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Microplastics concentrations in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea collected from 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18 (NCEI Accession 0292622)

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This study estimated the concentration of microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm; reported in unit of pieces per m2) in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea collected from 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18. Microplastics were collected using a Van Veen grab. This dataset contains the results from all 16 sediment samples, in a spreadsheet format.
  • Cite as: Mistri, Michele; Infantini, Vanessa; Scoponi, Marco; Granata, Tommaso; Moruzzi, Letizia; Massara, Francesca; De Donati, Miriam; Munari, Cristina (2024). Microplastics concentrations in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea collected from 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18 (NCEI Accession 0292622). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0292622. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 14.257045
East: 15.822734
South: 42.318756
North: 42.486519
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Associated Resources
  • The NOAA NCEI Global Marine Microplastics Database (1972-present)
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  • Mistri, M., Infantini, V., Scoponi, M., Granata, T., Moruzzi, L., Massara, F., De Donati, M., & Munari, C. (2017). Small plastic debris in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea: Types, occurrence and distribution. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 124(1), 435–440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.07.063
    • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:NCEI-Marine-Microplastics
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2024-05-13
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: EKJ0L9
Purpose These microplastic concentration data were collected in order to determine their abundance in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea during 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18
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  • Cite as: Mistri, Michele; Infantini, Vanessa; Scoponi, Marco; Granata, Tommaso; Moruzzi, Letizia; Massara, Francesca; De Donati, Miriam; Munari, Cristina (2024). Microplastics concentrations in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea collected from 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18 (NCEI Accession 0292622). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0292622. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords Provider Platform Names
  • R/V Kiya
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Van Veen grab
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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  • Cite as: Mistri, Michele; Infantini, Vanessa; Scoponi, Marco; Granata, Tommaso; Moruzzi, Letizia; Massara, Francesca; De Donati, Miriam; Munari, Cristina (2024). Microplastics concentrations in sediments from the Central Adriatic Sea collected from 2015-11-17 to 2015-11-18 (NCEI Accession 0292622). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0292622. Accessed [date].
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  • 2024-05-13T21:53:39Z - NCEI Accession 0292622 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: microplastic concentration (measured); Units: pieces per m2; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Van Veen grab; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The survey was conducted in the framework of a monitoring program (MONITA: HVDC 500 kV cc Italy-Montenegro submarine connection, carried out by Terna SpA), whose main objective was to provide information on benthic invertebrates and environment in the Central Adriatic, however anthropogenic waste data were also gathered. The sampling campaign was carried out with the research vessel “Kiya” in the Central Adriatic Sea, in November 2015. Sediment samples were taken at 16 stations located along a 140 km-long, E-W transect in Italian territorial waters from the town of Pescara to the island of Pianosa, using a Van Veen grab (area 0.1 m2). Each station was sampled in 4 replicates; at each station, replicates were gathered at a distance of several hundred meters from each other. Sediments were sieved on board on a 1 mm mesh, so the smallest size of gathered debris was 1 mm. At the laboratories, the plastic debris in sediment samples were removed under a dissection microscope (Nikon SMZ45T, magnification 3.35–300×), counted and weighted to the nearest 0.0001 g.; Data Quality Method: Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) analysis of plastic debris was carried out with a CARY 600 FT-IR (Agilent Technologies) instrument. Measurements were carried out in attenuated total reflectance (ATR) configuration, with a Pike Miracle diamond cell. Tests were carried out at 25 °C in dry air. Particles were identified by comparing FT-IR absorbance spectra of the microplastics to those in a polymer reference library..
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  • Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer
  • microscope
  • sediment sampler - grab
  • sediment sieve
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