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Microplastics in the surface water and sediments of western Lake Superior as determined via microscopy, Pyr-GC/MS, and FTIR.
University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota)
2017
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Erik M. Hendrickson
Summary
This University of Minnesota thesis determined the presence and characteristics of microplastics in surface water and sediments of western Lake Superior using microscopy, pyrolysis-GC/MS, and FTIR analytical techniques. The study quantified microplastic abundance and polymer composition in this Great Lakes freshwater environment.
University of Minnesota M.S. thesis. September 2017. Major: Water Resources Science. Advisor: Elizabeth Austin-Minor. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 99 pages.