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Title: Floating microplastics concentration collected from SV Mir, ORV Alguita, SV Sea Dragon and RV Stad Amsterdam in the world oceans from 2007-09-16 to 2013-09-08 (NCEI Accession 0275968)
Abstract: This study was carried out to estimate the floating microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the world oceans. Microplastics data were collected with neuston nets during 24 expeditions that occurred between 2007 and 2013. This dataset contains the results from all 680 sampling stations, in a spreadsheet format.
Date received: 20221130
Start date: 20070916
End date: 20130908
Seanames: Andaman Sea or Burma Sea, Arafura Sea, Bay of Bengal, Coral Sea, Great Australian Bight, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, Indian Ocean, Ligurian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, Southern Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea, Tyrrhenian Sea
West boundary: -179.9942
East boundary: 176.5024
North boundary: 44.2934
South boundary: -63.8753
Observation types: in situ
Instrument types: Neuston net
Datatypes: microplastic concentration
Submitter: Eriksen, Dr Marcus
Submitting institution: 5 Gyres Institute
Collecting institutions: 5 Gyres Institute
Contributing projects:
Platforms: Sea Dragon (32S2)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information:
Availability date:
Metadata version: 7
Keydate: 2022-12-06 14:31:25+00
Editdate: 2024-09-10 14:10:36+00