Distribution, abundance and spatial variability of microplastic pollution on the surface of Lake Superior
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- Authors
- Cox, K., Brocious, E., Courtenay, S. C., Vinson, M. R., & Mason, S. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Waterloo (CA)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- Great Lakes Science Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Mason, Sherri A.
- Venue
- Journal of Great Lakes Research
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2021-10
- Volume
- 47
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1358-1364
- ISSN
- 0380-1330 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3193458043
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 40
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Journal of Great Lakes Research (publishedVersion)
- ScholarSphere (Penn State Libraries) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania State University
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation
- Keywords
- microplastics, Lake Superior, neuston, microplastic abundance, spatial variability, microplastic distribution, fibers, polyethylene, polypropylene, polymer types, particle size fractions, sample representativeness, Great Lakes
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