murray: The Murray smelter site dataset

murrayR Documentation

The Murray smelter site dataset

Description

The dataset consists of soil samples collected in and around the vacant, industrially contaminated, Murray smelter site (Utah, USA). This area was polluted by airborne emissions and the disposal of waste slag from the smelting process. A total of 253 locations were included in the study, and soil samples were taken from each location. Each georeferenced sample point is a pool composite of four closely adjacent soil samples in which the concentration of the heavy metals arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) was determined.

Usage

data(murray)

Format

A data frame with 253 observations on the following 5 variables.

As

arsenic concentrations measurements.

Pb

lead concentrations measurements.

xpos

x-coordinates.

ypos

y-coordinates.

quad

a factor where numbers indicate different sub-regions within the area.

Source

Griffith, D., Paelinck, J.H.P. (2011). Non-Standard Spatial Statistics. Springer, New York.


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