Evaluating community science sampling for microplastics in shore sediments of large river watersheds

• Main Authors: Shaun A. Forrest (Author), Katherine Alambo (Author), Larissa Holman (Author), Jesse C. Vermaire (Author)
• פורמט: ספר
• יצא לאור: Canadian Science Publishing, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• נושאים: article
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A community science project in the Ottawa River Watershed in Canada interacted with an existing volunteer base to collect sediment from 68 locations in the watershed over approximately 750 km. Ninety-one percent of the distributed kits were returned with 42 volunteers taking part in the project. Aft...