Quantification of Microplastics on National Park Beaches
Whitmire SL and Van Bloem SJ. 2017. Quantification of Microplastics on National Park Beaches. Contract GSI-CU-1505. Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The purpose of this project is to quantify microplastic loads at single sites on selected beaches in National Park System Units (37 sites) at a continental scale to better understand microplastic distribution. A collaborative effort with the National Park Service and NOAA Marine Debris Program provided the opportunity to sample a wide geographic distribution of coastal beaches to quantify microplastic loads in a snapshot of time.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Whitmire, Stefanie; Van Bloem, Skip
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- Marine Debris Program, Office of Response and Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Units
- ACAD , ANIA , APIS , ASIS , BELA , BOHA , CABR , CACO , CAKR , CHIS , FIIS , GATE , GLBA , GOGA , GRPO , HALE , INDU , ISRO , KATM , KEFJ , KLGO , LACL , LEWI , NPSA , OLYM , PIRO , PORE , REDW , SAJH , SAMO , SITK , SLBE , WRST
- Keywords
- beach, coastal, contaminant, debris, Great Lakes, marine debris, microplastic, ocean, pollution, sediment, wastewater