- Title
- Microplastic measurements including, mass, color, particle type and plastic type collected aboard the Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition (SEAPLEX) cruise, August 2009.
- Abstract
- Microplastic was collected using a standard manta net tow. Each sample was sorted at 6-12x magnification under a Wild M-5 dissecting microscope, and plastic particles and H. sericeus removed for further analysis. Plastic particles were soaked in deionized water to remove salts, dried at 60°C, and stored in a desiccator. Particles were then digitally imaged with a Zooscan digital scanner (Gilfillan et al. 2009, Gorsky et al. 2010)
- Keywords
- oceans, pollution, ecosystem ecology, measurements, biomass
- LTER Data System Record
- http://dx.doi.org/10.6073/pasta/ddaa50dd104ef55cf79eb2da1a499dc0
- Projects
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California Current Ecosystem LTER
- Creators
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Goldstein, Miriam (miriam.goldstein@gmail.com)
- Contact
- CCE LTER Information Manager (ccelter.im@gmail.com)
Data
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MicroplasticParticleTypeMeasurements
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