Title of the dataset:
Visual counting dataset and calculations supplementary to the paper "From source to sea: Floating macroplastic transport along the Rhine river"

Creators:
Paolo Tasseron
Boaz Kuizenga
Katrin Wendth-Pothoff
Tim van Emmerik

Related publication:
"From source to sea: Floating macroplastic transport along the Rhine river" - Currently submitted and under review to a scientific journal.

Description:
This dataset is the supplementary material of Kuizenga, Tasseron et al., (2023): 'From source to sea: Floating macroplastic transport along the Rhine' [Submitted to a scientific journal for review]. The dataset contains the master datasheet [.xlsx] used for the analyses in the publication, to determine quantify macroplastic loads along the profile of the Rhine river

Keywords:
Plastic pollution
Harmonization
Monitoring
Marine litter
Debris
Hydrology
Water Quality

This dataset contains the following files:
- Master datasheet of visually counted floating plastic containing information about measurement locations, observations, item transport values, observer bias and discharge analysis (.xlsx)
- Discharge data measured at stations along the Rhine river (.xlsx)

Methods, materials and software:
MATLAB R2021B, Microsoft Excel.

This dataset is published under the CC BY (Attribution) license.
This license allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator.