From macro to micro: dataset on plastic contamination along and across a sandy tide-less coast (the Curonian Spit, the Baltic Sea)

Autor: Elena Esiukova, Liliya Khatmullina, Olga Lobchuk, Alexey Grave, Alexander Kileso, Mirco Haseler, Andrey Zyubin, Irina Chubarenko
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Data in Brief, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 105635- (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2352-3409
DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105635
Popis: The contamination by macrolitter (>25 mm), mesolitter (5-25 mm), large microlitter (2-5 mm), large and small microplastics (L-MPs (2-5 mm) and S-MPs (0.5-2 mm), accordingly) in the surface beach sand at 6 locations along the 100-km-long marine coast of the Curonian Spit UNESCO National Park and the neighboring city beaches is quantified. In total, 55 samples obtained during 1-2 May 2018 are analyzed. Primary data is provided, along with exhaustive information on sampling dates and coordinates, sampling methods, extracting procedures, control measures, detection techniques, and μ-Raman spectroscopy verification. The number of items per m2 and items per kg dry weight (for MPs) is determined separately for fibres, films, and fragments. Distributions by size and plastic type are presented. Standard protocols, a modified NOAA method, and μ-Raman spectroscopy were applied to obtain the data, thus they can be used for comparative analyses.
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