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Marine Plastic Pollution in Waters around Australia

Created 13/03/2025

Updated 13/03/2025

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This data describes the characterisation and estimated concentration of marine plastics in waters around Australia from surface net tows. The marine plastics recorded were predominantly small fragments (‘‘microplastics’’) resulting from the breakdown of larger objects made of polyethylene and polypropylene (e.g. packaging and fishing items). This data accompanies the following publication: Reisser J, Shaw J, Wilcox C, Hardesty BD, Proietti M, et al. (2013) Marine Plastic Pollution in Waters around Australia: Characteristics, Concentrations, and Pathways. PLoS ONE 8(11): e80466. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080466

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Title Marine Plastic Pollution in Waters around Australia
Language eng
Licence notspecified
Landing Page https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/b6f68d3e-c1c9-42f0-92ab-ec3354e25152
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CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere
jureisser@gmail.com
Reference Period 02/09/2013 - 08/09/2013
Geospatial Coverage {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[113.91275, -43.5773], [176.50677, -43.5773], [176.50677, -10.74822], [113.91275, -10.74822], [113.91275, -43.5773]]]}
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This dataset was originally found on data.gov.au "Marine Plastic Pollution in Waters around Australia". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://devweb.dga.links.com.au/data/dataset/marine-plastic-pollution-in-waters-around-australia

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