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Abstract Microfibers were identified in filtered water from Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and northern Lake Huron in the United States. Sampling with a Niskin bottle followed by microfiltration (0.45 μm filter),… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Microfibers were identified in filtered water from Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and northern Lake Huron in the United States. Sampling with a Niskin bottle followed by microfiltration (0.45 μm filter), a sampling methodology rarely used in microplastics sampling, revealed an average microfiber concentration of 0.119 +/- 0.04 microfibers/mL. Microfibers may be under-represented in estimates of micro- and nanoplastic pollution if microfiltering is not included in the sampling scheme.
Keywords:
sampling niskin;
microfiltration reveals;
reveals high;
bottles microfiltration;
microfiltration;
niskin bottles
Journal Title: Limnologica
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Limnologica
Year Published: 2019
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