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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microplastics Database Website | Unknown | Microplastics Database Map Application | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords | Unknown | 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. | Open resource |
| NCEI Contact Information | Unknown | Information for contacts at NCEI. | Open resource |
| Metadata Landing Page | Unknown | Open resource |
Tags
- aquatic ecosystems
- arctic ocean
- atlantic ocean
- beaches
- biosphere
- bottles/flasks/jars
- doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
- earth science
- ecosystems
- environmental impacts
- field surveys
- fourier transform infrared spectrometer
- ftir spectrometer
- granulometric sieves
- human dimensions
- indian ocean
- in situ/laboratory instruments
- marine debris removal
- marine ecosystems
- marine environment monitoring
- marine habitat
- marine surface debris
- marine surface elements
- microplastic concentration
- national centers for environmental information
- nesdis
- neuston net
- noaa
- ocean contaminants
- oceanic zone
- ocean/lake records
- oceans
- pacific ocean
- pelagic
- samplers
- sea surface contaminants
- sediments
- ships
- southern ocean
- trawls/nets
- u.s. department of commerce
- water bottles
- water quality