An integrated assessment of microplastic pollution in coastal surface water and sediment of Japan

This publication includes the dataset from the Tara-Jambio Joint Microplastic survey which consists of samples from 14 locations across Japan in coastal areas (surface water and sediment). Photo data was collected for every suspected microplastic particle for both surface water and sediment. This dataset provides only the data which was used for analysis., , , # An integrated assessment of microplastic pollution in coastal surface water and sediment of Japan

## Authors Information

### Authors name

Jonathan J. Ramtahal^1, Kugako Sugimoto^1,3, Samantha Phan^4, Tara Jambio Consortium*, Yumiko Patouillet^5, Romain Troublé^6, Christine K. Luscombe^4, Sylvain Agostini^1,2

### Affiliations

1. Shimoda Marine Research Center, University of Tsukuba, Shimoda 5-10-1, Shizuoka, 415-0025, Japan.
2. UMR-Entropie, IRD New Caledonia, Noumea, New Caledonia
3. Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Tohoku University, 6-3 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
4. pi-Conjugated Polymers Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna, Okinawa 904–0495, Japan.
5. Tara Ocean Japan, 2-25-2 Kamiosaki, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
6. Fondation Tara Océan, Base Tara, 8 rue de Prague, 75012 Paris, France.

### Contact

Jonathan J. Ramtahal ([[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail]) / [jonathanjramtahal@g...