Presentation Year

2019

Depreciated Participant

Jennifer J. Snyder Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Carolyn Westrick Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Thomas Allie Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Alexandra Baker Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Annette J. Carlson Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Kyle R. Dahlman Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Jacob Evans Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Jack R. Hawley Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Karansingh M. Keislar Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Randall S. Keys Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Nathaniel V. Kristan Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Eric Lawrence Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Mathew T. Lopez Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Freya N. Mitchell Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Cory B. Monroy Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Erick Oritz Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Katherine K. Panebianco Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Daniel Raemer Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Kezia F. Rasmussen Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Wendy Raymond Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Nicholas R. Schieferecke Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Madeleine J. Tervet Oceanography Undergraduate Student, Christine J. Cass Oceanography Faculty, Daniel C. O'Shea Oceanography Faculty

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This study focused on microplastic concentrations in and around Humboldt Bay, CA. Microplastics do not have a universal size class, but for the purpose of this study, microplastics were categorized as any plastic piece from 0.335 mm to 4.75 mm. Samples were taken on Humboldt State's research vessel "Coral Sea", and by foot on surrounding mudflats. Both water and sediment samples were collected and analyzed to find the amount of microplastic particles per mass sampled. Visual microscopy was utilized to create counts for each station.

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No

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728

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