Surface microplastic concentrations in the Salento coastal seas (Southern Puglia, Italy) collected aboard R/V Pelagia from 2020-10-17 to 2021-06-28 (NCEI Accession 0277995)

This study estimated the concentration of surface microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m3) in the Salento coastal seas (Southern Puglia, Italy) from 2020-10-17 to 2021-06-28. Microplastic data were collected aboard R/V Pelagia using a manta net. This dataset contains the results from all 18 surface water samples, in a spreadsheet format.

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Temporal extent2020-10-17 – 2021-06-28
Date (publication)2023-05-12
Date (creation)2023-05-12
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-05
Created2026-11-05
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