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The Long & the Short of It: Can We Distinguish Microplastic Sources in Seneca Lake Using Fiber Length?

Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America 2023
Nan Crystal Arens, Heather E.L. Kerns

Summary

Researchers used microplastic fiber length distributions in Seneca Lake sediments to attempt to distinguish between different pollution sources such as atmospheric deposition versus wastewater effluent. Developing source-attribution methods for microplastics is essential for prioritizing reduction strategies and understanding which human activities most significantly contribute to freshwater contamination.

Microplastics—synthetic polymer fragments, pellets, films, and fibers smaller t...

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