AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in sediments of the Forth estuary, 2020-2021, and north Aberdeenshire coastline, 2023, Scotland

This dataset comprises the concentrations of organochlorine pesticides (OCs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) measured in bed sediments collected from the Forth estuary in Scotland from November 2020 to July 2021, in addition to the north Aberdeenshire coastline in winter 2023. A total of 146 bed sediment surface samples were collected at a range of depths in the water column (2-57 m) in the Forth estuary, and 9 samples in North Aberdeenshire. In the Forth estuary, two sampling areas were selected, specifically the inner estuary channel (sites west of longitude -2.9) and the outer estuary channel (sites east of longitude -2.9). OCs and PBCs were analysed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). PBDEs were analysed using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). These data were collected as part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded project entitled "Uptake of chemicals from legacy waste sites in coastal food webs and effects on higher predators" (NERC reference NE/T003596/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/475f098c-dcc4-4e77-b57b-8b9bdeb330a3

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, persistent organic pollutant
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Real-world tree attribute input data for 3D fuel modelling in FastFuels from Oregon, USA, 2019

This dataset consists of high-resolution individual tree attributes specifically formatted for 3D fuel modeling and physics-based fire simulation. The primary data resource is a structured inventory of forest vegetation, where each entry represents an individual tree. Key variables include precise spatial coordinates (X, Y, Z), Diameter at Breast Height (DBH), and Total Height (TH). These parameters serve as the foundational inputs required to synthesize complex 3D fuel beds within the FastFuels modeling environment that can be later be used as inputs for wildfire simulation softwares FIRETEC and QUIC-Fire. The data was extracted from terrestrial 3D LiDAR point clouds of a Pinus ponderosa plot scanned with a Riegl-VZ400i TLS scanner in Sycan Marsh, Oregon, USA during the summer of 2019. This resource was developed to provide "ground truth" fuel data for the validation and calibration of next-generation wildfire models, enabling researchers to simulate fire behaviour-such as crown fire initiation and heat flux-with higher physical fidelity. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bc67144d-91c4-446d-8691-248a793bf4f4

Tags: LiDAR, computation fluid dynamics models
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Carbon and nitrogen contents of soil organic matter fractions, soil organic carbon, total soil nitrogen, and soil organic matter of 100 topsoil samples from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2019-2020 v2

Carbon and nitrogen content (g per g soil) of the free-light fraction (LF), the occluded particulate fraction (OF), the mineral associated organic matter fraction (MAOM), the particulate organic matter (POM = LF+OF), soil organic carbon (SOC), total soil nitrogen (TN) and soil organic matter (SOM from loss-on-ignition) of 100 topsoil samples (0-15 cm) from the UKCEH Countryside Survey 2019/20 are presented. Associated and historic soil and vegetation data is available through the Countryside Survey data collection: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/documents/2069de82-619d-4751-9904-aec8500d07e6 Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/29cd5386-bc2e-4d70-a6a5-0d7dc7513dc6

Tags: Soil, Soil organic matter fractionation, UKCEH Countryside Survey, UKSCAPE, mineral-associated organic matter, occluded light fraction, topsoil
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Ammonia concentration and deposition data from a peatland nitrogen pollution experiment, Whim Bog, Scotland, UK, 2002-2022

[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. This dataset contains information ammonia concentration and deposition rates resulting from an experimental setup. An NH3 enhancement experiment was established in an ombrotrophic bog near Edinburgh, UK in 2002. Under suitable wind conditions measured, NH3 is released towards a downwind monitoring transect. Along the monitoring transect, NH3 concentrations in the air are measured using monthly passive samplers. Deposition rates are modelled using a unidirectional resistance model based on measured NH3 concentrations in the air and micrometeorology. The work was supported under the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability (NE/R016429/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0cfcde23-753d-4bf0-81c6-13aea33b2b0f

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, UK-SCAPE , enhancement, field release, moorland, ombrotrophic bog, resistance modelling
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Gut bacterial community, parasite, immunology, morphology, health and fitness data from wild Soay sheep and associated local vegetation and weather data, St Kilda, Scotland, 2019-2022

This is data collected as part of a four-year study of of wild Soay sheep. It includes data collected from individually monitored sheep including measures of gut bacteria community structure, parasites, immunology, morphology, health and fitness. We also collected data on local weather conditions and vegetation in the area the sheep live. The study took place in the Village Bay area of the island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago, off North-West Scotland. Data was collected between 2019 and 2022 inclusive. Data and samples from individual sheep was collected using well-established fieldwork methods that have been used on this population continuously since 1985 as part of a long-term study. Sheep are caught and uniquely marked for identification at birth and then closely monitored throughout the year. Many of the study area animals are caught and measured and blood and faecal samples are taken each summer. Additionally, as part of this project, around 200 animals were faecal sampled regularly across the year by following and collecting samples off the pasture without capture. We used well-established 16S meta-barcoding methods to measure the bacterial community structure from faecal samples, and used methods described in the supplementary info document to measure parasite burden and immune phenotypes in faecal and blood samples, respectively. This data will allow us to test how variation in the gut bacterial community is shaped by genetics and environment, and in turn influences health and fitness, in animals experiencing natural conditions. It was conducted by a collaborative team based at the Universities of Edinburgh, Liverpool, Sheffield and Aberystwyth, the Moredun Research Institute and the James Hutton Institute. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/54f192dd-a9ca-4ecb-9540-a29a17669418

Tags: Soay sheep, bacteria, parasites
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Concentrations of second generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) in Eurasian sparrowhawk livers, 1995-2015 for Great Britain

Data comprise concentrations of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs) in Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) livers found dead in Great Britain between 1995 and 2015. The liver SGARs measured include Bromadiolone, Difenacoum, Brodifacoum, Difethialone, Flocoumafen and sum of SGARs in nanograms per gram-wet weight. The data also include demographic information (Age and Sex) for each bird and location where the bird was found. Members of the public and other interested parties submitted Sparrowhawks to the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) after being found dead. The collection, examination, and archiving of birds and their tissues was conducted by the PBMS and supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Contaminants and data analysis was conducted under the CHEMPOP project, NERC grant NE/S000100/1. The UKAS Accredited UK Centre carried out liver analysis for Ecology & Hydrology Lancaster Analytical Chemistry Facility. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1af003b1-2f70-4e45-a31a-b07a5fe6e929

Tags: Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Difenacoum, Difethialone, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Eurasian sparrowhawk, Flocoumafen, Great Britain, Rodenticide, Sum_SGAR
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Organogram of Staff Roles & Salaries

Organogram (organisation chart) showing all staff roles. Names and salaries are also listed for the Senior Civil Servants.

Organogram data is released by all central government departments and their agencies since 2010. Snapshots for 31st March and 30th September are published by 6th June and 6th December each year. The published data is validated and released in CSV format and OGL-licensed for reuse. For more information about this series, see: http://guidance.data.gov.uk/organogram-data.html

Organization: Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
UKGEOS Glasgow groundwater and surface water chemistry dataset release (2022-2024)

This dataset contains surface water and groundwater chemistry data of 111 samples - 41 surface waters, 63 groundwater, and 7 groundwater duplicates - collected at the UK Geoenergy Observatory (UKGEOS) in Glasgow, between 20 September 2022 and 12 January 2024 by the British Geological Survey (BGS), as part of the monitoring programme at the Glasgow research facility (https://www.ukgeos.ac.uk/glasgow-observatory). Samples are from 6 surface water sites, 5 mine water boreholes, and 5 environmental monitoring boreholes and were analysed at BGS and other laboratories. It includes the following parameters: field measurements of redox potential (ORP), pH, dissolved oxygen, electrical conductivity, alkalinity and water temperature, as well as chemical analyses of major, minor, and trace elements, non-purgeable organic carbon (NPOC), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), oxygen and deuterium isotopes (δ2H and δ18O), carbon isotopes in dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) (δ13CDIC), and – limited to the groundwater samples – ammonium (NH4), reduced iron, dissolved sulphide, dissolved gases radon, methane, ethane and carbon dioxide (Rn, CH4, C2H6, CO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOC). The dataset consists of two excel files: GroundWaterChemData3 and SurfaceWaterChemData4, with an accompanying report by Palumbo-Roe et al. (2025).

Tags: Boreholes, Chemical analysis, Geochemistry, Groundwater, Mine waters, Monitoring, NERC_DDC, Surface waters, Water chemistry
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Public Rights of Way

This dataset displays public rights of way within Wiltshire. Please note: The dataset is a “working copy” of the Definitive Map of public rights of way.  While we try to make sure that the information is accurate, the data should not be regarded as the definitive map and must not be used as a true legal record.
For further information please contact us at definitivemap@wiltshire.gov.uk. 
To view and download data please visit our Open Data Hub. https://wiltshire-council-open-data-hub-wiltscouncil.hub.arcgis.com/

Organization: Wiltshire Council
Organochlorine insecticides and mercury in predatory bird livers (PBMS)

[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. Data comprise concentrations of organochlorine insecticides and mercury in sparrowhawk, kestrel and heron livers taken during post mortem from deceased birds of prey sent into the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) by the public. The data are presented as micrograms of contaminant per gram of liver tissue (wet weight). The PBMS is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain. Levels of contaminants are monitored to determine variations between species and regions, changes over time and effects on individual birds and their populations. The Scheme is currently funded by CEH, Natural England, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e39e3afb-eb90-4a7d-921d-e03b1a0f414d

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Great Britain
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Abundance of Mauritia flexuosa from managed palm swamp sites in Loreto, Peru, 2022-2023

This dataset contains information on the abundance of Mauritia flexuosa sampled in palm swamps managed by the communities of Veinte de Enero and Parinari in Loreto, Peru. Fieldwork was undertaken in August and September 2022 and in August 2023. The data includes abundance data from established 40 forest plots, each 20 m × 100 m, with 5 to 13 plots per management area to quantify the ecological health of each site. In each plot, all individuals of M. flexuosa ≥0.4 m tall were counted and classified into three size classes: short saplings (0.4-1.49 m total height), tall saplings (≥1.5 m total height and without stem or with stem height <1.3 m), and pole stems (≥4 m total height and with stem height ≥1.3 m). For each pole stem, life stage as juvenile (<15 m total height), subadult (≥15 m total height without flowers or fruits), or male/female adult (≥15 m total height with inflorescences or infructescences) was recorded. Sex, the number of racemes with fruits for each female adult individual, and peat thickness were also measured. In this dataset, M. flexuosa populations were assessed to see if they can recover following the introduction of climbing instead of felling the palms for fruit harvesting. The dataset was collected in collaboration with the Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana (IIAP), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and the Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas del Perú (SERNANP). This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grants NE/V018760/1 and NE/V018760/2). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/6d116530-2c6a-4f28-8d42-65100a582ca1

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Chemical contaminants and shell index values for gannet eggs

This dataset gives concentrations of chemical contaminants in the contents of eggs collected from colonies of the northern gannet, Morus bassanus, in the United Kingdom. The majority of eggs analysed are from colonies on Ailsa Craig (Firth of Clyde) and Bass Rock (Firth of Forth) and have been collected since 1971. The study examined 658 eggs collected between 1971 and 2009. Eggs analysed by the PBMS are collected by licensed collectors. Contaminants measured include organochlorine pesticides, total mercury, total PCBs and, for recent years, individual PCB congeners. The PBMS is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain. Levels of contaminants are monitored to determine variations between species and regions, changes over time and effects on individual birds and their populations. The Scheme is funded by CEH, Natural England, the Environment Agency (EA) and the Campaign for Responsible Rodenticide Use (CRRU). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/2ddf56e5-fbcd-48a3-b4a5-fe2a7d5c90a4

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) in UK sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) livers. Data from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS)

Data on concentrations of PBDEs found in the livers of 59 sparrowhawks that had died in the UK between 1998 and 2009. Samples were selected from the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) Archive. Archived livers from birds that had died between 1998 and 2009 from central England, directly east and within 250 km of the Welsh border, were analysed. Data are presented as one table and two supporting files containing metadata. The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1c4f835c-d243-4593-a9b4-71410b9b4bf0

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Sparrowhawk, bird of prey, liver
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Flame retardants in the livers of the Eurasian otter collected from Scotland between 2013 and 2015 (PBMS)

Data comprise concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) determined using Gas Chromatograph - Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) in the liver tissue of a small sample of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) that died in Scotland between 2013 and 2015. The otters analysed included adult and sub-adult males and females although there were insufficient sample numbers to test for differences among demographic groups. Otter liver tissue collected during post mortem by Cardiff University Otter Project (from otters found deceased) was analysed for the Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme by the CEH Lancaster Analytical Chemistry Facility. The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS; http://pbms.ceh.ac.uk/) is the umbrella project that encompasses the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology's National Capability contaminant monitoring and surveillance work on avian predators. By monitoring sentinel vertebrate species, the PBMS aims to detect and quantify current and emerging chemical threats to the environment and in particular to vertebrate wildlife. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9371ce24-7a5a-4964-93bf-884b42fd5fc3

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Chemical contaminants in White-tailed sea eagle eggs - Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS)

Data from analyses of addled and deserted sea eagle eggs collected by licensed collectors in Scotland. Contaminants reported include polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides or their persistent metabolites, and a range of metals and metaloids. The white-tailed sea eagle has been re-introduced to a number of Scottish Islands since the 1980s. The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme (PBMS) is a long-term, national monitoring scheme that quantifies the concentrations of contaminants in the livers and eggs of selected species of predatory and fish-eating birds in Britain. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/72ed6237-aedf-43a7-b9e3-eef95320a2bb

Tags: Al, Aldrin, As, Brodifacoum, Bromadiolone, Cd, Chlorophacinone, Co, Coumatetralyl, Cu, DDE, DDT, Dieldrin, Difenacoum, Diphacinone, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Fe, Flocoumafen, HCH, HEOD, Hepox, Hg, Lindane, Mn, Mo, Ni, PCBs, POPs, Pb, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Residue, Se, Sn, TDE, TEQ, Toxic Equivalent, Warfarin, Zn, biometric, contaminant, egg shell index, manganese, metals, molybdenum, nickel, predatory birds, rodenticides, sea eagle, toxic
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
dddc brownfield sites

We are required by Government to have a Brownfield Land Register in place by the 31st December 2017 showing a list of previously developed sites that are available and potentially suitable for housing development across the District.  Once we have the Register in place it will be maintained and reviewed at least once a year to make sure it is up to date.

http://www.derbyshiredales.gov.uk/planning-a-building-control/planning-policy/2571-brownfield-land-register

Organization: Derbyshire Dales District Council
UK Depopulation report in compliance with Article 18 (4) of retained EU Council Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing

UK Depopulation report in compliance with Article 18 (4) of retained EU Council Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing. 

The published depopulation results are from England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland currently makes its own return to the EU commission.  

Data on operations carried out for the purpose of killing animals for public health, animal health, animal welfare or environmental reasons under the supervision of the competent authority is collated from the devolved authorities for Scotland, England and Wales by the APHA. 

The report must be updated annually as retained EU Regulation 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing requires the competent authority to publish a report on the depopulation operations carried out during the previous year, by 30 June.


Organization: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratories (NIGL) project records (nonGeographicDataset)

NIGL (NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratories) is a comprehensive stable and radiogenic isotope laboratory facility that undertakes environmental, life, archaeological and earth science research, and educates and trains PhD students, in a collaborative research environment. This dataset contains project records undertaken by NIGL since its formation in 1987. It includes projects approved by the NERC Isotope Geoscience Facilities Steering Committee, projects with BGS, BAS and other NERC institutes, and commercial work.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Alcohol Duties Factsheet

The Alcohol Duties Factsheet provides information on for alcoholic drinks - spirits, wine, beer and cider.  The factsheet contains historic series of the amounts of goods cleared, the amount of duty collected and taxation on alcohol in the UK. The factsheet also provides information on alcohol duty rates for the European countries.

Source agency: HM Revenue and Customs

Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics

Language: English

Alternative title: Alcohol Duties Factsheet

Organization: HM Revenue and Customs
Green Deal/ECO and home insulation levels in Great Britain statistics

<p>This release presents statistics on the number of Green Deal assessments, and the number and type of energy efficiency measures installed; the release includes estimates of the number of homes with loft insulation and cavity wall insulation previously published in the statistical release Home insulation levels in Great Britain Source agency: Energy and Climate Change</p>


Tags: Environment, eco, energy
Organization: Cambridgeshire Insight
Understanding consanguinity-related child deaths

This report draws on data from the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) to investigate deaths in children related to consanguinity and chromosomal, genetic and congenital anomalies, and to draw out learning and recommendations for service providers and policymakers.

​This NCMD thematic report analyses child mortality due to chromosomal, genetic and congenital anomalies, or where the child is known to have consanguineous parents; investigates factors associated with these deaths; and identifies common themes, to help inform policymakers, commissioners, those providing services to children and young people, and those involved in reviewing deaths of children and young people.

Organization: Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
DSIT: Senior officials business expenses, hospitality and meetings

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) publishes details of senior officials’ business expenses and hospitality and the permanent secretary’s meetings on a quarterly basis. The data includes permanent secretary's meetings with external organisations. The external meetings data also covers the Government Chief Scientific Adviser as this post is graded at permanent secretary level. 
Previous data was published under BEIS.

Organization: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology