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Science on board Pelican1. Here you can see the sediment sampler and the different sized sieves used to find microplastics.

Science on board Pelican1. Here you can see the sediment sampler and the different sized sieves used to find microplastics.

Learning about the hidden world of microplastics on board Pelican1

During the Ecocentre day out we ran a sediment sampling run, looking for microplastics in the sediment of the Maribynong River. Port Phillip Bay has had very few studies of this type and hopefully the work done over the last years by researchers and government agencies can be ramped up to discover the depth of the problem, literally. 

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PostedMarch 3, 2016
AuthorNatalie Davey
Tagscitizenscience, microplastics, communityengagement, TwoBays, PortPhillipBay, sedimenttesting
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