DATA FROM: MICROPLASTIC ACCUMULATION AND VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE DELAWARE ESTUARY ESTUARINE TURBIDITY MAXIMUM
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2026-01-06
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We sampled microplastics at three depths in the estuarine turbidity maximum region of the Delaware Estuary using an open/close Tucker Trawl net system. Microparticles were isolated and confirmed as microplastic by micro-FTIR spectroscopy. For more details on sampling and instrumentation, see the paper associated with this dataset: Fontana et al. (2026) Marine Pollution Bulletin ##:###-###.
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“StationLocationandTime_Figure1_data.csv” is a .csv file containing sampling date, station name, longitude, latitude, net number, net depth category, and time of sampling. These data are presented in Figure 1 of the associated paper.
“ParticleConcentrationsbyType_Figure2_data.csv” is a .csv file containing sampling date, station, net number (1=surface, 2=middle, 3=deep), particle type (fragment, fiber, bead), total particle count, total inorganic particle count, total plastic particle count, and net sample volume (m^3). These data are presented in Figure 2 of the associated paper.
“FTIRPolymerDataandSize_Figure6_7_8_9_data.csv” is a .csv file containing sampling date, station, net number (1=surface, 2=middle, 3=deep), size fraction, particle type, particle ID (an internal record keeping number for each particle), search score (0-1 scale), polymer identification, plastic (yes/no), particle length (microns), particle area (mm^2). These data are presented in Figures 6 - 9 of the associated paper.
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Fontana, J.M., R.A. Mason, T. Kukulka, J.H. Cohen (2026) Data from: Microplastic Accumulation and Vertical Distribution in the Delaware Estuary Estuarine Turbidity Maximum