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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 3 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
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.

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