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Quantities and Locations of Plastic Bottles in Sagnarigu, Tamale, Ghana
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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Quantities and Locations of Plastic Bottles in Sagnarigu, Tamale, Ghana
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/HOMQNT
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Kojo, Justine
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Harvard Dataverse
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| Description |
Quantities and Locations of Plastic Bottles in Sagnarigu, Tamale, Ghana This dataset records the quantity and type of plastic bottles collected at various locations within Sagnarigu, Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. The data was collected in November and December 2023. It includes the following information for each location: Unique identifier (fid): A unique identifier assigned to each data point. Date and Time (DateTime): Date and time of data collection in the format "HH:MM.S Month-DD". Total number of bottles (Bottles Quantity): The total number of plastic bottles collected at the location. Quantity of bottles by type: The quantity of bottles categorized by the type of plastic used: Hard Plastic Quantity Clear Plastic Quantity Black Plastic Quantity Coordinates (x_coords, y_coords): The X and Y coordinates of the sampling location in WGS 84 coordinate system, collected using QField Cloud on smartphones. Keywords: plastic bottles, pollution, waste management, Sagnarigu, Tamale, Ghana Data Collection: The data was collected through field surveys at various locations within Sagnarigu, Tamale, Ghana, between November and December 2023. QField Cloud, a mobile Geographic Information System (GIS) app, was used on smartphones to record data and collect GPS coordinates in the WGS 84 format. |
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Earth and Environmental Sciences
Social Sciences Plastic Waste Quantities in Tamale Ghana |
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2024-03-07
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Kojo, Justine
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