Peeken, Ilka; Primpke, Sebastian; Beyer, Birte; Guetermann, Julia; Katlein, Christian; Krumpen, Thomas; Bergmann, Melanie; Hehemann, Laura; Gerdts, Gunnar (2018): Microplastic and environmental data from Arctic sea ice [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.886593, Supplement to: Peeken, I et al. (2018): Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic. Nature Communications, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03825-5
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Abstract:
Microplastics (MP) are recognized as a growing environmental hazard and have been identified as far as the remote Polar Regions, with particularly high concentrations of microplastics in sea ice. Little is known regarding the horizontal variability of MP within sea ice and how the underlying water body affects MP composition during sea ice growth. Here we show that sea ice MP has no uniform polymer composition and that, depending on the growth region and drift paths of the sea ice, unique MP patterns can be observed in different sea ice horizons. Thus even in remote regions such as the Arctic Ocean, certain MP indicate the presence of localized sources. Increasing exploitation of Arctic resources will likely lead to a higher MP load in the Arctic sea ice and will enhance the release of MP in the areas of strong seasonal sea ice melt and the outflow gateways.
Further details:
Shapefile for backtracking of sampled sea ice. drift_trajectories.zip
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 81.407475 * Median Longitude: 13.840362 * South-bound Latitude: 78.766670 * West-bound Longitude: -8.770000 * North-bound Latitude: 85.085170 * East-bound Longitude: 42.617500
Date/Time Start: 2014-06-16T15:55:00 * Date/Time End: 2015-08-28T06:33:00
Minimum DEPTH, ice/snow: 0.000 m * Maximum DEPTH, ice/snow: 1.670 m
Event(s):
PS85/426-3 * Latitude: 78.766670 * Longitude: -8.770000 * Date/Time: 2014-06-16T15:55:00 * Location: North Greenland Sea * Campaign: PS85 (ARK-XXVIII/2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS85/472-2 * Latitude: 79.736170 * Longitude: 4.285500 * Date/Time: 2014-06-25T08:07:00 * Elevation: -2745.1 m * Location: North Greenland Sea * Campaign: PS85 (ARK-XXVIII/2) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
PS92/032-4 * Latitude: 81.229000 * Longitude: 19.445000 * Date/Time: 2015-06-06T20:15:00 * Elevation: -451.9 m * Location: Arctic Ocean * Campaign: PS92 (ARK-XXIX/1, TRANSSIZ) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Ice station (ICE)
Comment:
Accompanying data to the publication "Arctic sea ice is an important temporal sink and means of transport for microplastic"
Includes data for microplastic concentrations and composition and ancillary data e.g. chlorophyll, POC, T, S.
The backtracking of sampled sea ice is given in a shapefile see Further details reference.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 2 | Latitude of event | Latitude | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 3 | Longitude of event | Longitude | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 4 | Date/Time of event | Date/Time | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 5 | Campaign | Campaign | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 6 | Cruise/expedition | Expedition | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 7 | Ice type | Ice type | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 8 | Station label | Station | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 9 | Identification | ID | Peeken, Ilka | Labelling in Fig.1 of article | ||
| 10 | Project | Project | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 11 | DEPTH, ice/snow | Depth ice/snow | m | Peeken, Ilka | Geocode – minimum | |
| 12 | DEPTH, ice/snow | Depth ice/snow | m | Peeken, Ilka | Geocode – maximum | |
| 13 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | µg/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 14 | Nitrogen, organic, particulate | PON | µg/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 15 | Carbon, organic, particulate | POC | mg/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 16 | Carbon/Nitrogen ratio | C/N | Peeken, Ilka | |||
| 17 | Temperature, ice/snow | t | °C | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 18 | Sea ice salinity | Sea ice sal | Peeken, Ilka | PSU | ||
| 19 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | total number | |
| 20 | Particle concentration, error | Delta N | ± | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 21 | Polyethylene | PE | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 22 | Varnish | Varnish | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 23 | Polyamide | PA | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 24 | Ethylene-vinyl acetate | EVA | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 25 | Cellulose acetate | CE-Alkylated | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 26 | Polyester | PES | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 27 | Polypropylene | PP | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 28 | Chlorinated polyethylene | PE-Cl | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 29 | Polystyrene | PS | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 30 | Polycarbonate | PC | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 31 | Polyvinyl chloride | PVC | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 32 | Nitrile rubber | Nitrile rubber | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 33 | Polycaprolactone | PCL | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 34 | Rubber | Rubber | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 35 | Acrylonitrile butadiene | AB | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 36 | Polylactic acid | PLA | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 37 | Polyimide | PI | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 38 | Polyethylene | PE | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 39 | Varnish | Varnish | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 40 | Polyamide | PA | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 41 | Ethylene-vinyl acetate | EVA | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 42 | Cellulose acetate | CE-Alkylated | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 43 | Polyester | PES | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 44 | Polypropylene | PP | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 45 | Chlorinated polyethylene | PE-Cl | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 46 | Polystyrene | PS | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 47 | Polycarbonate | PC | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 48 | Polyvinyl chloride | PVC | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 49 | Nitrile rubber | Nitrile rubber | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 50 | Polycaprolactone | PCL | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 51 | Rubber | Rubber | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 52 | Acrylonitrile butadiene | AB | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 53 | Polylactic acid | PLA | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 54 | Polyimide | PI | % | Peeken, Ilka | ||
| 55 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 11 µm | |
| 56 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 11-25 µm | |
| 57 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 25-50 µm | |
| 58 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 50-75 µm | |
| 59 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 75-100 µm | |
| 60 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 100-125 µm | |
| 61 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 125-150 µm | |
| 62 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 150-175 µm | |
| 63 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 175-200 µm | |
| 64 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 200-225 µm | |
| 65 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 225-250 µm | |
| 66 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 250-275 µm | |
| 67 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 275-300 µm | |
| 68 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 300-325 µm | |
| 69 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 325-350 µm | |
| 70 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 350-375 µm | |
| 71 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 375-400 µm | |
| 72 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 400-425 µm | |
| 73 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 425-450 µm | |
| 74 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 450-475 µm | |
| 75 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size 475-500 µm | |
| 76 | Particle concentration | Part conc | #/l | Peeken, Ilka | size > 500 µm | |
| 77 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 11 µm | |
| 78 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 11-25 µm | |
| 79 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 25-50 µm | |
| 80 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 50-75 µm | |
| 81 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 75-100 µm | |
| 82 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 100-125 µm | |
| 83 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 125-150 µm | |
| 84 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 150-175 µm | |
| 85 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 175-200 µm | |
| 86 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 200-225 µm | |
| 87 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 225-250 µm | |
| 88 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 250-275 µm | |
| 89 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 275-300 µm | |
| 90 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 300-325 µm | |
| 91 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 325-350 µm | |
| 92 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 350-375 µm | |
| 93 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 375-400 µm | |
| 94 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 400-425 µm | |
| 95 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 425-450 µm | |
| 96 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 450-475 µm | |
| 97 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size 475-500 µm | |
| 98 | Percentage | Perc | % | Peeken, Ilka | size > 500 µm |
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