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Global Marine Microplastics Database 1972 to Present
The NOAA NCEI global Marine Microplastics product provides access to aggregated, comprehensive, standardized, quality controlled, global data on microplastics in marine settings, from 1972-Present. The database contains information on microplastics concentrations (reported in units based on marine setting - pieces/m3, pieces/10 mins, or pieces kg-1 d.w.), date of collection, latitude and longitude where data was collected, sampling instruments used for collection, and links to publications on the data. The information in this database can be used to improve water quality and protect the ecosystem, especially coastal ecological habitats such as salt marshes and mangrove forests that help recycle nutrients, serve as breeding grounds for fingerlings, and permanent homes for oysters and other coastal marine wildlife.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| accrualPeriodicity | R/P3M |
| contactPoint |
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"hasEmail": "mailto:ncei.info@noaa.gov"
}
|
| describedByType | application/octet-steam |
| description | The NOAA NCEI global Marine Microplastics product provides access to aggregated, comprehensive, standardized, quality controlled, global data on microplastics in marine settings, from 1972-Present. The database contains information on microplastics concentrations (reported in units based on marine setting - pieces/m3, pieces/10 mins, or pieces kg-1 d.w.), date of collection, latitude and longitude where data was collected, sampling instruments used for collection, and links to publications on the data. The information in this database can be used to improve water quality and protect the ecosystem, especially coastal ecological habitats such as salt marshes and mangrove forests that help recycle nutrients, serve as breeding grounds for fingerlings, and permanent homes for oysters and other coastal marine wildlife. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | gov.noaa.ncei:MicroplasticsDatabase |
| issued | 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat",
"Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Pelagic > Oceanic Zone",
"Earth Science > Oceans > Water Quality > Ocean Contaminants",
"Earth Science> Oceans > Water quality> Sea surface contaminants> Microplastic concentration",
"EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL",
"Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring > Marine Surface Elements > Marine Surface Debris",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS",
"Beaches",
"OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS>Sediments",
"Water quality",
"EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > OCEAN CONTAMINANTS",
"Arctic Ocean",
"Atlantic Ocean",
"Indian Ocean",
"Pacific Ocean",
"Southern Ocean",
"In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Trawls/Nets > > Neuston Net",
"In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Bottles/Flasks/Jars > > Water Bottles",
"FTIR SPECTROMETER > Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer",
"GRANULOMETRIC SIEVES",
"DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Ships",
"FIELD SURVEYS > FIELD SURVEYS"
]
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| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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"name": "NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information",
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|
| rights | otherRestrictions |
| spatial | 180.0,-90.0,-180.0,90.0 |
| temporal | 1972-04-20T00:00:00+00:00/1972-04-20T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | Global Marine Microplastics Database 1972 to Present |
