Metadata: Bioavailability and biological effects of microscopic plastic debris in the ocean, in the Gulf of Maine (2013) and the Western English Channel (2015)

Abstract:

This project aims to provide an estimate of the extent to which microplastic concentrations are underestimated with traditional sampling. Sampling events focus on coastal waters, where microplastics are predicted to have the greatest influence on marine life, on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. Samples were collected in the Gulf of Maine (USA) in July 2013 and the western English Channel off the coast of Plymouth (UK) between July and September 2015. Microplastic debris was collected via surface trawls using 100, 333 and 500 micrometer nets. Data collection was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC Grant NE/L003988/1 and NE/L007010/1); University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory collaboration fund; in-kind contributions from the ‘Rozalia Project’; March Limited of Bermuda philanthropic support.

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British Oceanographic Data Centre

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Internal code	Internally assigned metadata identifier	8015
Title	The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full.	Bioavailability and biological effects of microscopic plastic debris in the ocean, in the Gulf of Maine (2013) and the Western English Channel (2015)
Alternative title	The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known.	British Oceanographic Data Centre record 1048NE_L007010_1_microplastics
File Identifier	The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools.	0279d92cd4f857c7bef686afd94944f5
Resource Identifier	This is the code assigned by the data owner.	EDMED7114
Resource type	The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service.	dataset
Start date	This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known	2013-07-03
End date	This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known	2015-09-15
Spatial resolution	This describes the spatial resolution of the dataset or the spatial limitations of the service.	inapplicable
Frequency of updates	This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'.	asNeeded
Abstract	The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource.	This project aims to provide an estimate of the extent to which microplastic concentrations are underestimated with traditional sampling. Sampling events focus on coastal waters, where microplastics are predicted to have the greatest influence on marine life, on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. Samples were collected in the Gulf of Maine (USA) in July 2013 and the western English Channel off the coast of Plymouth (UK) between July and September 2015. Microplastic debris was collected via surface trawls using 100, 333 and 500 micrometer nets. Data collection was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC Grant NE/L003988/1 and NE/L007010/1); University of Exeter and Plymouth Marine Laboratory collaboration fund; in-kind contributions from the ‘Rozalia Project’; March Limited of Bermuda philanthropic support.
Lineage	Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods.	This dataset was created by the organisations with the "originator" role in this metadata record following their in-house data processing and quality control procedures. The data were then provided to the British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) for ingestion into one of the schemas of the National Oceanographic Database (NODB). During ingestion BODC undertake quality control, documentation and metadata enhancement procedures appropriate to the type of data. For an overview please see http://www.bodc.ac.uk/about/information_technology/data_processing_steps/. BODC supply full information about data collection, data processing and data quality with all data requests to enable users to assess data suitability themselves. Instrument(s) used to collect data: neuston net.
Related keywords
Keyword	General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies	Micro-litter in water bodies
	General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies	Litter abundance and type
	General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies	Marine Environmental Data and Information Network
	General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies	Natural Environment Research Council Designated Data Centres
	General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies	unknown
	General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies	Human health and safety
Geographical coverage
North	The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees	50.35
East	The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees	68.8231
South	The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees	42.9269
West	The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees	4.2319
Responsible organisations
Role	The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource.	pointOfContact
Organisation name		British Oceanographic Data Centre
Individual name		Polly Hadžiabdic
Position name		Head of the BODC Requests Team
Delivery point		Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street
Postal code		L3 5DA
City		Liverpool
Administrative area		Merseyside
Country		United Kingdom
URL		https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Role	The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource.	owner
Organisation name		University of Exeter, Biosciences Department
Individual name		Unknown
Position name		Unknown
Phone		+44 (0)1392 725171
Delivery point		College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Stocker Road
Postal code		EX4 4QD
City		Exeter
Administrative area		Devon
Country		United Kingdom
URL		http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk
Role	The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource.	originator
Organisation name		University of Exeter, Biosciences Department
Individual name		Unknown
Position name		Unknown
Phone		+44 (0)1392 725171
Delivery point		College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Stocker Road
Postal code		EX4 4QD
City		Exeter
Administrative area		Devon
Country		United Kingdom
URL		http://biosciences.exeter.ac.uk
Role	The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource.	owner
Organisation name		Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Individual name		Unknown
Position name		Unknown
Phone		+44 (0)1752 633 100
Delivery point		Prospect Place, The Hoe
Postal code		PL1 3DH
City		Plymouth
Administrative area		England
Country		United Kingdom
URL		http://www.pml.ac.uk
Role	The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource.	originator
Organisation name		Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Individual name		Unknown
Position name		Unknown
Phone		+44 (0)1752 633 100
Delivery point		Prospect Place, The Hoe
Postal code		PL1 3DH
City		Plymouth
Administrative area		England
Country		United Kingdom
URL		http://www.pml.ac.uk
Role	The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here.	custodian
Organisation name		British Oceanographic Data Centre
Position name		Director
Delivery point		Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street
Postal code		L3 5DA
City		Liverpool
Administrative area		Merseyside
Country		United Kingdom
URL		https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Role	The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource.	distributor
Organisation name		British Oceanographic Data Centre
Position name		Director
Delivery point		Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street
Postal code		L3 5DA
City		Liverpool
Administrative area		Merseyside
Country		United Kingdom
URL		https://www.bodc.ac.uk/
Resource locators
Locator URL	Web address (URL) that links to the resource	https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/c2b2d36e-27b9-7cd5-e053-6c86abc024f1/
Locator name	Name of the web resource	Published dataset - doi:10.5285/c2b2d36e-27b9-7cd5-e053-6c86abc024f1
Locator function	Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist	download
Locator URL	Web address (URL) that links to the resource	https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/published_data_library/catalogue/10.5285/c47f341b-cb1d-64b9-e053-6c86abc0b7bf/
Locator name	Name of the web resource	Published dataset - doi:10.5285/c47f341b-cb1d-64b9-e053-6c86abc0b7bf
Locator function	Code that describes the function of the resource. ISO function code chosen from ISO 19115-1 Codelist	download
Dataset constraints
20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints	Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions.	otherRestrictions
20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints		http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/NoLimitations
		Data are freely available to all following agreement to the terms and conditions of a Data Licence
21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints	Any restrictions imposed on accessing the resource such as the need to agree to certain licence conditions.	otherRestrictions
21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints		Usage restrictions are specified in the terms of the licence
Version info
Date of publication	The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network.	2022-02-18
Date of last revision	The most recent date that the resource was revised.	2021-07-21
Date of creation	The date that the resource was created.	2021-05-19
Metadata date	The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated.	2022-03-02
Metadata standard name	The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata	MEDIN
Metadata standard version	The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record	3.1.1

Metadata: Bioavailability and biological effects of microscopic plastic debris in the ocean, in the Gulf of Maine (2013) and the Western English Channel (2015)

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