Details of Microplastic in sediment from Denmark 2012-2013
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Title of dataset | Microplastic in sediment from Denmark 2012-2013 |
Narrative summary of dataset | This study is a first attempt in Denmark on assessing the presence of microplastics in our open & coastal waters from Baltic to North Sea. The occurrence and impact of microplastics have in the Danish initial assessment for EU’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) been identified as a relevant indicator for describing “Good Environmental Status” (GES) for descriptor 10 on Marine Litter. Microplastic particles in marine waters, which consist of synthetic polymer materials, origin mainly from secondary microplastics, i.e. fragments of litter like solid waste, fishing gear, paint flakes etc. from either sea- or land based sources. Primary microplastics (engineered) are not expected to be as common as secondary microplastics. Microplastics can origin from both local sources and from long-range transport with ocean or air currents. |
Project/programme | SYMBIOSE project |
Start date | 2012-10-08 |
End date | 2013-04-25 |
Responsible organisations
Country | Denmark |
Organisation name | Aarhus University,Danish Centre for Environment and Energy |
Role of organisation | Originator of Dataset |
Dataset availability
Original dataset download link | https://cloud.emodnet-ingestion.eu/index.php/s/mREGgrSqEJfPetg |
Dataset format | Delimited |
Text or Plaintext | |
Public access | No limitations |
License for use | ODC-By |
Type | Dataset |
Locations
Map | © OpenStreetMap contributors |
Latitude north boundary | 57.88289773916 |
Longitude east boundary | 13.250469524273 |
Latitude south boundary | 53.556805562622 |
Longitude west boundary | 6.3510554617731 |
Coordinate reference system | World Geodetic System 84 |
Sea area | Skagerrak |
North Sea | |
Baltic Sea | |
The Sound | |
Storebaelt | |
Lillebaelt | |
Kattegat | |
Wadden Sea |
Data types, collection and processing
Observation type | Rock and sediment physical properties |
Parameter | Dissolved organic carbon concentrations in sediment pore waters |
Micro-litter in sediments | |
Sediment water content, porosity and surface area | |
Instrument type | unconsolidated sediment corers |
Instrument name | Unspecified box corer |
Platform type | ship |
Data quality processing information | Sampling of sediments have been coordinated with the national monitoring (NOVANA) of contaminants in Denmark in 2012 and an additional sampling campaign in 2013. In addition to data for various contaminants groups in sediments, also data on general sediment characteristics are generated on the same samples. |
Process information
Submitting organisation | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
Submission identifier (UUID) | 725a196f-4d98-449a-94e9-a67bc8a83bd7 |
Date of dataset creation | 2013-09-23 |
Date of metadata creation | 2019-03-07 |
Date of metadata latest revision | 2019-05-22 |
Date of publishing | 2019-05-24 |
Processing data centre | Aarhus University, Department of Bioscience, Marine Ecology Roskilde |
Summary record-ID | 518 |