Plastic is found in waterways all over the world. Here, a sample of ocean microplastics is displayed during a 2015 trash trawl survey on the Chesapeake Bay. (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
Echoing your article, French designer, I produced a series on ocean pollution based on photographs of plastic particles found on beaches around the world! To discover: https://1011-art.blogspot.com/p/ordre-du-monde.html
And I am starting a new series of drawings entitled Sea Line on pollution by industrial fishing, 47% of the 7th continent:https://1011-art.blogspot.com/p/laisse-de-mer.html
But also Anthropocene about the same topic: https://1011-art.blogspot.com/p/planche-encyclopedie.html
Draw to raise awareness!
Hello David, the five nontidal stations mentioned were discussed in depth in that particular study to emphasize that plastics are in rivers as well as the Bay itself, but plastic contamination is not exclusive to those five stations. 20 urban stations in the watershed were sampled for this study and found to have microplastics. There are 121 nontidal stations in total covering the watershed. The study is discussed on page 23 of this report https://www.chesapeake.org/stac/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FINAL_STAC-Report_Microplastics-1.pdf, and all nontidal stations are shown on this map https://cbrim.er.usgs.gov/maps.html. Hope this helps!
I am a bit confused. How are data from only five nontidal stations, three of which are near metropolitan areas, being used to say microplastics are "all throughout" the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Thats not a great spatial distribution at all and hardly seems to really provide a truly representative picture of the full watershed. This article is definitely a wake up call on microplastics and presents the data in an easy to understand way, but I am not sure how widespread this is based on what has been stated.
Wow! Awesome! My kids will love this!
Good question! Yes, the tributaries that flow into the Bay have been sampled, as far up as New York state. These maps show the different tidal and nontidal sampling stations https://cbrim.er.usgs.gov/maps.html
The microplastic sampling has been focused on the Bay-- and it is very disconcerting!
I am curious if there has been any sampling in the tributaries which flow into the Bay? If so, how far up? E.g. has the Potomac at Cumberland been sampled?
Enjoyed reading this science article, It is an informative
and easily understood concept (if a bit alarming), everyone needs to know and be reminded, I have a heightened awareness of my world and plan to take more action whenever and wherever I can.
Thank you!
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Echoing your article, French designer, I produced a series on ocean pollution based on photographs of plastic particles found on beaches around the world! To discover: https://1011-art.blogspot.com/p/ordre-du-monde.html
And I am starting a new series of drawings entitled Sea Line on pollution by industrial fishing, 47% of the 7th continent:https://1011-art.blogspot.com/p/laisse-de-mer.html
But also Anthropocene about the same topic: https://1011-art.blogspot.com/p/planche-encyclopedie.html
Draw to raise awareness!
Hello David, the five nontidal stations mentioned were discussed in depth in that particular study to emphasize that plastics are in rivers as well as the Bay itself, but plastic contamination is not exclusive to those five stations. 20 urban stations in the watershed were sampled for this study and found to have microplastics. There are 121 nontidal stations in total covering the watershed. The study is discussed on page 23 of this report https://www.chesapeake.org/stac/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/FINAL_STAC-Report_Microplastics-1.pdf, and all nontidal stations are shown on this map https://cbrim.er.usgs.gov/maps.html. Hope this helps!
I am a bit confused. How are data from only five nontidal stations, three of which are near metropolitan areas, being used to say microplastics are "all throughout" the Chesapeake Bay watershed? Thats not a great spatial distribution at all and hardly seems to really provide a truly representative picture of the full watershed. This article is definitely a wake up call on microplastics and presents the data in an easy to understand way, but I am not sure how widespread this is based on what has been stated.
Wow! Awesome! My kids will love this!
Good question! Yes, the tributaries that flow into the Bay have been sampled, as far up as New York state. These maps show the different tidal and nontidal sampling stations https://cbrim.er.usgs.gov/maps.html
The microplastic sampling has been focused on the Bay-- and it is very disconcerting!
I am curious if there has been any sampling in the tributaries which flow into the Bay? If so, how far up? E.g. has the Potomac at Cumberland been sampled?
Enjoyed reading this science article, It is an informative
and easily understood concept (if a bit alarming), everyone needs to know and be reminded, I have a heightened awareness of my world and plan to take more action whenever and wherever I can.
Thank you!
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