Creator/Principal investigator(s)
La Daana Kanhai - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Description
This dataset contains data collected during the Canadian-Swedish expedition Arctic Ocean 2016. The research cruise took place August through September 2016, using the icebreaker Oden.
For ship data from the cruise, as well as graphics and files describing the route, see https://snd.gu.se/sv/catalogue/study/ecds0221
For descriptions of Work Packages and research conducted during the cruise, see the SWEDARCTIC Arctic Ocean 2016 Expedition Report: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:polar:diva-3475
Additional information on the expedition, including links to publications, is available at http://www.polarforskningsportalen.se/en/arctic/expeditions/arctic-ocean-2016
Work Package: Physical Oceanography (CTD)
Work Package: Heavy Metals Monitoring
Microplastics in the world’s oceans pose a potential threat to organisms that depend on the marine environment. In order to effectively assess this threat, information regarding the presence of these particles in the marine environment is particularly important. To date, there is a particular paucity of information regarding microplastics in Polar
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Data contains personal data
No
Time period(s) investigated
2016-08-08 – 2016-09-20
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Arctic
Research area
Natural Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Oceans, Environment
(INSPIRE topic categories)
Keywords
ocean contaminants, marine sediments, sea ice, the icebreaker oden
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Contact
Data Manager, Polarforskningssekretariatet
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
La Daana Kanhai - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre
Keywords
ocean contaminants, marine sediments, sea ice, the icebreaker oden