Inventory of Microplastics Studies in Southeast Australian Waters (NESP MaC 1.18)

NESP MaC 1.18 is a dataset summarizing peer-reviewed publications and citizen science data on coastal and marine microplastics, primarily in South Eastern Australia. It includes information on study location, environmental compartment (water, sediment, biota), biota type, and publication DOI. The dataset was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on July 13, 2026.

Use Cases

• Mapping the geographic distribution of microplastics research based on study locations.
• Analyzing research focus across environmental compartments (water, sediment, biota).
• Identifying key species studied in biotic microplastics research based on biota type.
• Linking study summaries to original publications using provided DOIs.

Strengths

• Includes data from both peer-reviewed literature and ongoing citizen science programs like AUSMAP.
• Covers multiple Australian states (South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales) as a primary focus.
• Provides direct links to source publications via Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The review for other Australian regions (QLD, NT, SA, WA, Tas) is explicitly noted as not comprehensive.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Review of peer-reviewed publications and collation of data from citizen science programs.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 20:53:32.213743; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily South Eastern Australia (South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales), with some studies from other Australian regions.