An analysis of microlitter and microplastics from Lake Superior beach sand and surface-water

An analysis of microlitter and microplastics from Lake Superior beach sand and surface-water

The abundance of microplastics in natural systems is a concern even in relatively pristine areas such as Lake Superior, on the border between the United States and Canada. In this study, beach sand and surface water were sampled in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS) in May and July 2018....

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Veröffentlicht in:The Science of the total environment 2020-11, Vol.744, p.140824-140824, Article 140824
Hauptverfasser: Minor, Elizabeth C., Lin, Roselynd, Burrows, Alvin, Cooney, Ellen M., Grosshuesch, Sarah, Lafrancois, Brenda
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Sprache:eng
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Beach sands
Lake Superior
Microlitter
Microplastics
Water
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Zusammenfassung:The abundance of microplastics in natural systems is a concern even in relatively pristine areas such as Lake Superior, on the border between the United States and Canada. In this study, beach sand and surface water were sampled in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS) in May and July 2018. Additional sand samples were collected at non-APIS beaches in western Lake Superior in May 2018. Microlitter particles (
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140824