READ ME File For 'Evaluation of existing methods to extract microplastics from bivalve tissue: adapted KOH digestion protocol improves filtration at single-digit pore size'

Dataset DOI: 10.5258/SOTON/D0891

ReadMe Author: Thiele, C.J., University of Southampton [ORCID ID 0000-0002-3160-1189]

This dataset supports the publication:
Christina J. Thiele, Malcolm D. Hudson & Andrea E. Russell
Evaluation of existing methods to extract microplastics from bivalve tissue: adapted KOH digestion protocol improves filtration at single-digit pore size
Marine Pollution Bulletin
PAPER DOI 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.003

This dataset contains:

Data supporting the above mentioned publication can be found in the excel file 'raw_data.xlsx'. The file is divided into tabs.

Tab 'InfoWelcome'
Tab 'Efficacies'
Tab 'Effects on filters'
Tab 'RR from tissues' (RR - recovery rates)
Tab 'RR Rayon only'
Tab 'Reagent hazards'
Tab 'Spectra'

License: CC BY-NC-SA

Date of data collection: 2017-2018
Information about geographic location of data collection: University of Southampton, U.K.

Date that the file was created: May 2020