Microplastics concentrations in the surface waters of Kingston Harbor, Jamaica collected from 2017-09-14 to 2017-12-15 (NCEI Accession 0284765)
This study estimated the concentration of microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm; reported in unit of items/m3 and items/km2) in the surface waters of Kingston Harbor, Jamaica collected from 2017-09-14 to 2017-12-15. Microplastics were collected using a Manta net with a mesh size of 335 μm, towed at 1 knot for 15 minutes. This dataset contains the results from all 32 surface water samples, in a spreadsheet format.
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| Temporal extent | 2017-09-14 – 2017-12-15 |
|---|---|
| Date (publication) | 2023-11-05 |
| Date (creation) | 2023-11-05 |
| 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 |