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RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
Widespread Plastic Pollution Found in Great Lakes Tributaries
Is There a Garbage Patch in the Great Lakes?
Microplastics Pollution In The Great Lakes Ecosystem: Summary of Presentations at IAGLR 2014
Masses of plastic particles found in Great Lakes
Microplastics are a growing concern for the Great Lakes
Beyond our oceans: Microplastics pollute rivers and lakes too
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Learning How to Manage and Reduce Microplastics in the Great Lakes
Microplastics at 'alarming levels' in Canadian lakes and rivers
Widespread Plastic Pollution Found in Great Lakes Tributaries
Is There a Garbage Patch in the Great Lakes?
Microplastics Pollution In The Great Lakes Ecosystem: Summary of Presentations at IAGLR 2014
Masses of plastic particles found in Great Lakes
Microplastics are a growing concern for the Great Lakes
Beyond our oceans: Microplastics pollute rivers and lakes too
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Learning How to Manage and Reduce Microplastics in the Great Lakes
Microplastics at 'alarming levels' in Canadian lakes and rivers
research articles
Sieve used to sort microplastics
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Baldwin, A. K., Corsi, S. R., & Mason, S. A. (2016). Plastic Debris in 29 Great Lakes Tributaries: Relations to Watershed Attributes and Hydrology. Environmental Science & Technology, 50 (19), 10377-10385. Retrieved from https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.6b02917.
Driedger, A., et al. (2015). Plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes: A review. J. Great Lakes Res., 41 (1), 9-19. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2014.12.020.
Eerkes-Medrano, D., et al. (2015). Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs. Water Research, 75, 63-82. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.012.
Eriksen, M., et al. (2013). Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 77 (1-2), 177-182. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.007.
Grigorakis, S., Mason, S. A., & Drouillard, K. G. (2017). Determination of the gut retention of plastic microbeads and microfibers in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Chemosphere, 169, 233-238. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.055.
Hoffman, M. J., & Hittinger, E. (2017). Inventory and transport of plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 115 (1-2), 273-281. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.061.
Mason, S.A., et al. (2016). Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant
effluent. Environmental Pollution, 218, 1045-1054. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.056.
Mason, S.A., et al. (2016). Pelagic plastic pollution within the surface waters of Lake Michigan, USA. J. Great Lakes Res., 42 (4), 753-759. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2016.05.009.
McCormick, A., et al. (2014). Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River. Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (20), 11863-11871. Retrieved from https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es503610r.
Zbyszewski, M., et al. (2014). Comparison of the distribution and degradation of plastic debris along shorelines of the Great Lakes, North America. J. Great Lakes Res., 40 (2), 288-299. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2014.02.012.
Driedger, A., et al. (2015). Plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes: A review. J. Great Lakes Res., 41 (1), 9-19. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2014.12.020.
Eerkes-Medrano, D., et al. (2015). Microplastics in freshwater systems: A review of the emerging threats, identification of knowledge gaps and prioritisation of research needs. Water Research, 75, 63-82. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.012.
Eriksen, M., et al. (2013). Microplastic pollution in the surface waters of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 77 (1-2), 177-182. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.10.007.
Grigorakis, S., Mason, S. A., & Drouillard, K. G. (2017). Determination of the gut retention of plastic microbeads and microfibers in goldfish (Carassius auratus). Chemosphere, 169, 233-238. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.055.
Hoffman, M. J., & Hittinger, E. (2017). Inventory and transport of plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 115 (1-2), 273-281. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.061.
Mason, S.A., et al. (2016). Microplastic pollution is widely detected in US municipal wastewater treatment plant
effluent. Environmental Pollution, 218, 1045-1054. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.056.
Mason, S.A., et al. (2016). Pelagic plastic pollution within the surface waters of Lake Michigan, USA. J. Great Lakes Res., 42 (4), 753-759. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2016.05.009.
McCormick, A., et al. (2014). Microplastic is an Abundant and Distinct Microbial Habitat in an Urban River. Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (20), 11863-11871. Retrieved from https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es503610r.
Zbyszewski, M., et al. (2014). Comparison of the distribution and degradation of plastic debris along shorelines of the Great Lakes, North America. J. Great Lakes Res., 40 (2), 288-299. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2014.02.012.
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