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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
EXPEDITION 2017
During the SEA Plastics 2017 expedition, 14 sampling stations are selected along the French coast.
These samples have the objective of proving the effectiveness of the protocol for using the closing net for micro-plastics. This study method is completely new to quantify micro-plastic.
With the validation of this protocol, the samples taken show the presence of micro plastic particles in the water column between 100 and 50 meters. Until now, this presence had never been highlighted.
A scientific article named "Micro-plastics abundance and characterization in the water column along the French Mediterranean coast" is under review for publication in The Marine Pollution Bulletin .
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