Product catalogue
Australian Groundwater Hydrochemistry Data Collection
Hydrochemistry data for Australian groundwater, including field and laboratory measurements of chemical parameters (electrical conductivity (EC), potential of hydrogen (pH), redox potential, and dissolved oxygen), major and minor ions, trace elements, nutrients, pesticides, isotopes and organic chemicals. <
<b>Value: </b>The chemical properties of groundwater are key parameters to understand groundwater systems and their functions. Groundwater chemistry information includes the ionic and isotopic composition of the water, representing the gases and solids that are dissolved in it. Hydrochemistry data is used to understand the source, flow, and interactions of groundwater samples with surface water and geological units, providing insight into aquifer characteristics. Hydrochemistry information is key to determining the quality of groundwater resources for societal, agricultural, industrial and environmental applications. Insights from hydrochemical analyses can be used to assess a groundwater resource, the impact of land use changes, irrigation and groundwater extraction on regional groundwater quality and quantity, assess prospective mineral exploration targets, and determine how groundwater interacts with surface water in streams and lakes.
<b>Scope: </b>The database was inaugurated in 2016 with hydrochemical data collected over the Australian landmass by Geoscience Australia and its predecessors, and has expanded with regional and national data. It has been in the custodianship of the hydrochemists in Geoscience Australia's Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division and its predecessors.
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Identification info
- Date (Creation)
- 2016-06-07
- Date (Publication)
- 2022-04-04T22:42:51
- Citation identifier
- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/144638
- Citation identifier
- Digital Object Identifier/https://doi.org/10.26186/144638
- Cited responsible party
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice
- Purpose
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These data sets are useful to government for evidence-based decision making on natural resources. These dataset are the input data used by hydrogeologists and geoscientists in government, industry and academia for water resource assessments, groundwater use assessments, bioregional assessments, baseline studies and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act compliance.
- Status
- On going
- Point of contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
External Contact Point of contact Carey, H.
MEG Internal Contact
- Spatial representation type
- Topic category
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- Geoscientific information
Extent
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- Maintenance and update frequency
- Annually
Resource format
- Title
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Product data repository: Various Formats
- Protocol
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FILE:DATA-DIRECTORY
- Name of the resource
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Data Store directory containing the digital product files
- Description
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Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes
- theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
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Inorganic Geochemistry
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GEOCHEMISTRY
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Geochemistry not elsewhere classified
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Organic Geochemistry
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EARTH SCIENCES
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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HVC_144638
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HVC - High Value Collection
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DC2020
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Hydrochemistry
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Hydrogeology
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Exploring for the future
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EFTF
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Published_External
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Resource constraints
- Title
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
- Alternate title
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CC-BY
- Edition
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4.0
- Access constraints
- License
- Use constraints
- License
Resource constraints
- Title
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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem
- Edition date
- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
Distribution Information
- Distributor contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Distributor Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice facsimile
- OnLine resource
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View catalogue records associated with this collection
View catalogue records associated with this collection
- Distribution format
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Resource lineage
- Statement
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<b>Source: </b>Field measurements by Geoscience Australia GA) staff and laboratory analyses of water samples collected by GA and collaborators<br />
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<b>Form: </b>Database <br />
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This Collection record was created to enhance the discoverability and management of the individual products contained in the collection. See the individual eCat records for product specific lineage.
Reference System Information
- Reference system identifier
- EPSG/GDA94 (EPSG:4283)
Metadata constraints
- Title
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Australian Government Security Classification System
- Edition date
- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
- Classification
- Unclassified
Metadata
- Metadata identifier
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urn:uuid/56301ea6-00fa-410d-920b-d6436bad0d16
- Title
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GeoNetwork UUID
- Language
- English
- Character encoding
- UTF8
- Contact
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Point of contact Carey, H.
MEG Internal Contact
Type of resource
- Resource scope
- Collection
- Name
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Geoscience Australia (GA) High Value Collection
Alternative metadata reference
- Title
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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with
uuid
- Citation identifier
- eCatId/144638
- Date info (Creation)
- 2021-01-06T22:40:52
- Date info (Revision)
- 2021-01-06T22:40:52
Metadata standard
- Title
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
- Title
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ISO 19115-1:2014
Metadata standard
- Title
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ISO 19115-3
- Title
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
- Edition
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Version 2.0, September 2018
- Citation identifier
- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551