Can ArcGIS be used to study spatial distribution of microplastics in water bodies?

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Shetu Akter

Great point of thinking, I also wants to know more about it.

Collins Nana Andoh

Thanks Shetu Akter

Sergey Krasilnikov

Dear Collins Nana Andoh and Shetu Akter ,

Please, take a look on this publication: Article Toward the Detection and Imaging of Ocean Microplastics With...

Also you can find breef explanation here: https://www.sciencealert.com/satellite-system-reveals-the-fluctuations-of-microplastics-around-the-world

Actually, it is a good question. In the article above, you can read about microplastic detection using radar data, but spectral analyses can probably do it...

Thank you very much Sergey Krasilnikov

Hui-Feng Li

YES

Oluwafemi Adeyeri

Yes, but what are the spatial models you are looking at?

Mohammad Gholizadeh

To perform interpolation work with GIS and prepare a microplastic distribution map, it requires many sampling stations and water environment such as lake, dam, sea, etc., not the river environment which is linear.

If you have any questions about how to make a model with GIS, let me know

Thank you. Please I have 24 points ( 3 sampling points per stratum for an 8 strata area) of a lake. Can that be worked on using the GIS, if yes, how do I go about it?

Yes , 24 point in a lake is enough to do geostatistcal analysis

Mohammad Gholizadeh, I am grateful for your answer.

can I get sample of work done in that area?

Maybe a link

Mohammad Javad Nematollahi

Dear friend!

Yes, of course. You can easily show the spatial distribution of MPs in the environmental samples using ArcGIS as I've been using it in my works. I encourage you to look through one of my publications via the following link to gain a good insight into your question.

Kind regards!

Article Microplastic particles in sediments and waters, south of Cas...

Mohammad Javad Nematollahi thank you very much. I have requested the paper. Thanks