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OAS accession Detail for 0285700
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0285700 | archive
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Title: |
Microplastic concentrations in water and sediments from the Tampa Bay, Florida collected from 2016-06-08 to 2017-07-24 (NCEI Accession 0285700) |
Abstract: |
This study estimated the concentration of microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm; reported in unit of particles/L for water samples and particles/kg d.w for sediment samples) in water and sediments from the Tampa Bay, Florida collected from 2016-06-08 to 2017-07-24. Microplastics in sediments were collected using a Shipek grab sampler. Microplastic particles suspended in the water column were collected using two different sampling methods: discrete water samples and plankton tows. The discrete samples were collected using a Van Dorn sampler. The plankton tows used a 330 μm plankton net towed at ~2 knots (1 m/s) 1-2 meters below the sea surface for 3 min outside the research vessel's wake. This dataset contains the results from all 181 discrete water samples, 33 plankton tow samples, and 9 sediment samples, in a spreadsheet format. |
Date received: |
20231108 |
Start date: |
20160608 |
End date: |
20170724 |
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West boundary: |
-82.782 |
East boundary: |
-82.392267 |
North boundary: |
28.0261 |
South boundary: |
27.5737 |
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Submitter: |
Hastings, Dr David |
Submitting institution: |
University of South Florida |
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Submission Package ID: X54F7A |
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Metadata version: |
3 |
Keydate: |
2023-11-29 19:01:26+00 |
Editdate: |
2023-12-06 18:14:55+00 |