Published March 17, 2023 | Version v1
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Estuarine Sedimentary Microplastics from City to Sea: Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA

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  • 1. University of Rhode Island

Description

Count and polymer characterization data for microplastics extracted from shoreline and estuarine sediments around Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. Microplastics (63µm - 5 mm) were extracted from sediment using a dense solution of sodium iodide (NaI) followed by enumeration via microscopy and polymer characterization via Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)(Shimadzu IRTracer-100). Concentrations are reported in # MP particles per kg dry weight (DW) sediment. 

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