Roscher, Lisa; Fehres, Annika; Reisel, Lorenz; Halbach, Maurits; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Gerriets, Michaela; Badewien, Thomas H; Shiravani, Gholamreza; Wurpts, Andreas; Primpke, Sebastian; Gerdts, Gunnar (2021): Abundances of small microplastics (S-MP, 11-500 µm) in surface waters of the Weser estuary and the German North Sea (April 2018) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.937685
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Published: 2021-11-01 • DOI registered: 2022-10-22
Abstract:
In order to assess pollution with small microplastics (S-MP, 11-500 µm) in the Lower Weser and transition to the German North Sea, surface water samples were collected with the RV Otzum (ICBM, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment), as well as with the RV Uthörn (AWI, Alfred-Wegener-Institute) in April 2018. Sampling was performed using a pumping system containing of a floating suction basket (mesh size: 500 µm) for pre-filtration, followed by the concentration onto a 15 µm stainless steel screen. Samples were isolated from the filter screens in the laboratory, thoroughly processed and measured via µFTIR imaging. Dominant polymer type in the S-MP sample fraction was acrylates/polyurethanes/varnish, and concentrations ranged between 2.3 × 10¹ and 9.7 × 10³ m⁻³, with maximum values in the area of the turbidity Maximum Zone of the River Weser.
Related to:
Roscher, Lisa; Fehres, Annika; Reisel, Lorenz; Halbach, Maurits; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Gerriets, Michaela; Badewien, Thomas H; Shiravani, Gholamreza; Wurpts, Andreas; Primpke, Sebastian; Gerdts, Gunnar (2021): Microplastic pollution in the Weser estuary and the German North Sea. Environmental Pollution, 288, 117681, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117681
Project(s):
Funding:
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03F0789B: Mikroplastikkontamination im Modellsystem Weser – Nationalpark Wattenmeer: ein ökosystemübergreifender Ansatz
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03F0789E: Mikroplastikkontamination im Modellsystem Weser – Nationalpark Wattenmeer: ein ökosystemübergreifender Ansatz
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), grant/award no. 03F0789F: Mikroplastikkontamination im Modellsystem Weser – Nationalpark Wattenmeer: ein ökosystemübergreifender Ansatz
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 53.474217 * Median Longitude: 8.425217 * South-bound Latitude: 53.059000 * West-bound Longitude: 7.657000 * North-bound Latitude: 53.992000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.871000
Date/Time Start: 2018-04-05T04:25:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-04-19T15:43:00
Event(s):
O_10_16 * Latitude: 53.499000 * Longitude: 8.236000 * Date/Time: 2018-04-05T07:37:00 * Location: Jade Bay * Campaign: ICBM_Ot1804 * Basis: Otzum * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)
O_10_18 * Latitude: 53.465000 * Longitude: 8.233000 * Date/Time: 2018-04-05T04:25:00 * Location: Jade Bay * Campaign: ICBM_Ot1804 * Basis: Otzum * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)
O_10_37 * Latitude: 53.518000 * Longitude: 8.564000 * Date/Time: 2018-04-14T13:51:00 * Location: Weser, Germany, Europe * Campaign: ICBM_Ot1804 * Basis: Otzum * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)
Parameter(s):
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
598 data points