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An examination of microplastic pollution in protected areas from outdoor recreation - Dataset

University of New England, Australia
Tighe, Matthew ; Wilson, Susan ; Forster, Nicola
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This study examined microplastic (MP) pollution in protected areas. To begin with, a sampling protocol was developed that allowed MPs to be sampled and analysed on multiple types of trail surfaces. Using this method, MP occurrence was investigated in two Australian conservation areas with recreational and competitive trail running, the 1) Duval Nature Reserve and adjoining Dumaresq Dam Reserve, and 2) the World Heritage Listed Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks. Microplastic deposition from trail running events was empirically examined in a controlled study and two public trail running events (the Duval Dam Buster and Washpool World Heritage Trail Race). Atmospheric microplastic deposition was investigated over a 6 month period in the Dumaresq Dam Reserve and Duval Nature Reserve. Microplastic movement on trail surfaces was assessed using rainfall simulation. Effects of weathering on microplastic properties and bioaccessibility were investigated using simulated weathering of microplastics from trail shoe outsoles. Impacts on physicochemical properties were assessed using microscopy, spectroscopy and thermal analysis, and effects on bioaccessibility were examined using mild extraction techniques and spectroscopy. Data collected between 2020 and 2022.

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Funding SourceRobine Enid Wilson Small Grants Scheme SETAC Asia-Pacific Student Research Grant

Issued: 2023-07-02

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text: Duval Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia

text: Dumaresq Dam Recreation Reserve, New South Wales, Australia

text: Washpool National Park, New South Wales, Australia

text: Gibraltar Range National Park, New South Wales, Australia

Subjects
Ecosystem Assessment and Management | Environment | Environmental Science and Management | Environmental Sciences | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Mountain and High Country Environments | Environmental Monitoring | Microplastic deposition | Microplastic emissions | Microplastic transport | Mountain and High Country Soils | Protected areas | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas | Recreation | Remnant Vegetation and Protected Conservation Areas in Mountain and High Country Environments | Soils | Surface sampling | Trail running |

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