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Microlitter assessment in Nieuwpoort, as part of a pilot study for the TREASURE project Citable as data publication Grandjean, J.; Kazour, M.; Bossaer, M.; Veillet, G.; Doyen, P.; Nitschke, T.; Amara, R.; Catarino Ana, I.; Flanders Marine Institute; Laboratoire d'Océanologie et de Géosciences; University of the Littoral Opal Coast; (2025): Microlitter assessment in Nieuwpoort, as part of a pilot study for the TREASURE project. Marine Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.14284/716 Contact: Grandjean, Juliette Availability: This work is licensed under http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L08/current/MO meaning it is under moratorium until 2026-03-03 Description The goal of this work was to assess and describe the presence of microlitter in the marina of Nieuwpoort, Belgium, on a slipway and in surface water, as part of a pilot study for the TREASURE project (Interreg North Sea). The dataset includes a description of methodology for sampling and sample processing, area, particles dimension, mass, color, polymer and method of sample processing, as well as assessed environmental parameters. moreThe present dataset contains results on particles dimensions, mass, colors, shape, polymer type with the corresponding matching score and sampling parameters. The particles collected from the riverbank were cleaned, left to dry and measured in length and width thanks to a digital caliper (W-Kronen®). Mass was measured with a precise balance (VWR® Premium Analytical Balances). The water samples went through two digestive steps to get rid of the organic matter and later filtered. Microplastics particles exceeding 300 µm in length and stained with the fluorescent dye Nile red were identified using a fluorescent microscope (Leica DM1000, Leica Microsystems), and processed using the Leica Application Suite software (LAS Core, Leica Microsystems). Then, the polymer type of the selected particles was identified using a micro–Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (μ-FTIR - Spotlight 200i, Perkin Elmer) or an Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)-FTIR (Perkin Elmer). The polymer match was accepted when the score was above 70. Scope Themes: Environmental quality/pollution > Site assessments/surveys Keywords: Estuarine pollution, Harbours, Microlitter, Plastic debris, River banks, ANE, Belgium, Nieuwpoort Harbour Geographical coverage ANE, Belgium, Nieuwpoort Harbour [Marine Regions] Temporal coverage 14 February 2024 Parameters Dissolved oxygen (O2) Methodology Mass Methodology Particle length Methodology Particle width Methodology Polymer type Methodology Turbidity Methodology Water pH Methodology Water temperature Methodology Dissolved oxygen (O2): Mutiparameter HI 982, HANNA instruments® Mass: Balance (VWR® Pre mium Analytical Balances) Particle length: Digital caliper (W-Kronen®) or Leica Application Suite software (LAS Core, Leica Microsystems) Particle width: Digital caliper (W-Kronen®) or Leica Application Suite software (LAS Core, Leica Microsystems) Polymer type: Attenuated Total Reflectance (ATR)-FTIR (Perkin Elmer) and micro-Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (μ-FTIR - Spotlight 200i, Perkin Elmer). Turbidity: Mutiparameter HI 982, HANNA instruments® Water pH: Mutiparameter HI 982, HANNA instruments® Water temperature: Mutiparameter HI 982, HANNA instruments® Contributors Project TREASURE: Targeting the reduction of plastic outflow into the North Sea, more Funding Other EU initiatives out of framework Dataset status: Completed Data type: Data Data origin: Research: field survey Metadatarecord created: 2025-03-04 Information last updated: 2025-03-04 | ||||
