Maps of heavy metals in the soils of the EU, based on LUCAS 2009 HM data

Detailed maps of heavy metals in the EU27 (EU-28 except Croatia), based on topsoil HM data from LUCAS 2009
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Author - Contributors: 
Gergely Toth et al.
Year: 
2018

This dataset contains detailed maps of heavy metals in the EU27 (EU-28 except Croatia), as documented in the article "Maps of heavy metals in the soils of the European Union and proposed priority areas for detailed assessment" by Gergely Tóth, Tamás Hermann, Gábor Szatmári and László Pásztor, in Science of The Total Environment, Volume 565, 15 September 2016, Pages 1054-1062.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716310452#!

Maps for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Mn, Sb, Co and Ni concentrations in European topsoil.

Important note: the mentioned paper refers in some point to a "Zn" map; this is an error and should be read as "Mn".

For each of these maps: also a map of prediction error variance, as described in the article.

Format: TIFF

Resolution: 1km

Spatial reference: ETRS89_LAEA_Europe

Geographical cover: EU27 (EU-28 except Croatia)

The unit of measurement: mg/kg for As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Mn, Sb. Co and Ni, with detection limits 2.84, 0.07, 0.32, 0.26, 0.00005, 1.16, 2.12, 0.81, 0.15 and 0.27 mg/kg respectively.

Note that the original LUCAS HM point data are not available to the public, while the general topsoil point properties can be retrieved from:

https://esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu/content/lucas-2009-topsoil-data

Important updates

For the Copper map (Cu), we recommend to download also the 'Copper distribution in topsoils in the European Union'  which could be considered to be a more complete dataset and which was published recently (2018).

For the Mercury map (Hg), we recommend to download also the 'Mercury content in the European Union topsoil'  which could be considered to be a more complete dataset and which was published recently (2021).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Notification:

  1. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in European Soil Data Centre (Sustainable Resources Directorate, JRC Ispra) i
  2. The data were developed for research purposes of the JRC (European Commission). The JRC does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omission in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases.
  3. The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are these data passed to third parties. They can be used for any purpose, including commercial gain.
  4. The data/maps are results of interpolation  and they should be used with care. It is not recommended to use this dataset for qualifying the status of a point (parcel).
  5. The user agrees to:
    • Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates;
    • Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).

 

Reference of source (Citations) :

"Maps of heavy metals in the soils of the European Union and proposed priority areas for detailed assessment" by Gergely Tóth, Tamás Hermann, Gábor Szatmári and László Pásztor, in Science of The Total Environment, Volume 565, 15 September 2016, Pages 1054-1062.

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L., “European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements”; (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003
  • European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre