Dataset on mesoplastics and microplastics abundances and characteristics from sandy beaches before and after typhoon events in northern Taiwan.

ABSTRACT: A comprehensive dataset is presented, which describes the abundance, shapes, and colors of meso- and microplastic particles collected from two sandy beaches situated on the north coast of Taiwan. The sampling of beach sand was conducted repetitively at fixed locations over a time period of 20 months, commencing from April 2018 to November 2019, with the aim of monitoring the variations in distribution and composition of plastic particles. A total of three adjacent transects perpendicular to the waterline were sampled, with bulk sand samples collected from 50 × 50 cm quadrats. The samples were subjected to drying, weighing, and sieving to obtain mesoplastic fractions (5-25 mm) and microplastic fractions (1-5 mm). Visual identification was employed to extract mesoplastic particles, while den

SUBMITTER: Kunz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439264 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature