Abundance of microlitter (including microplastics) in riverine samples (sediment, surface waters and biota) at selected locations across the Orange-Senqu River basin and associated land use data 2021

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• Last updated: 10 September 2024
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Summary

Abundance data of microlitter (including microplastics) in riverine samples (sediment, surface waters and biota) were collected at selected locations across the Orange-Senqu River basin and associated land use in 2021.

The file entitled 'List microlitter biota' presents the abundance of microplastics in riverine biota at selected locations across the Orange-Senqu River basin.

The file entitled 'List microlitter sediment' presents the abundance of microplastics in riverine sediments at selected locations across the Orange-Senqu River basin.

The file entitled 'List microlitter surface waters' presents the abundance of microplastics in riverine surface waters at selected locations across the Orange-Senqu River basin.

The file entitled 'LU' summarises the local watershed traits including population density, land use, rainfall and flows.

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2024-08-23
• Access contraints: Not specified
• Harvest GUID: CEFASad9d2021-7281-44e5-80db-369ac15f2c61
• Extent: Latitude: -20.00° to -40.00°
• Extent: Longitude: 10.00° to 30.00°
• Dataset reference date: 2024-08-23 (publication)
• Dataset reference date: 2024-08-23 (revision)
• Dataset reference date: 2024-08-22 (creation)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS) (originator, custodian, distributor); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (owner)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
• Source Metadata: HTML

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