respectively. The output of 176 XC95 values from Ecoregions 69 and 70 are provided in Supplemental Appendix S6. Supplemental Appendix S7 depicts the probability of observing a genus for discrete ranges of SC. Supplemental Appendix S8 depicts the proportion of occurrence of a genus for discrete ranges of SC. Supplemental Appendix S9 shows the biogeographic distributions of the genera included in the data set. We also discuss limitations of this method to help avoid misinterpretations and inferential errors.  A data dictionary is provided in Cond_DataFileColumnMetada-20161221. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Cormier, S., L. Zheng, E. Leppo, and A. Hamilton. Step-by-Step Calculation and Spreadsheet Tools for Predicting Stressor Levels that Extirpate Genera and Species.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. Allen Press, Inc., Lawrence, KS, USA, 14(2): 174-180, (2018).

Tags: conductivity, dissolved-minerals, excel-tool, extirpation
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical concentrations, exposures, health risks by census tract from National Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA)

Chemical concentrations, exposures, health risks by census tract for the United States from National Scale Air Toxics Assessment (NATA). 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Huang, H., and T. Barzyk. Connecting the Dots: Linking Environmental Justice Indicators to Daily Dose Model Estimates.   International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel,  SWITZERLAND, 14(1): 1-15, (2017).

Tags: average-daily-dose, cumulative-risk-assessment, susceptibility, vulnerability
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Weight of evidence evaluation of a network of adverse outcome pathways linking activaiton of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in honey bees to colony death

Ongoing honey bee colony losses are of significant international concern because of the essential role these insects play in pollinating many high nutrient crops, such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts.  Both chemical and non-chemical stressors have been implicated as possible contributors to colony failure; however, the potential role(s) of commonly-used neonicotinoid insecticides has emerged as particularly concerning. Neonicotinoids act on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the central nervous system to eliminate target pest insects. However, mounting evidence indicates that these neonicotinoids also may adversely affect beneficial pollinators, such as the honey bee (Apis mellifera), via impairments on learning and memory, and ultimately foraging success. The specific mechanisms linking activation of the nAChR to adverse effects on learning and memory are uncertain. Additionally, clear connections between observed impacts on individual bees and colony level effects are lacking. The objective of this review was to develop adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) as a means to evaluate the biological plausibility and empirical evidence supporting (or refuting) the linkage between activation of the physiological target site, the nAChR, and colony level consequences. Development of AOPs has led to the identification of research gaps which, for example, may be of high priority in understanding how perturbation of pathways involved in neurotransmission can adversely affect normal colony functions, causing colony instability and subsequent bee population failure. A putative AOP network was developed, laying the foundation for further insights as to the role of combined chemical and non-chemical stressors in impacting bee populations. Insights gained from the putative AOP network assembly, which more realistically represents multi-stressor impacts on honey bee colonies, are promising toward understanding common sensitive nodes in key biological pathways and identifying where mitigation strategies may be focused to reduce colony losses. This dataset is not publicly accessible because: No data, literature review only. It can be accessed through the following means: N/A. Format: N/A. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
LaLone, C., D. Villeneuve, J. Wu-Smart, R. Milsk, K. Sappington, K. Garber, J. Housenger, and G. Ankley. Weight of evidence evaluation of a network of adverse outcome pathways linking activation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in honey bees to colony death.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM,  NETHERLANDS, 584: 751–775, (2017).

Tags: adverse-outcome-pathway, adverse-outcome-pathway-network, bees, cross-species-extrapolation, ecotoxicology, honey-bee, multiple-stressors, neonicotinoids, networks, screening-and-prioritization, weight-of-evidence
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWCA 2011 Soil Chemistry - Data

NWCA 2011 Soil Chemistry Data. 

This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Nahlik, A., and M.S. Fennessy. Carbon storage in US wetlands.   Nature Communications. Nature Publishing Group, London,  UK, 7: 1-9, (2016).

Tags: carbon, climate-change, national-aquatic-resource-surveys, national-wetland-condition-assessment, soil-data, wetlands
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency