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Microplastics in the Alplaus Kill at Glenridge, NY (01355470), 2018-2019

Dates

Publication Date
Start Date
2018-11-20
End Date
2020-12-16

Citation

Antidormi, M.R., 2023, Microplastics in the Alplaus Kill at Glenridge, NY (01355470), 2018-2019: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9677TSP.

Summary

This dataset enumerates the type, size, and color of microplastic particles collected every two weeks from the Alplaus Kill at Glenridge Road in Schenectady, NY (01355470) between November 2018 and December 2019. Ancillary data include stream discharge, sampling net dimensions, and stream velocity. Sampling and analytical methodology are described in the metadata.

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Michael R Antidormi
Originator :
Michael R Antidormi
Metadata Contact :
Michael R Antidormi
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Data Owner :
New York Water Science Center
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
New York Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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AK_Microplastics.xml
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Antidormi_AK_Sampling.jpg thumbnail 1.88 MB image/jpeg
AK_Microplastics.csv 30.44 KB text/csv

Purpose

To quantify the seasonal variability in microplastic particles in a tributary to the Mohawk River and provide temporal context to synoptic sampling efforts across the Mohawk River watershed.
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  • USGS New York Water Science Center

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