Year: 2026
Type: data-paper
Abstract: The first spectral database of Arctic microplastics, MICROSCAN (MICROplastics Spectroscopy data for Contamination ANnalysis), is presented. It comprises 2010 FTIR spectra and is freely available at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15277130 . The database contains spectra of microplastic particles (0.5–5 mm) collected in the Eastern Arctic Seas in 2020–2021, representing polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and mixed PE/PP polyolefin spectra. For analysis, multiple annotation approaches were employed, including spectral matching, expert validation, and a convolutional neural network (CNN1D) from the mPSAT package ( Environ. Sci. Technol . 2023, 57, 6656). Using these methods, we thoroughly verified the MICROSCAN database, establishing it as a valuable resource for training and validating advanced classification models of environmental microplastic.
Source: Scientific Data
Language: English
Subfield: Pollution
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,490
Awards: G3307939747, G3719146256, G6444257319
OpenAlex ID: W7203667799