Abundance and Distribution of Microplastics within Surface Sediments of a Key Shellfish Growing Region of Canada

• Main Authors: Kazmiruk, Tamara N., Kazmiruk, Vasily D., Bendell, L.I.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Canada; Pacific; British Columbia; Lambert Channel; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://summit.sfu.ca/item/18984

The abundance and distribution of microplastics within 5 sediment size classes (>5000 μm, 1000–5000 μm, 250–1000 μm, 250–0.63 μm and < 0.63 μm) were determined for 16 sites within Lambert Channel and Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada. This region is Canada’s premier growing area for the P...