Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Anthropogenic particles and microplastics in headwater lake catchments in Muskoka-Haliburton, Canada

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Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Welsh, Brittany, Thesis advisor (ths): Aherne, Julian, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Microplastics, plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter, are ubiquitous in the environment. This study estimated the abundance of microplastics (MP) in atmospheric deposition from four background monitoring stations in Muskoka-Haliburton, south-central Ontario, Canada and quantified the fate of microplastics to three background headwater lake catchments in Muskoka-Haliburton.… more
Full Text: Anthropogenic particles and microplastics in headwater lake catchments in Muskoka-Haliburton, Canada A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of …