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Survey of the Abundance and Distribution of Nurdles and Microplastics in Long-term Monitoring Zooplankton Samples from Lake Champlain
Summary
Researchers surveyed long-term zooplankton monitoring samples from Lake Champlain to map where microplastics and rubber nurdles (small pre-production plastic pellets) accumulate across the lake. The study tested whether pollution was highest near industrial areas and whether fiber-type microplastics were most common, helping build a baseline understanding of plastic contamination in the lake.
To quantify the abundance and map the distribution of microplastics and rubber nurdles in long-term monitoring samples. Abundance of microplastics and nurdles will be higher adjacent to industrial centers. The majority of microplastics will be of the fiber type.