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Code and data for: Method non-alignment leaves the Nile basin without a microplastic baseline
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This is a data and code file, not a research study. It provides the computer scripts and data used to reproduce the figures and calculations from a related paper about inconsistent microplastic measurement methods used across studies of the Nile river basin.
R scripts and transcribed data that reproduce every figure, analysis and derived number in the manuscript submitted to Nature Water. See README.md for the run order.
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