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Macro- and mesolitter assessment in Nieuwpoort, as part of a pilot study for the TREASURE project
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Grandjean, J.; Kazour, M.; Bossaer, M.; Veillet, G.; Doyen, P.; Nitschke, T.; Amara, R.; Catarino Ana, I.; Flanders Marine Institute; Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences; University of the Littoral Opal Coast; (2025): Macro- and mesolitter assessment in Nieuwpoort, as part of a pilot study for the TREASURE project. Marine Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.14284/717
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Grandjean, Juliette Availability: This work is licensed under http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L08/current/MO meaning it is under moratorium until 2026-03-03
Description
The goal of this work was to assess and describe the presence of macro- and mesolitter in the marina of Nieuwpoort, Belgium, on a slipway, as part of a pilot study for the TREASURE project (Interreg North Sea). The dataset includes a description of the methodology for sampling and sample processing, geographic area, items and particles categorization according to the Join-list, size range, mass, color, polymer and method of sample processing, as well as assessed environmental parameters. moreThe present dataset contains results on particles dimensions, colors, mass, categories according to the J-list, polymer type with the corresponding matching score and sampling parameters. The samples were cleaned, left to dry and measured in length and width thanks to a digital caliper (W-Kronen®). Mass was measured with a precise balance (VWR® Premium Analytical Balances). To identify the polymer, an Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)-FTIR (Perkin Elmer) was used. The polymer match was accepted when the score was above 70. Scope Themes: Environmental quality/pollution > Site assessments/surveys Keywords: Estuarine pollution, Harbours, Macrolitter, Mesolitter, Plastic debris, River banks, ANE, Belgium, Nieuwpoort Harbour Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, Nieuwpoort Harbour [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage
14 February 2024 Parameters
Item size Methodology
Mass Methodology Polymer type Methodology Temperature Weather condition Wind speed Item size: Derived from the measurements of the particles using a digital caliper (W-Kronen®) Mass: Precise balance (VWR® Premium Analytical Balances) Polymer type: Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)-FTIR (Perkin Elmer) Contributors
Project
TREASURE: Targeting the reduction of plastic outflow into the North Sea, more
Funding Other EU initiatives out of framework
Dataset status: Completed
Data type: Data
Data origin: Research: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2025-03-04
Information last updated: 2025-03-04
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