Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga
The dataset provides information on spectroscopically verified microplastics, both particles and fibers, from 44 marine surface water samples of two Baltic Sea sub-basins – the semi-enclosed Gulf of Riga and the Eastern Gotland Basin. Sampling was performed by using Manta trawl with a mesh size of 3...
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| author | Marta Barone Natalija Suhareva Juris Aigars Ieva Putna-Nimane Inta Dimante-Deimantovica |
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| description | The dataset provides information on spectroscopically verified microplastics, both particles and fibers, from 44 marine surface water samples of two Baltic Sea sub-basins – the semi-enclosed Gulf of Riga and the Eastern Gotland Basin. Sampling was performed by using Manta trawl with a mesh size of 300 µm. Thereafter, the organic material was digested with sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and enzymes. Samples were filtered on glass fiber filters and analyzed visually, registering the shape, size, and color of each item. Where feasible, the polymer type was determined using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy method. The number of plastic particles per m3 of filtered water was determined. The data presented in this article may be useful for further research on microplastic pollution, meta-analysis and calculation of microplastic flow. Interpretation and analysis of total acquired data on micro debris and microplastics are reported in the article “Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in the surface waters of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9bcf73bab98c46309178161d6bb28a5f2023-03-18T04:41:53ZengElsevierData in Brief2352-34092023-04-0147108992Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of RigaMarta Barone0Natalija Suhareva1Juris Aigars2Ieva Putna-Nimane3Inta Dimante-Deimantovica4Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 4 Voleru Str., Riga LV-1007, Latvia; Daugavpils University, The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 1 Parades str., LV-5401, Daugavpils, Latvia; Corresponding author.Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 4 Voleru Str., Riga LV-1007, LatviaLatvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 4 Voleru Str., Riga LV-1007, LatviaLatvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 4 Voleru Str., Riga LV-1007, LatviaLatvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology, 4 Voleru Str., Riga LV-1007, LatviaThe dataset provides information on spectroscopically verified microplastics, both particles and fibers, from 44 marine surface water samples of two Baltic Sea sub-basins – the semi-enclosed Gulf of Riga and the Eastern Gotland Basin. Sampling was performed by using Manta trawl with a mesh size of 300 µm. Thereafter, the organic material was digested with sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and enzymes. Samples were filtered on glass fiber filters and analyzed visually, registering the shape, size, and color of each item. Where feasible, the polymer type was determined using Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy method. The number of plastic particles per m3 of filtered water was determined. The data presented in this article may be useful for further research on microplastic pollution, meta-analysis and calculation of microplastic flow. Interpretation and analysis of total acquired data on micro debris and microplastics are reported in the article “Occurrence and spatial distribution of microplastics in the surface waters of the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Riga”.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340923001105Plastic pollutionLitterBaltic seaSea surfaceFTIR |
| spellingShingle | Marta Barone Natalija Suhareva Juris Aigars Ieva Putna-Nimane Inta Dimante-Deimantovica Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga Data in Brief Plastic pollution Litter Baltic sea Sea surface FTIR |
| title | Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga |
| title_full | Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga |
| title_fullStr | Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga |
| title_short | Dataset on microplastic concentrations, characteristics, and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of Latvia – the Eastern Gotland basin and the Gulf of Riga |
| title_sort | dataset on microplastic concentrations characteristics and chemical composition in the marine surface waters of latvia the eastern gotland basin and the gulf of riga |
| topic | Plastic pollution Litter Baltic sea Sea surface FTIR |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340923001105 |
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