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a: Average regional microplastic concentrations: Discrete samples (particles/L)

Figure 5 a: Average regional microplastic concentrations: Discrete samples (particles/L)

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Fig. 1. Sample locations in Tampa Bay, FL. Discrete water and plankton tow samples indicated by black triangle, sediment samples indicated by yellow circle. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.) Microplastic Sampling Stations in Tampa Bay
Fig. 1. Sample locations in Tampa Bay, FL. Discrete water and plankton tow samples indicated by black triangle, sediment samples indicated by yellow circle. (For interpretation of the references to color in this figure legend, the reader is referred to the web version of this article.) Microplastic Sampling Stations in Tampa Bay
Sample locations: discrete and plankton tow. OTB = Old Tampa Bay, HB = Hillsborough Bay, MTB = Middle Tampa Bay, LTB = Lower Tampa Bay, OTB Trib = Old Tampa Bay Tributaries, HR Trib = Hillsborough River Tributary; D = discrete sample; P = plankton tow sample. Table 1
Sample locations: discrete and plankton tow. OTB = Old Tampa Bay, HB = Hillsborough Bay, MTB = Middle Tampa Bay, LTB = Lower Tampa Bay, OTB Trib = Old Tampa Bay Tributaries, HR Trib = Hillsborough River Tributary; D = discrete sample; P = plankton tow sample. Table 1
Microplastic laboratory process blank. Table 2 cellular structures, are equally thick throughout their entire length, and either clear or homogeneous in color throughout (Hidalgo-Ruz et al., 2012). Any pieces believed to be plastic were probed with a hot dis- secting needle. If the material quickly melted or disfigured, the sample was classified as plastic. Biological materials do not melt - they burn and react less to heat (Hidalgo-Ruz et al., 2012). Microplastics were categorized as one of six shapes: fiber (thread-like), bead, fragment, film, flake, or foam.
Microplastic laboratory process blank. Table 2 cellular structures, are equally thick throughout their entire length, and either clear or homogeneous in color throughout (Hidalgo-Ruz et al., 2012). Any pieces believed to be plastic were probed with a hot dis- secting needle. If the material quickly melted or disfigured, the sample was classified as plastic. Biological materials do not melt - they burn and react less to heat (Hidalgo-Ruz et al., 2012). Microplastics were categorized as one of six shapes: fiber (thread-like), bead, fragment, film, flake, or foam.
a: Type of microplastics: Discrete samples. b: Type of microplastics: Plankton tow samples
a: Type of microplastics: Discrete samples. b: Type of microplastics: Plankton tow samples
OTB: Old Tampa Bay, HB: Hillsborough Bay, MTB: Middle Tampa Bay, LTB: Lower Tampa Bay, OTB Trib: Old Tampa Bay Tributaries, HR Trib: Hillsborough River Tributary. Table 3
OTB: Old Tampa Bay, HB: Hillsborough Bay, MTB: Middle Tampa Bay, LTB: Lower Tampa Bay, OTB Trib: Old Tampa Bay Tributaries, HR Trib: Hillsborough River Tributary. Table 3
Microplastic concentrations: plankton tow samples (particles/m*). )TB: Old Tampa Bay, HB: Hillsborough Bay, MTB: Middle Tampa Bay, LTB: Lower Tampa Bay, OTB Trib: Old Tampa Bay Tributaries, HR Trib: Hillsborough Riv Tributary.
Microplastic concentrations: plankton tow samples (particles/m*). )TB: Old Tampa Bay, HB: Hillsborough Bay, MTB: Middle Tampa Bay, LTB: Lower Tampa Bay, OTB Trib: Old Tampa Bay Tributaries, HR Trib: Hillsborough Riv Tributary.
Microplastic concentrations: sediment samples (particles/100 g dry weight).
Microplastic concentrations: sediment samples (particles/100 g dry weight).
Andrady, A.L., 2011. Microplastics in the marine environment. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62, 1596-1605.
Andrady, A.L., 2011. Microplastics in the marine environment. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62, 1596-1605.
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