FTIR Peaks of Cigarette Butts and Beach Sand by Use Zone

A collection of characteristic FTIR peaks (cm⁻¹) for cigarette butts and beach sand, categorized by beach use zones. The data is provided in an XLSX file of 16.8 KB, authored by Claudia Díaz-Mendoza and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze FTIR peak patterns to identify chemical signatures of cigarette butts in different beach use zones.
• Compare FTIR spectral data between cigarette butts and beach sand samples to assess pollution markers.
• Use FTIR peak data to correlate chemical composition of cigarette butts with specific beach use zones.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC BY 4.0.
• Dataset is focused on a specific environmental pollution topic: cigarette butts and beach sand.
• File is provided in the structured XLSX format, suitable for tabular analysis.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 16.8 KB, indicating limited scope and sample size.
• Key structural details like the number of rows and columns are unknown.
• The geographic origin and specific time range of the sample collection are not provided.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Claudia Díaz-Mendoza.

Collection Method

Data appears to be generated from FTIR spectroscopy analysis of environmental samples.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-20.