Sampling for microplastics in the North Atlantic (IMAGE)

University of Plymouth

Sampling for microplastics in the North Atlantic

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Around 30 samples were taken by those on the eXXpedition voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, enabling scientists to examine variations in microplastic concentration and types within the upper ocean, both on the surface and to a depth of 25 metres

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Erica Cirino/eXXpedition

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