Global Marine Microplastics Database 1972 to Present

Description

The NOAA NCEI global Marine Microplastics product provides access to aggregated, comprehensive, standardized, quality controlled, global data on microplastics in marine settings, from 1972-Present. The database contains information on microplastics concentrations (reported in units based on marine setting - pieces/m3, pieces/10 mins, or pieces kg-1 d.w.), date of collection, latitude and longitude where data was collected, sampling instruments used for collection, and links to publications on the data. The information in this database can be used to improve water quality and protect the ecosystem, especially coastal ecological habitats such as salt marshes and mangrove forests that help recycle nutrients, serve as breeding grounds for fingerlings, and permanent homes for oysters and other coastal marine wildlife.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Microplastics Database Map Application https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/b296879cc1984fda833a8acc93e31476
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/metadata/geoportal/rest/metadata/item/gov.noaa.ncei:MicroplasticsDatabase/html/
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

Tags

  • ships
  • ftir spectrometer
  • human dimensions
  • marine surface debris
  • ecosystems
  • nesdis
  • biosphere
  • southern ocean
  • oceanic zone
  • in situ/laboratory instruments
  • oceans
  • granulometric sieves
  • ocean/lake records
  • noaa
  • field surveys
  • marine debris removal
  • marine ecosystems
  • water quality
  • beaches
  • fourier transform infrared spectrometer
  • bottles/flasks/jars
  • atlantic ocean
  • sea surface contaminants
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • arctic ocean
  • earth science
  • environmental impacts
  • indian ocean
  • aquatic ecosystems
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • marine surface elements
  • water bottles
  • marine environment monitoring
  • ocean contaminants
  • pelagic
  • sediments
  • samplers
  • trawls/nets
  • pacific ocean
  • marine habitat
  • microplastic concentration
  • national centers for environmental information
  • neuston net

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