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Kammann, Ulrike; Nogueira, Pedro; Wilhelm, Esther; Int-Veen, Ivo; Aust, Marc-Oliver; Wysujack, Klaus (2023): Item characteristics of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.958427

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Abstract:
Plastic litter items (LI) at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea comprises different polymers. 40 LI were collected within fishery catches by bottom trawling during three cruises in 2020 and 2021 and analysed for their polymer types using attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, performed on a Spotlight 400 FTIR Imaging System (PerkinElmer Inc., Waltham, USA). The resulting spectra were compared against reference spectra databases. Just LI spectra showing correlation factors above 0.90 compared to the reference spectra were included in the evaluation. Polymer type of plastic LI under investigation could be attributed to six different polymer groups: Polyethylene (PE), polyamide (PA), polypropylene (PP), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyester (PES) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PE was the most frequently identified polymer representing 59% of all plastic items under investigation - followed by PA (17%), PP (12%), PVC (7%) and PES (3%).
Supplement to:
Kammann, Ulrike; Nogueira, Pedro; Wilhelm, Esther; Int-Veen, Ivo; Aust, Marc-Oliver; Wysujack, Klaus (2023): Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) as part of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea – Characterization, quantification, polymer composition and possible impact. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 194, 115348, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115348
Related to:
Kammann, Ulrike; Nogueira, Pedro; Wilhelm, Esther; Int-Veen, Ivo; Aust, Marc-Oliver; Wysujack, Klaus (2023): Quantitative descripton of marine litter at the seafloor of the Baltic Sea [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.958432
Additional metadata:
ICES Manual for Seafloor Litter Data Collection and Reporting from Demersal Trawl Samples (2023). ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Science (TIMES), https://doi.org/10.17895/ICES.PUB.21435771
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 56.082698 * Median Longitude: 16.094294 * South-bound Latitude: 54.232633 * West-bound Longitude: 10.274533 * North-bound Latitude: 59.604100 * East-bound Longitude: 24.190117
Date/Time Start: 2020-08-22T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2021-12-12T00:00:00
Event(s):
ALDFG_CHAR_20200822_B01_1 * Latitude: 54.549117 * Longitude: 10.790617 * Date/Time: 2020-08-22T00:00:00 * Location: Baltic Sea * Method/Device: Bottom trawl (BT)
ALDFG_CHAR_20200822_B01_2 * Latitude: 54.539450 * Longitude: 10.710950 * Date/Time: 2020-08-22T00:00:00 * Location: Baltic Sea * Method/Device: Bottom trawl (BT)
ALDFG_CHAR_20200823_B01_4 * Latitude: 54.614083 * Longitude: 10.274533 * Date/Time: 2020-08-23T00:00:00 * Location: Baltic Sea * Method/Device: Bottom trawl (BT)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventWysujack, Klaus
2LATITUDELatitudeNogueira, PedroGeocode
3LONGITUDELongitudeNogueira, PedroGeocode
4DATE/TIMEDate/TimeNogueira, PedroGeocode
5CodeCodeNogueira, PedroArea code
6IdentificationIDNogueira, PedroHaul
7Marine litterMarine litter#Aust, Marc-OliverItem number in haul
8CategoryCatInt-Veen, IvoIBTS/ICES main category (see additional metadata)
9CategoryCatInt-Veen, IvoIBTS/ICES sub-category (see additional metadata)
10ClassClassInt-Veen, IvoIBTS/ICES litter size class (see additional metadata)
11LengthlcmInt-Veen, IvoMeasured
12MassMasskgInt-Veen, IvoWeighted
13Color descriptionColor descInt-Veen, IvoVisual description
14PolymerPolymerInt-Veen, IvoMeasuredAttenuated Total Reflection-Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy
15Correlation coefficientRInt-Veen, IvoCalculatedCorrelation factor for polymer identification
16CommentCommentInt-Veen, Ivo
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
694 data points

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