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Plastic particles in the Great Lakes
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:32 pm
by johnhens
Re: Plastic particles in the Great Lakes
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 10:36 pm
by Midwest Ed
That's bizarre. I notice the Mining article or the Duluth one it linked to made no mention as to the concentrations found. One reference stated the Lake Erie nets contained 1.7 million particles (but per what measurement?). The other was that the Great Lakes were "filled" with the particles. That non-scientific description doesn't leave much room for water.
Maybe I should have had second thoughts about that Lake Trout I just ate tonight at the Pilgrim River Steakhouse.
Re: Plastic particles in the Great Lakes
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:02 am
by johnhens
I am trying to get clarification on size of the particulate. It seems that my filter clogs too easily in "clear" water.
Re: Plastic particles in the Great Lakes
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 9:34 am
by MikeT
To quote from this article found here:
http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/press ... lakes.html
In the samples Rios’ team collected in Lake Erie, 85 percent of the particles were smaller than two-tenths of an inch, and much of that was microscopic. Her group found between 1,500 and 1.7 million of these particles per square mile.
I cannot find any more details. I have found a mention that the full report will be released soon.