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    • Floating microplastics concentrations collected by citizen scientists in the coastal surface waters of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea from 2020-10-09 to 2021-05-23 (NCEI Accession 0253923)

    Metadata Updated: November 1, 2023

    This study estimated the floating microplastics concentrations load in the coastal surface waters of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. This dataset contains all 124 manta net trawl microplastics samples collected over 7 months by citizen scientists, in a spreadsheet format.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:09:25Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) June 23, 2022 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2023-03-15T01:09:25Z
    Metadata Created Date March 17, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date November 1, 2023
    Reference Date(s) June 23, 2022 (publication)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0253923
    Access Constraints Cite as: de Haan, William; Uviedo, Oriol; Ballesteros, Maria; Canales, Ingrid; Curto, Xavier; Guart, Montse; Higueras, Sara; Molina, Alex; Sanchez-Vidal, Anna; The Surfing for Science Group (2022). Floating microplastics concentrations collected by citizen scientists in the coastal surface waters of the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea from 2020-10-09 to 2021-05-23 (NCEI Accession 0253923). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0253923. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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    Temporal Extent Begin 2020-10-09
    Temporal Extent End 2021-05-23

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