Researchers from the Institute of Soil Science Institute have published a sediment database covering the entire bed of Lake Balaton for the scientific community. The Scientific Data journal, issued by Springer Nature (IF: 10.8, D1), publishes scientifically valuable datasets and their descriptions, facilitating broader use of the data. The database includes data from the period between 1978 and 1989, measuring sediment pH, lime, organic carbon content, total nitrogen, soluble phosphorus and potassium, as well as magnesium content from 4211 samples.