Microplastic concentrations in deep-sea sediments from Rockall Trough (Scotland, UK) collected aboard RRS Discovery on 2017-05-18 (NCEI Accession 0278002)
This study estimated the concentration of microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces per g d.w.) in deep-sea sediments from Rockall Trough (Scotland, UK) on 2017-05-18. Microplastic data were collected aboard RRS Discovery using a megacorer. This dataset contains the results from all 90 deep-sea sediment samples, in a spreadsheet format.
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| Temporal extent | 2017-05-18 – 2017-05-18 |
|---|---|
| Date (publication) | 2023-05-12 |
| Date (creation) | 2023-05-12 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |