Plastics#

Measurements of lengths and diameters of plastic microfibers found in the snow in the Arctic and Europe.

From the authors: “Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous, and considerable quantities prevail even in the Arctic; however, there are large knowledge gaps regarding pathways to the North. To assess whether atmospheric transport plays a role, we analyzed snow samples from ice floes in Fram Strait.”

Initialization#

library(fosdata)
data <- fosdata::plastics

Accessing fields#

data <- fosdata::plastics
colour <- data$colour # Just a random field in the dataset

Interactive R Sample#

You can use the R editor below to interactively explore the dataset and generate plots. This contains a fully self-contained R environment with fosdata, ggplot2, and dplyr loaded.

webR + fosdata Test

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LLM instructions#


If using an LLM, you can copy-paste the following instructions to accompany your prompt to inform the model of the fields and their types in the dataset.


LLM Instructions


The fosdata::plastics dataset containing the following fields:

fields[4]{name,type,values}:
  colour,character,n/a
  length,numeric,n/a
  diameter,numeric,n/a
  region,character,[Europe,Arctic]


Fields#



  
      

          Name
          Description
          Type
          Min
          Max
          Values
      

  
  
      

          colour
          Color of microfiber - inconsistently reported.
          character
          -
          -
          -
      

      

          length
          Length of plastic microfiber, in micrometers.
          numeric
          64.52
          14313.49
          -
      

      

          diameter
          Diameter of plastic microfiber, in micrometers.
          numeric
          3.84
          48.02
          -
      

      

          region
          Arctic or Europe
          character
          -
          -
          Europe, Arctic
      

  



Source#


Bergmann M, Mützel S, Primpke S, Tekman MB, Trachsel J, Gerdts G. White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic. Sci Adv. 2019 Aug 14;5(8).doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax1157. PMID: 31453336; PMCID: PMC6693909. https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/8/eaax1157



 
      

      

        
  





















  
  
  
  

    
    
      
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