The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database
Abstract Microplastics (<5 mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of marine microplastics, and the need to curb its threats, require expansive, and continuous monitoring. While microplastic res...
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| author | Ebenezer S. Nyadjro Jennifer A. B. Webster Tim P. Boyer Just Cebrian Leonard Collazo Gunnar Kaltenberger Kirsten Larsen Yee H. Lau Paul Mickle Tiffany Toft Zhankun Wang |
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| description | Abstract Microplastics (<5 mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of marine microplastics, and the need to curb its threats, require expansive, and continuous monitoring. While microplastic research has increased in recent years and generated significant volumes of data, there is a lack of a robust, open access, and long-term aggregation of this data. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) now provides a global open access to marine microplastics data on an easily discoverable and accessible GIS web map and data portal ( https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/microplastics ). The objective of this data portal is to develop a repository where microplastics data are aggregated, archived, and served in a user friendly, consistent, and reliable manner. This work contributes to NCEI’s efforts towards data standardization, integration, harmonization, and interoperability among national and international collaborators for monitoring global marine microplastics. This paper describes the NOAA NCEI global marine microplastics database, its creation, quality control procedures, and future directions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d8fc9c613f247128a65e0e00a82bfdc2023-11-19T12:19:11ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632023-10-0110111210.1038/s41597-023-02632-yThe NOAA NCEI marine microplastics databaseEbenezer S. Nyadjro0Jennifer A. B. Webster1Tim P. Boyer2Just Cebrian3Leonard Collazo4Gunnar Kaltenberger5Kirsten Larsen6Yee H. Lau7Paul Mickle8Tiffany Toft9Zhankun Wang10Northern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State UniversityNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNorthern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State UniversityNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNorthern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State UniversityNorthern Gulf Institute, Mississippi State UniversityNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAbstract Microplastics (<5 mm) pollution is a growing problem affecting coastal communities, marine ecosystems, aquatic life, and human health. The widespread occurrence of marine microplastics, and the need to curb its threats, require expansive, and continuous monitoring. While microplastic research has increased in recent years and generated significant volumes of data, there is a lack of a robust, open access, and long-term aggregation of this data. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) now provides a global open access to marine microplastics data on an easily discoverable and accessible GIS web map and data portal ( https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/microplastics ). The objective of this data portal is to develop a repository where microplastics data are aggregated, archived, and served in a user friendly, consistent, and reliable manner. This work contributes to NCEI’s efforts towards data standardization, integration, harmonization, and interoperability among national and international collaborators for monitoring global marine microplastics. This paper describes the NOAA NCEI global marine microplastics database, its creation, quality control procedures, and future directions.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02632-y |
| spellingShingle | Ebenezer S. Nyadjro Jennifer A. B. Webster Tim P. Boyer Just Cebrian Leonard Collazo Gunnar Kaltenberger Kirsten Larsen Yee H. Lau Paul Mickle Tiffany Toft Zhankun Wang The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database Scientific Data |
| title | The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database |
| title_full | The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database |
| title_fullStr | The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database |
| title_full_unstemmed | The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database |
| title_short | The NOAA NCEI marine microplastics database |
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