20 sediment grabs from Port Vila and Mele Bays in Vanuatu quantify microplastic pollution. The dataset includes particle counts per 5g of sediment, GPS coordinates, and ATR-FT-IR spectral analysis of a plastic particle. Government Digital Service compiled this data from fieldwork conducted in 2018.
Use Cases
- Quantify microplastic abundance in coastal sediments based on particle counts per 5g.
- Map pollution hotspots based on GPS coordinates for 20 sediment grab samples.
- Identify polymer types of plastic particles based on ATR-FT-IR spectral analysis.
- Correlate sediment particle size analysis (PSA) with microplastic concentration.
Strengths
- Includes data from 20 distinct sediment grab samples.
- Provides ATR-FT-IR spectral analysis for polymer identification.
- Contains GPS coordinates and deployment times for spatial and temporal context.
Limitations
- Row count and dataset scale are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Government Digital Service
- Collection Method
- Sediment collected from grabs deployed in Port Vila Bay and Mele Bay.
- Time Range
- 2018
- Geography
- Port Vila Bay and Mele Bay, Efate Island, Vanuatu