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CLiP Vanuatu Microplastics in sediment 2017

Publisher
Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Updated
23 July 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

This dataset contains 3 csv files. One file contains data on microplastic abundance expressed in number of particles per 5g dried sediment from 14 grabs collected on Efate Island (Vanuatu) in 2017. One file contains spectrum analysis of particles carried out with a ATR-FTIR. A READ-ME text file contains description of columns content for these two csv files. One .zip file includes a csv file with the description of the plastic particles larger than 5mm (macroplastic) and pictures. Microplastics are plastic particles with size < 5 mm in diameter (Arthur et al., 2008).

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Cefas Data Portal 23/7/2026

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Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
16 July 2026
Harvest GUID
CEFASa6efbc3c-cdc9-49ad-9da8-3ac9238395dd
Dataset reference date (publication)
2020-09-10
Dataset reference date (revision)
2026-07-16
Dataset reference date (creation)
2019-04-15
Responsible party
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor)
ISO 19139 resource type
service
Metadata language
eng