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Microplastics in the surficial benthic sediment from Lake Michigan and Lake Erie, 2013 and 2014

Dates

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2013-09-24
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2013-09-25
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2013-09-26
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2013-09-27
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2014-09-15
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2014-09-16
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2014-09-17
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2014-09-18

Citation

Lenaker, P.L., Corsi, S.R., and Mason, S.A., 2020, Microplastics in the surficial benthic sediment from Lake Michigan and Lake Erie, 2013 and 2014: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WJUODZ.

Summary

This dataset describes the quantity, morphology, concentration and polymer identity of microplastics in surficial benthic sediment of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. Lake Michigan sediment samples were collected at 20 locations in September, 2013 and Lake Erie sediment samples were collected at 12 locations in September, 2014 while on-board the R.V. Lake Guardian. Sampling and analysis methods are described in the Processing Steps section of the metadata.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Peter L Lenaker, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Originator :
Peter L Lenaker, Steven R Corsi, Sherri A. Mason
Metadata Contact :
Peter L Lenaker, Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Microplastics_in_the_surficial_benthic_sediment_from_Lake_Michigan_and_Lake_Erie_2013_and_2014.xml
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MIandER_SedData.csv 25.71 KB text/csv
MIandER_FTIR_Summary.csv 15.07 KB text/csv

Purpose

These data were obtained to assess the variability in the spatial distribution of microplastics in sediment from Lake Michigan and Lake Erie. Understanding the spatial distribution of microplastics is critical to understanding the extent of microplastic contamination in the Great Lakes region. Previous studies on the Great Lakes have generally sampled only the water surface, thus additional information is needed to quantify microplastics presence in benthic sediment. This study was funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)
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DOI https://www.sciencebase.gov/vocab/category/item/identifier doi:10.5066/P9WJUODZ

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