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- W4288796559 abstract "Background: Microplastics, defined as plastic smaller than 5 mm, are pervasive in both marine and freshwater ecosystems. Humans, zooplankton, and fish have been shown to ingest microplastics, which could have detrimental health impacts. Consequently, this project investigated the question: are there microplastics in the sediment of Lac Hertel, located in the Mont Saint Hilaire Biosphere Reserve in Quebec, and if so, how has the amount of microplastics changed over time?Methods: One sediment core was obtained from the centre of the lake and one was obtained from the edge near the mesocosm dock. Next, one section from the top, middle, and bottom of each core was collected. Afterwards, the microplastics were extracted from the sediments, counted with a dissecting microscope under regular light, and a subset of fragments were tested with a hot needle to confirm that they were plastic.Results: A generalized linear model indicated that the number of microplastics in our samples increased significantly over time and that the sediment samples from the mesocosm dock had significantly fewer microplastics than the lake’s centre. Similarly, a Pearson correlation test revealed that an increasing sediment depth had a significantly negative relationship with the number of microplastics at the lake’s centre. However, another Pearson correlation test determined that this trend was not reflected at the mesocosm dock, potentially because of sediment focusing.Limitations: Due to resource and time constraints, we had a small sample size, only analyzed microplastics larger than 250 µm, and counted microplastics instead of weighing them.Conclusion: Our results suggest that there has been a significant increase in microplastics in Lac Hertel sediment over time. Ultimately, our results emphasize the need to mitigate plastic pollution." @default.
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- W4288796559 date "2020-04-13" @default.
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- W4288796559 title "An Evaluation of Microplastics in Lac Hertel Sediment Over Time" @default.
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