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MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3c. Microplastics Gallery

By Upper Midwest Water Science Center
Surface water sampling for microplastics in Lake Michigan Custom-designed net for sampling microplastics at depth, Lake Michigan Scientist collecting velocity measurements and microplastic samples USGS scientist processing microplastic sample Transferring material collected during microplastic sampling to jars Microplastic sample preserved with 10% isopropyl alcohol Plastics collected from the Kinnickinnic River, WI Styrene-butadiene rubber collected from bed sediment Oak Creek at South 31st Street at Franklin, Wisconsin Underwood Creek Tributary near Oak Leaf Trail at West Allis, Wisconsin Underwood Creek at Juneau Boulevard at Elm Grove, Wisconsin looking downstream Large-volume microplastics sampler with pump and flow meter North Branch Oak Creek at South Wildwood Drive at Oak Creek, Wisconsin looking upstream

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MMSD Watercourse Corridor Study: 3c. Characterization of Microplastic Sources in Milwaukee-Area Streams

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