Inventory of microplastics studies in Southeast Australian waters (NESP MaC 1.18)

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

A review of peer-reviewed publications was undertaken, focusing on coastal and marine microplastics relevant to South Eastern Australia (South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales), as well as from ongoing citizen science programmes from AUSMAP (https://www.ausmap.org/). This dataset summarises basic information about the microplastics studies: the location of the study; if the study focused on water, sediment or biota; the type of biota (for biotic studies); and the DOI of the publication. Although the primary focus of this study was restricted to southeastern Australia, studies collated from other regions have also been included in this dataset. The outcomes of the literature review for other regions (QLD, NT, SA, WA, Tas) should not be considered comprehensive.

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Title Inventory of microplastics studies in Southeast Australian waters (NESP MaC 1.18)
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/42428d76-2813-4d26-ab57-b552b7eba007
Contact Point
CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
Patrick.santos@adelaide.edu.au
Reference Period 31/12/2021
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[113.4, -42.99], [159.08, -42.99], [159.08, -12.04], [113.4, -12.04], [113.4, -42.99]]]}
Data Portal data.gov.au