Microplastics in Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Philippines 2019
Description
A dataset of 449 microplastic fragments from Sitio Pulo, Navotas City, Philippines. The microplastics were isolated from the surface water of the barrier island on July 4 and 25, 2019. Four sites of the island were selected for the collection: Site A - 14°40’39.6’’N, 120°55’43.4’’E; Site B - 14°40’44.9’’N, 120°55’38.9’’E; Site C: 14°41’32.5’’N, 120°55’39.4’’E; and Site D: 14°40'40.1''N, 120°55'43.4''E. Sites A and B are located coastal side (facing Manila Bay) of the island while sites C and D are located on the lagoon side (facing Metro Manila mainland) of the island. The microplastics isolated were characterized by image analysis estimating is length (in micrometers), roundness score, CIE color coordinates L*, a* and b*.
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The 449 microplastic fragments collected by sieving surface water of Sitio Pulo, Navotas, Philippines on July 4, 2019 (1st visit ) and July 25, 2019 (2nd visit). The length and roundness of the microplastics were measured by image analysis using ImageJ. The color coordinates CIE L*, a* and b* were obtained also by image analysis using the 'colordistance' package in R.