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Microplastics Q&As
01 Do microplastics blow in on the air?
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02 Do microplastics flow in from surrounding bogs?
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03 What percentage of the microplastics originated from local vs external sources?
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04 What was the composition of the pollution collected during the spring Shoreline Cleanup?
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05 How do the results compare - Shoreline Cleanup vs water + sediment samples?
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06 How do the results compare - Shoreline Cleanup vs beach tests?
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07 What are the differences between the initial vs the revised study methodology?
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08 Where are the microplastics on Kosh?
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09 Does the type of microplastic suggest its source?
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10 How do fibres get into the lake?
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11 Does microplastic density in the water change from June to November?
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12 How deep do microplastics float?
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13 How fast do microplastics enter the sediment?
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14 What did the TrentU microplastics project not research?
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15 Are there more microplastics in deep-water sediment or near-shore sediment?
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16 How can polystyrene foam both support a dock and sink into the sediment?
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17 What is the footprint of a polystyrene foam dock?
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18 How big is the microplastic footprint of a hotspot where pollution collects?
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19 Should we worry about microplastics?
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20 Why do some beaches have more microplastics than others?
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21 Is your beach south of Battleship Island?
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22 Microplastic results by bay.
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23 What is our impact on the Crowe Valley watershed?
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