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Monitoring of microplastics in the Lake Lugano watershed (Switzerland and Italy), CIPAIS 2022-2024
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Researchers compiled a comprehensive monitoring dataset documenting microplastic contamination in water, sediments, and benthic macroinvertebrates across the Lake Lugano watershed on the Switzerland-Italy border between 2022 and 2024.
The database includes datasets describing microplastic contamination in water and sediments of Lake Lugano watershed (including the lake and its rivers) and microplastic ingestion by benthic macroinvertebrates during the 2022-2024 period. Lake Lugano is a peri-alpine lake located along the border between Switzerland (Canton Ticino) and Italy (Lombardy Region) at an altitude of 271 m.a.s.l. The lake is divided into North and South basins. LAKE LUGANO North Basin South Basin Total Catchment area [km2] 565.6 565.6 565.6 Perimeter [km] 42.4 54.5 96.9 Area [km2] 27.5 21.4 48.9 Volume [km3] 4.7 1.8 6.5 Average depth [m] 171 85 134 Max depth [m] 288 95 288 Theoretical average turnover rate [years] 11.9 2.3 8.2
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