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Title: Surface microplastic concentrations in the Salento coastal seas (Southern Puglia, Italy) collected aboard R/V Pelagia from 2020-10-17 to 2021-06-28 (NCEI Accession 0277995)
Abstract: This study estimated the concentration of surface microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m3) in the Salento coastal seas (Southern Puglia, Italy) from 2020-10-17 to 2021-06-28. Microplastic data were collected aboard R/V Pelagia using a manta net. This dataset contains the results from all 18 surface water samples, in a spreadsheet format.
Date received: 20230504
Start date: 20201017
End date: 20210628
Seanames: Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea
West boundary: 17.388333
East boundary: 18.595
North boundary: 40.314167
South boundary: 40.017222
Observation types: in situ
Instrument types: Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer, Manta net
Datatypes: microplastic concentration
Submitter: Trani, Dr Antonio
Submitting institution: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Bari
Collecting institutions: International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) of Bari
Contributing projects:
Platforms: LA PELAGIA (35LG)
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: N37EY9
Availability date:
Metadata version: 4
Keydate: 2023-05-09 16:15:22+00
Editdate: 2023-05-11 15:11:16+00