Plastic debris dataset on the Seine river banks: plastic pellets, unidentified plastic fragments and plastic sticks are the Top 3 items in a historical accumulation of plastics

Romain Tramoy (1) , Laurent Colasse (2) , Johnny Gasperi (1) , Bruno Tassin (1)

1 LEESU - Laboratoire Eau Environnement et Systèmes Urbains
2 SOS Mal de Seine

Plastic pollution in oceans and rivers is of high concern because of its persistence in the environment and its potential impact on ecosystems. However, there is a specific lack of data in rivers. Here we present data from the Seine river banks in a historical polluted shore. Data were classified using international MSFD and OSPAR classifications. The sampled site is a quadrat of 1 m2 located downstream in the estuary in a visual maximum along a 1 km shore covered by plastics. A total of 20,259 plastic debris were individually counted, classified and weighted by category for a total mass higher than 4 kg. Half of the plastic debris in number are represented by preproduction pellets.

Domains: Environmental Sciences

Romain Tramoy, Laurent Colasse, Johnny Gasperi, Bruno Tassin. Plastic debris dataset on the Seine river banks: plastic pellets, unidentified plastic fragments and plastic sticks are the Top 3 items in a historical accumulation of plastics. Data in Brief, 2019, ⟨10.1016/j.dib.2019.01.045⟩. ⟨hal-01992196⟩