Microplastic and macroplastic yearly emission maps for Switzerland

Dataset connected to the following publication: <strong>Title: </strong><em>A proxy-based approach to predict spatially resolved emissions of macro- and microplastic to the environment</em><br> <strong>Authors:</strong> Delphine Kawecki; Bernd Nowack<br> <strong>Journal:</strong> Science of the Total Environment<br> <strong>Year: </strong>2020<br> <strong>DOI: </strong>10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141137 <strong>Contents:</strong><br> - Raster maps of emissions to soil and air<br> - Shapefiles of emissions to lakes and rivers Separate files are provided for:<br> - the seven different polymers included in the study: LDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, EPS, PVC, PET<br> - the two sizes of plastic modelled: macroplastic and microplastic (files for microplastic contain the string "MP")<br> - the maps created using the mean, the 5th percentile and the 95th percentile of the original emission flows<br> - the receiving environmental compartment: soil, air, rivers and lakes For a detailed description of the method, see the publication.