Date (Creation)

2014-03

Citation identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13606906

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University College London	Prof John McArthur	not available	Point of contact
University College London	Prof John McArthur	not available	Principal investigator

Maintenance and update frequency

notApplicable

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

• Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

• Arsenic

• Aquifers

• Groundwater

• Pollution

• Ground water pollution

• NGDC Deposited Data

dataCentre

• NGDC Deposited Data

Keywords

• NERC_DDC

Access constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

no limitations

Other constraints

The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.

Use constraints

Other restrictions

Other constraints

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Other constraints

The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section ( iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.

Language

English

Topic category

• Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

DHAKA [id=498400]

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Geographic identifier

WEST BENGAL [id=487000]

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

End date

2014-03 Before

Supplemental Information

NERC grant NE/G016879/1

Distribution format

Name	Version
Digital document

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item15781

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Other

dataset

Statement

For Lineage information see reports; Tracing recharge to aquifers beneath an Asian megacity with Cl/Br and stable isotopes: the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh by M. A. Hoque & J. M. McArthur & P. K. Sikdar &J. D. Ball & T. N. Molla Palaeosol Control of Arsenic Pollution:The Bengal Basin in West Bengal, India by U. Ghosal, P.K. Sikdar, and J.M. McArthur

Metadata

File identifier

2f690439-96b4-1928-e054-002128a47908 XML

Metadata language

English

Hierarchy level

Dataset

Date stamp

2025-07-04

Metadata standard name

UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version

2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey		enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Point of contact

Dataset URI

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13606906