Sedimentological and geochemical data in bed sediments from a tropical river-estuary system impacted by a developing megacity, Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam

• Main Authors: David Noncent, Emilie Strady, Julien Némery, Nguyen Thanh-Nho, Hervé Denis, Brice Mourier, Marc Babut, Truong An Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Tuyet Nguyen, Cyril Marchand, Marc Desmet, Anh Tu Tran, Joanne Aimé, Nicolas Gratiot, Quoc Tuc Dinh, Phuoc Dan Nguyen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-08-01
• Series: Data in Brief
• Subjects: Grain size distribution; Trace metal; Carbon; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Enrichment factor
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340920308325

Sedimentological and geochemical data were obtained for bed sediments from a tropical estuary environment in Vietnam in October 2014, January 2016, and November 2016. The data include grain-size distribution, percentage of clay, silt and sand, percentage of organic matter, concentration of total particulate phosphorus (TPP), concentration of particulate inorganic phosphorus (PIP), concentration of particulate organic phosphorus (POP), percentage of total nitrogen (TN), percentage of total carbon (TC), trace metals concentrations (V, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Mo, Cd, Pb) and major elements (Al, Fe, Mn). Geochemical indexes (Enrichment factor EF and Geo-accumulation Index I-geo) and sediment quality guideline (mean Effect Range Median quotients) were calculated.