UF/IFAS Citizen Scientists Find Microplastics Have Big Presence in Coastal Waters
Monday, December 5, 2016 - 10:31
in Earth & Climate
A little over a year ago, McGuire began the Florida Microplastic Awareness Project, a citizen science project that has trained volunteers throughout Florida to gather data about microplastics in coastal waters. So far, volunteers have collected and analyzed 770 water samples at 256 locations. These citizen scientists found an average of eight piece of plastic per sample. 82 percent of plastic found was microfiber, an unexpected finding.