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

Zooplankton (amphipod and copepod) were collected using nets in the Fram Strait and the Arctic, in July 2018 and August 2019 for microplastic analysis. Water samples were also collected from the underway system and CTD alongside the August 2019 zooplankton samples (https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.950239). All 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.

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Botterell, Zara, Bergmann, Melanie, Hildebrandt, Nicole, Krumpen, Thomas, Steinke, Michael, Thompson, Richard C, Lindeque, Pennie K (2022). Dataset: Microplastics in zooplankton samples from the the Fram Strait and the Arctic from July 2018 and August 2019. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.950296

DOI retrieved: 2022

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Imported on November 30, 2024
Last update November 30, 2024
License CC-BY-4.0
Source https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.950296
Author Botterell, Zara
Given Name Zara
Family Name Botterell
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Bergmann, Melanie
Hildebrandt, Nicole
Krumpen, Thomas
Steinke, Michael
Thompson, Richard C
Lindeque, Pennie K
Source Creation 2022
Publication Year 2022
Resource Type text/tab-separated-values - filename: Microplastics_zooplankton_Botterell-etal_2022
Subject Areas
Name: BiologicalClassification

Name: Ecology

Related Identifiers
Title: Microplastic ingestion in zooplankton from the Fram Strait in the Arctic
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154886
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 2022
Source: Science of the Total Environment
Authors: Botterell Zara , Bergmann Melanie , Hildebrandt Nicole , Krumpen Thomas , Steinke Michael , Thompson Richard C , Lindeque Penelope K , Botterell Zara , Bergmann Melanie , Hildebrandt Nicole , Krumpen Thomas , Steinke Michael , Thompson Richard C , Lindeque Pennie K .

Title: Microplastics in water samples from the Fram Strait and the Arctic from July 2018 and August 2019
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.950239
Type: DOI
Relation: References
Year: 2022
Authors: Botterell Zara , Bergmann Melanie , Hildebrandt Nicole , Krumpen Thomas , Steinke Michael , Thompson Richard C , Lindeque Penelope K , Botterell Zara , Bergmann Melanie , Hildebrandt Nicole , Krumpen Thomas , Steinke Michael , Thompson Richard C , Lindeque Pennie K .