Microplastic and macroplastic yearly emission maps for Switzerland

Dataset connected to the following publication:

Title: A proxy-based approach to predict spatially resolved emissions of macro- and microplastic to the environment
Authors: Delphine Kawecki; Bernd Nowack
Journal: Science of the Total Environment
Year: 2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141137

Contents:
- Raster maps of emissions to soil and air
- Shapefiles of emissions to lakes and rivers

Separate files are provided for:
- the seven different polymers included in the study: LDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, EPS, PVC, PET
- the two sizes of plastic modelled: macroplastic and microplastic (files for microplastic contain the string "MP")
- the maps created using the mean, the 5th percentile and the 95th percentile of the original emission flows
- the receiving environmental compartment: soil, air, rivers and lakes

For a detailed description of the method, see the publication.