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100% of samples in PennEnvironment study show the abundance of plastic in 53 PA waterways by Kimberly Firestine
Kimberly Firestine
Mallory Run, which Edinboro Lake runs in to
PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center released results of a new study on microplastics in 53 Pennsylvania watersheds on March 3.
The team of researchers found traces of microplastics in 100% of the 300 samples collected, including those from Lake Erie, Mill Creek, Elk Creek, and Edinboro Lake. They also discovered 86.8% of sites sampled had micro fragments and 94.3% of sites sampled had microfilm but 1.9% of sites had microbeads.
Of the four sites sampled in Erie County, Lake Erie and Edinboro Lake recorded having microfiber, microfragments, and microfilm in their samples. Both Elk Creek and Mill Creek recorded microfiber and microfilm in their samples.