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Quantification and Source Identification of Microplastic Pollution

eCommons (Cornell University) 2017
M. Todd Walter, M. Todd Walter, Lisa Watkins, Lisa Watkins, Gray Ryan

Summary

This New York State report quantified and identified sources of microplastic pollution in the Hudson River Estuary, providing one of the early systematic assessments of microplastic contamination in a major US river system to support state-level water quality management.

Study Type Environmental

This report was prepared for the New York State Water Resources Institute (WRI) and the Hudson River Estuary program of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, with support from the NYS Environmental Protection Fund

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