Description of suspended sediment and soil samples database: measured properties associated metadata

<p>From the perspective of open science, this dataset includes data and metadata of soil and suspended sediment samples collected across three catchments in Martinique (French West Indies) : Galion river catchment, L&eacute;zarde river catchment and Sal&eacute;e river catchment. During one year (June 2022 - July 2023), suspended sediment samplers were installed in the three river networks. In order to determine the signature of the potential erosion sources, soil samples were collected across the three catchments. In order to quantify suspended sediment source contributions and chlordecone contamination of suspended matter transiting in river, a set of different properties were measured in soil and suspended sediment samples: radionuclide activities, carbon and nitrogen isotopes, elemental geochemistry, visible colorimetry, chlordecone and its degradation products concentrations</p>