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Corrigendum: Microplastics in sea surface waters in the Southern Bight of the North Sea
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This corrigendum corrects a methodological description in a study of microplastics in sea surface waters in the Southern Bight of the North Sea, clarifying the sampling equipment used as a Neuston catamaran rather than a manta trawl.
microplastics as it can even operate in high wave conditions compare to a manta trawl that 34 operates best in calm conditions (Löder and Gerdts, 2015)."The corrected sentence appears below: 36 "A Neuston catamaran (Hydro-Bios, net mesh size: 300 µm) with a mechanical flowmeter 37 (General Oceanics, 2030 and 2031 series) attached was used for the collection of floating 38 microplastics as it can even operate in high wave conditions compare to a manta trawl that 39 operates best in calm conditions (Löder and Gerdts, 2015)." 40
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