Floating microplastics surveys in Frobisher Bay, 2018

Floating microplastics in Frobisher Bay were assessed using a surface trawl. Four replicate tows of a Manta surface trawl with 200 micron mesh were carried out at each of two sites in Frobisher Bay from CCGS Amundsen. Four tows near the city of Iqaluit measured microplastics contamination close to that city, likely of local origin. Four tows in outer Frobisher Bay, spread over a wider distance, measured microplastics contamination from the northern Labrador Sea or from ships traversing Frobisher Bay. Samples were frozen following collection, for later processing.

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Metadata Reference Date(s) March 04, 2019 (Revision)
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Data Reference Date(s) July 23, 2018 (Creation)
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Responsible Party 1
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Edinger, Evan
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Liboiron, Max
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de Moura Neves, Bárbara
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Ham, Linda
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Kennedy, Janelle
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Tremblay, Tommy
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Wareham-Hayes, Vonda
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Edinger, Evan
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2018-07-27
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Amundsen Science
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