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PLASTFLOW macroplastic transport model: time series of the normalised cumulative fluxes at three transects in the Scheldt estuary
Citeerbaar als data publicatie
Wang, L.; Breugem, W.A.; Koutrouveli, T.; Decrop, B.; International Marine and Dredging Consultants (IMDC): Belgium; (2025): PLASTFLOW macroplastic transport model: time series of the normalised cumulative fluxes at three transects in the Scheldt estuary. Marine Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.14284/773

Beschikbaarheid: Dit werk valt onder volgende licentie http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/L08/current/MO hierdoor valt het onder embargo tot 2026-06-29

Beschrijving

Time series of the normalised cumulative fluxes at three transects (Doel, Wintam, and Vlissingen) for the six different classes considered in the macroplastic transport model of PLASTFLOW:

  • floating plastic objects,
  • suspended sheet-like objects (e.g. fragments of plastic bags), and
  • sinking plastic objects,

for which both macroplastics (size > 25 mm) and mesoplastics (size between 5 mm and 25 mm) were simulated.

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The normalised flux is defined as the net number of particles crossing a transect divided by the initial number of particles released in the model (see IMDC report, page 9: Wang, L.; Breugem, W.A., Koutrouveli, T.; Decrop, B.; International Marine and Dredging Consultants (IMDC): Belgium; (2025): Macroplastic Flux from river Scheldt to the North Sea.).

In the final project report (D1.2), the corresponding normalised fluxes are presented for all transects but only for macroplastics (three classes).

Additional results are included in the final project report (D1.2), such as a table presenting an estimate of the total annual flux, which is calculated also based on the observed plastic concentrations.


Scope
Thema's:
Milieu-kwaliteit / vervuiling
Kernwoorden:
Kunststoffen · Modellering · Schelde-estuarium

Geografische spreiding
Schelde-estuarium [Marine Regions]

Bijdrage door
International Marine & Dredging Consultants NV (IMDC), meerdata creator

Project
PLASTFLOW: PLASTFLOW - Opvolgmeting in het kader van Doelstelling 9 van het Vlaams Actieplan Marien Zwerfvuil, meer
Financiering OVAM (Openbare Afvalstoffenmaatschappij voor het Vlaamse Gewest)

Publicatie
Beschrijft deze dataset
Meyers, N. et al. (2025). PLASTFLOW Final Report: Quantifying plastic fluxes and identifying plastic hotspots in the Scheldt Estuary (Deliverable 1.2). Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Ostend. 87 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.48470/128, meer

Dataset status: Afgelopen
Data type: Software
Data oorsprong: Onderzoek
Metadatarecord aangemaakt: 2025-12-16
Informatie laatst gewijzigd: 2025-12-23
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