Surface microplastics abundance in the Eurasian Arctic from 2019-09-19 to 2019-10-21 (NCEI Accession 0259526)

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This study estimated the load of surface microplastics (i.e. plastics less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) in the Eurasian Arctic (Barents, Kara, Laptev and East-Siberian Seas) from 2019-09-19 to 2019-10-21. Microplastics data were collected using neuston trawl net aboard R/V Akademik Mstislav Keldysh. This dataset contains the results from all 48 surface net tows, in a spreadsheet format. Tows were conducted for 30 min at an average cruising speed of 2 knots.

Microplastics concentration along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean collected aboard RV Polarstern from 2015-11-01 to 2015-11-28 (NCEI Accession 0270542)

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This study was carried out to estimate the microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration along a latitudinal gradient in the Atlantic Ocean. Microplastics data was collected from 2015-11-01 to 2015-11-28 aboard RV Polarstern. Ocean water was pumped onboard the vessel via the bow water system to collect microplastics samples. This dataset contains the results from all 76 sampling stations, in a spreadsheet format.

Microplastics concentration collected aboard ice breaker Oden in the Arctic Central basin from 2016-08-09 to 2016-09-16 (NCEI Accession 0270539)

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This study was carried out to estimate the microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the Arctic Central basin. Microplastics data was collected from 2016-08-09 to 2016-09-16 aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden. Ocean water was pumped onboard the vessel via the bow water system to collect microplastics samples. This dataset contains the results from all 58 sampling stations, in a spreadsheet format.

Microplastics concentration in deep sea sediments in the northeast Atlantic Ocean margins collected with an ROV aboard RV Celtic Explorer from 2019-08-03 to 2019-08-19 (NCEI Accession 0277496)

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This study was carried out to estimate the microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces kg-1 d.w.) concentration in deep sea sediments in the northeast Atlantic Ocean margins. Microplastics data was collected from 2019-08-03 to 2019-08-19 using a remotely operated vehicle aboard RV Celtic Explorer. This dataset contains the results from all 40 sampling efforts, in a spreadsheet format.

Microplastics concentration in the northern South China Sea from 2018-08-07 to 2018-08-22 (NCEI Accession 0276267)

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This study was carried out to estimate the microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the northern South China Sea. Microplastics data was collected from 2018-08-07 to 2018-08-22 using stainless steel buckets. This dataset contains the results from all 69 sampling efforts, in a spreadsheet format.

Abundances of microplastics concentrations collected from R/V Mediterranean Explorer in the oligotrophic Israeli Mediterranean coastal waters from 2013-07-25 to 2015-05-18 (NCEI Accession 0260245)

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This study estimated the seasonal abundances of sea surface microplastics (i.e. plastics measuring 0.3mm- 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) at 17 sites along the Israeli Mediterranean coastal waters from 2013-07-25 to 2015-05-18. Data was collected using a manta net. This dataset contains the results from all 108 net tows, in a spreadsheet format. Tows were conducted for 15 minutes along shore at an average cruising speed of 2 knots.

Microplastic concentrations in deep-sea sediments from Rockall Trough (Scotland, UK) collected aboard RRS Discovery on 2017-05-18 (NCEI Accession 0278002)

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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.

Floating microplastics concentration collected from AKADEMIK TRYOSHNIKOV and S.A. AGULHAS II in the Southern Ocean from 2016-11-28 to 2017-07-27 (NCEI Accession 0253447)

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This study estimated the abundance of floating microplastics around the Southern Ocean during the Antarctic Circumnavigation Expedition in 2016/17. This dataset contains all 40 net trawls performed during this survey in a spreadsheet format. Microplastics particles were collected using a 200 μm neuston net equipped with a 100 × 30 cm rectangular frame opening, towed for 15 min at a speed of 2–2.5 knots.

Floating microplastics concentration collected from MV Maersk Launcher, MV Maersk Transporter, and RV Professor Kaganovskiy in the eastern North Pacific Ocean from 2015-07-25 to 2019-12-09 (NCEI Accession 0276264)

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This study was carried out to estimate the floating microplastics (plastics from size 0.5mm to 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) concentration in the North Pacific Ocean. Microplastics data was collected from 2015-07-25 to 2019-12-09 aboard MV Maersk Launcher, MV Maersk Transporter, and RV Professor Kaganovskiy, using manta and neuston nets. This dataset contains the results from all 663 sampling efforts, in a spreadsheet format.

Microplastics abundance in surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea from 2017-07-28 to 2017-10-01 (NCEI Accession 0259525)

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This study estimated the load of surface microplastics (i.e. plastics less than 5mm, reported in unit of pieces/m^3) in the surface waters from the Northwest Pacific, the Bering Sea, and the Chukchi Sea from 2017-07-28 to 2017-10-01. Microplastics data were collected using manta net aboard R/V Xuelong. This dataset contains the results from all 13 surface net tows, in a spreadsheet format. Tows were conducted for 20 min at an average cruising speed of 3 knots.