Microplastics in water samples from the Fram Strait and the Arctic from July 2018 and August 2019

doi:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.950239

Microplastics in water samples from the Fram Strait and the Arctic from July 2018 and August 2019

This dataset presents microplastics in water samples collected from the underway system and CTD alongside the August 2019 zooplankton samples presented in https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.950296. These samples were initially digested using a homogenising solution and then filtered in preparation for Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis in combination with an automated polymer identification approach (SIMPLE software) to identify polymer types, shape and size. Microplastics were also visualised using a microscope to further determine shape and size, particularly of fibres. Data collected on the microplastics found includes; polymer type, shape, size, species ingestion and location.

BibTex:

@dataset{Botterell_Zara_and_Bergmann_Melanie_and_Hildebrandt_Nicole_and_Krumpen_Thomas_and_Steinke_Michael_and_Thompson_Richard_C_and_Lindeque_Pennie_K_2022,
    abstract = {This dataset presents microplastics in water samples collected from the underway system and CTD alongside the August 2019 zooplankton samples presented in https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.950296. These samples were initially digested using a homogenising solution and then filtered in preparation for Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis in combination with an automated polymer identification approach (SIMPLE software) to identify polymer types, shape and size. Microplastics were also visualised using a microscope to further determine shape and size, particularly of fibres. Data collected on the microplastics found includes; polymer type, shape, size, species ingestion and location.},
    author = {Botterell, Zara and Bergmann, Melanie and Hildebrandt, Nicole and Krumpen, Thomas and Steinke, Michael and Thompson, Richard C and Lindeque, Pennie K},
    doi = {10.1594/PANGAEA.950239},
    institution = {PANGAEA (Ecology)},
    keyword = {'Amphipoda', 'Arctic', 'Bioavailability', 'Fram Strait', 'Microplastics', 'Plastic pollution', 'copepod', 'marine litter', 'microplastic ingestion'},
    title = {Microplastics in water samples from the Fram Strait and the Arctic from July 2018 and August 2019},
    url = {https://service.tib.eu/ldmservice/vdataset/png-doi-10-1594-pangaea-950239},
    year = {2022}
}