Quantification of Microplastics on National Park Beaches
Whitmire SL, Van Bloem SJ, NOAA Marine Debris Program. Quantification of Microplastics on National Park Beaches. Research Permit and Reporting System
This report details the results from a project in which beach sediments were collected and analyzed to assess the abundance and distribution of microplastics and microfibers on 37 U.S. National Park beaches. Scientists found microplastics or microfibers in sand samples collected from all 37 beaches, even in Alaska. Microfibers were the predominant type of debris found. Individual beaches in the Great Lakes and Pacific Islands had the highest concentrations of microplastics and microfibers.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Whitmire, Stefanie; Van Bloem, Skip; NOAA Marine Debris Program
- Publisher
- Research Permit and Reporting System
- Units
- ACAD , ASIS , BOHA , CABR , CACO , CHIS , FIIS , FOPU , GATE , GOGA , HALE , HAVO , INDU , ISRO , KALA , KEFJ , KLGO , LACL , LEWI , NPSA , OLYM , PORE , REDW , SAJH , SAMO , SITK , SLBE , WRST