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Chapter 3: Tests seven different biofilm-microplastics samplers to recommend the BEST biofilm-microplastic passive sampler for aquatic environments.
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This study compared seven different devices designed to collect biofilm (thin layers of algae and microbes) growing on microplastics in water. The goal was to identify the best device for sampling biofilm on microplastics in aquatic settings, as part of a larger thesis on how microplastics affect freshwater algae.
Overarching thesis objective is to evaluate fate and effects of microplastics on freshwater algae, with a focus on biofilm communities. Five data chapters (2-6 of thesis). Chapter 3: Tests seven different biofilm-microplastics samplers to recommend the BEST biofilm-microplastic passive sampler for aquatic environments.
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