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Microplastic contamination of sea water and selected fish species from the coast of Ghana, West Africa

Francis Nuamah · Centre for Coastal Management

doi 10.62002/roc.ccm.2024.8 Published 15 Feb 2024 Updated 09 Dec 2024

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    Microplastics in Illisha fish

    This data reports the type and photochemical characteristics of microplastic found in Illisha fish from four stations ( Denu, Tema, Cape Coast and Sekondi) along the coast of Ghana, West Africa. Samples were collected in September 2021. The dataset contains: 1. the types and photochemical characteristics of microplastics 2. metadata associated with the research

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    Microplastics in Sardinella

    This data reports the type and photochemical characteristics of microplastic found in Sardinella sp from four stations ( Denu, Tema, Cape Coast and Sekondi) along the coast of Ghana, West Africa. Samples were collected in September 2021. The dataset contains: 1. the types and photochemical characteristics of microplastics 2. metadata associated with the research

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    Microplastics in surface water xlsx

    This data reports the type and photochemical characteristics of microplastic in seawater samples from four stations ( Denu, Tema, Cape Coast and Sekondi) along the coast of Ghana, West Africa. Samples were collected in September 2021. The dataset contains: 1. the types and photochemical characteristics of microplastics 2. metadata associated with the research

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How to cite

Nuamah, F. (2024). Microplastic contamination of sea water and selected fish species from the coast of Ghana, West Africa. Regional Oceans and Coastal DataHub. https://doi.org/10.62002/roc.ccm.2024.8

Details

Authors
Francis Nuamah
Maintainers
Regional Oceans and Coastal Datahub
Categories
Biological
Ecosystems
Marine
Unit of analysis
Nekton
Region sampled
Western, Greater Accra, Volta
Country
Ghana
Funding
ACECoR Project
Published
15 Feb 2024
Updated
09 Dec 2024