Roscher, Lisa; Fehres, Annika; Reisel, Lorenz; Halbach, Maurits; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Gerriets, Michaela; Badewien, Thomas Henry; Shiravani, Gholamreza; Wurpts, Andreas; Primpke, Sebastian; Gerdts, Gunnar (2021): Abundances of large microplastics (L-MP, 500-5000 µm) in surface waters of the Weser estuary and the German North Sea (April 2018) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.938143
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Published: 2021-11-12 • DOI registered: 2022-10-22
Abstract:
In order to assess pollution with large microplastics (L-MP, 500-5000 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 microplastic net (mesh size: 300 µm), followed by filtration in the laboratory over a 500 µm stainless steel sieve. Putative MP items in the size range 500-5000 µm were analysed by means of Attenuated Total Reflection - FTIR in order to determine the underlying synthetic polymer. Dominant polymer type in the L-MP sample fraction was polyethylene. Concentrations ranged between 1 × 10⁻² m⁻³ and 9.8 × 10⁻¹ m⁻³. The highest MP concentration was measured upstream the Weser Weir.
Related to:
Roscher, Lisa; Fehres, Annika; Reisel, Lorenz; Halbach, Maurits; Scholz-Böttcher, Barbara; Gerriets, Michaela; Badewien, Thomas Henry; 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: 53.476304 * Median Longitude: 8.423826 * South-bound Latitude: 53.059000 * West-bound Longitude: 7.657000 * North-bound Latitude: 53.992000 * East-bound Longitude: 8.871000
Date/Time Start: 2018-04-05T06:03:00 * Date/Time End: 2018-04-19T15:45:00
Event(s):
O_300_16 * Latitude: 53.498000 * Longitude: 8.236000 * Date/Time: 2018-04-05T08:33:00 * Location: Jade Bay * Campaign: ICBM_Ot1804 * Basis: Otzum * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)
O_300_18 * Latitude: 53.468000 * Longitude: 8.230000 * Date/Time: 2018-04-05T06:03:00 * Location: Jade Bay * Campaign: ICBM_Ot1804 * Basis: Otzum * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)
O_300_37 * Latitude: 53.525000 * Longitude: 8.567000 * Date/Time: 2018-04-14T15:25:00 * Location: Weser, Germany, Europe * Campaign: ICBM_Ot1804 * Basis: Otzum * Method/Device: Water sample (WS)
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Event label | Event | Gerdts, Gunnar | |||
| 2 | Method comment | Method comm | Gerdts, Gunnar | |||
| 3 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Gerdts, Gunnar | Geocode | ||
| 4 | Project | Project | Gerdts, Gunnar | |||
| 5 | Location | Location | Gerdts, Gunnar | |||
| 6 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Gerdts, Gunnar | Geocode | ||
| 7 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Gerdts, Gunnar | Geocode | ||
| 8 | Sample volume | Samp vol | l | Gerdts, Gunnar | ||
| 9 | Duration | Duration | Gerdts, Gunnar | of sampling in hours | ||
| 10 | Microplastic abundance | Microplastic | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 11 | Polyethylene | PE | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 12 | Polyethylene oxidized | PE oxidized | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 13 | Polypropylene | PP | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 14 | Polystyrene | PS | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 15 | Polyamide | PA | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 16 | Polyester | PES | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 17 | Acrylates, polyurethanes, varnish | AC/PU/Varnish | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 18 | Ethylene-vinyl acetate | EVA | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 19 | Rubber | Rubber | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 20 | Ethylene-propylene | E-PP | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 21 | Ethylene vinyl alcohol | EVOH | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | |
| 22 | Polymer, other | Polymer oth | #/m3 | Gerdts, Gunnar | Attenuated Total Reflection – Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) | Styrene-ethylene-butylene |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
414 data points
Data
| 1 Event | 2 Method comm | 3 Date/Time | 4 Project | 5 Location | 6 Latitude | 7 Longitude | 8 Samp vol [l] | 9 Duration | 10 Microplastic [#/m3] | 11 PE [#/m3] | 12 PE oxidized [#/m3] | 13 PP [#/m3] | 14 PS [#/m3] | 15 PA [#/m3] | 16 PES [#/m3] | 17 AC/PU/Varnish [#/m3] | 18 EVA [#/m3] | 19 Rubber [#/m3] | 20 E-PP [#/m3] | 21 EVOH [#/m3] | 22 Polymer oth [#/m3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O_300_53 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-09T08:19 | PLAWES | Middle Weser | 53.059 | 8.871 | 218820 | 00:21 | 0.95055297 | 0.544 | 0.009 | 0.238 | 0.151 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.000 | 0.023 | 0.000 | 0.009 |
| O_300_52 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-09T11:03 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.068 | 8.824 | 225582 | 00:21 | 0.33247334 | 0.235 | 0.004 | 0.080 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_51 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-10T09:40 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.119 | 8.713 | 211260 | 00:21 | 0.33134526 | 0.218 | 0.000 | 0.090 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.014 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_50 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-10T13:24 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.118 | 8.705 | 210966 | 00:21 | 0.09006191 | 0.057 | 0.000 | 0.033 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_49 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-11T11:16 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.172 | 8.604 | 223146 | 00:20 | 0.09859016 | 0.058 | 0.000 | 0.022 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_48 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-11T14:43 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.201 | 8.513 | 222726 | 00:19 | 0.38163483 | 0.323 | 0.000 | 0.058 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.004 |
| O_300_47 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-12T12:44 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.327 | 8.488 | 236292 | 00:22 | 0.21583465 | 0.148 | 0.000 | 0.063 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_45 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-12T16:02 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.371 | 8.501 | 200844 | 00:20 | 0.23899146 | 0.194 | 0.000 | 0.045 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_43 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-13T13:47 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.431 | 8.495 | 162288 | 00:18 | 0.26496106 | 0.166 | 0.000 | 0.074 | 0.018 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_41 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-13T16:06 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.479 | 8.489 | 252336 | 00:20 | 0.13870395 | 0.079 | 0.000 | 0.059 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_39 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-14T12:56 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.502 | 8.509 | 238308 | 00:21 | 0.28954127 | 0.176 | 0.017 | 0.076 | 0.013 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 |
| O_300_37 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-14T15:25 | PLAWES | Lower Weser | 53.525 | 8.567 | 247800 | 00:20 | 0.15334948 | 0.089 | 0.000 | 0.061 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_34 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-13T14:55 | PLAWES | Outer Weser | 53.546 | 8.557 | 67500 | 00:25 | 0.13333333 | 0.044 | 0.000 | 0.015 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.074 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_33 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-14T14:05 | PLAWES | Outer Weser | 53.587 | 8.519 | 42000 | 00:15 | 0.28571429 | 0.190 | 0.000 | 0.071 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.024 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_31 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-14T16:15 | PLAWES | Outer Weser | 53.629 | 8.467 | 153500 | 00:10 | 0.02605863 | 0.026 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.007 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_30 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-15T14:40 | PLAWES | Outer Weser | 53.655 | 8.405 | 24864 | 00:05 | 0.04021879 | 0.040 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_30a | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-15T16:44 | PLAWES | Outer Weser | 53.690 | 8.338 | 45108 | 00:05 | 0.11084508 | 0.044 | 0.022 | 0.044 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_30b | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-16T15:22 | PLAWES | Outer Weser | 53.744 | 8.238 | 40740 | 00:04 | 0.02454590 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.025 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_30d | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-17T14:59 | PLAWES | North Sea margin | 53.894 | 7.978 | 16128 | 00:16 | 0.00000000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_20 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-19T15:45 | PLAWES | North Sea margin | 53.992 | 7.844 | 116046 | 00:20 | 0.00861727 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| U_300_19 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-18T15:19 | PLAWES | North Sea margin | 53.880 | 7.657 | 122976 | 00:16 | 0.05692168 | 0.041 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| O_300_18 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-05T06:03 | PLAWES | Jade Bay | 53.468 | 8.230 | 132510 | 00:20 | 0.08301260 | 0.038 | 0.000 | 0.015 | 0.015 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.008 | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.008 |
| O_300_16 | Microplastic net (Hydro-bios, Germany), mesh size: 300 µm | 2018-04-05T08:33 | PLAWES | Jade Bay | 53.498 | 8.236 | 112560 | 00:19 | 0.05330490 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.027 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |