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Inventory of microplastics studies in Southeast Australian waters (NESP MaC 1.18)

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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A review of peer-reviewed publications was undertaken, focusing on coastal and marine microplastics relevant to South Eastern Australia (South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales), as well as from ongoing citizen science programmes from AUSMAP (https://www.ausmap.org/). This dataset summarises basic information about the microplastics studies: the location of the study; if the study focused on water, sediment or biota; the type of biota (for biotic studies); and the DOI of the publication. Although the primary focus of this study was restricted to southeastern Australia, studies collated from other regions have also been included in this dataset. The outcomes of the literature review for other regions (QLD, NT, SA, WA, Tas) should not be considered comprehensive.

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Title Inventory of microplastics studies in Southeast Australian waters (NESP MaC 1.18)
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/080bff32-ae04-40bf-8003-c47d6db40a91
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
Patrick.santos@adelaide.edu.au
Reference Period 31/12/2021
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        113.4,
        -42.99
      ],
      [
        159.08,
        -42.99
      ],
      [
        159.08,
        -12.04
      ],
      [
        113.4,
        -12.04
      ],
      [
        113.4,
        -42.99
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Inventory of microplastics studies in Southeast Australian waters (NESP MaC 1.18)". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/inventory-of-microplastics-studies-in-southeast-australian-waters-nesp-mac-1-18