Data for article: Microplastics in Arctic Waters of the Finnish Sámi Area

<p><strong>Description of the dataset:</strong></p> <p>This dataset was created in 2021 and 2023. It was first made open in 2023 and later updated in 2024.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lapland_Sampling.xlsx contains all sampling dates and coordinates alongside with sample names, volumes, area descriptions and codes used to describe the samples in the article.&nbsp;</p> <p>Lapland_RawData.xlsx contains all the raw data for all the samples.&nbsp;This includes polymer types, particle sizes and an estimation of&nbsp;particle mass. Furthermore, the file contains a table with all the polymer types and their counts from all&nbsp;samples.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Data creation and processing:</strong></p> <p>The raw data was created by measuring filtered water samples with FPA-FTIR . The spectral analysis was done with siMPle &nbsp;(Primpke et al. 2020,&nbsp;<em>Applied Spectroscopy</em>, 74, 1127-1138,&nbsp;<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702820917760">https://doi.org/10.1177/0003702820917760</a>).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>