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MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN URBAN
WATERSHEDS
1Rutgers Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability (CUES) ; 2Rutgers Department of
Biochemistry and Microbiology; 3Rutgers Environmental & Occupational Health Science
Institute (EOHSI); 4NY/NJ Baykeeper; 5Rutger Graduate Program in Biochemistry &
Microbiology
9th Annual Sustainable Raritan River ConferenceRutgers New Brunswick
June 9, 2017
B. Ravit1, K. Cooper2, B. Buckley3, S. Meola4, G. Moreno5, D. Jones1, A.
Hsieh1
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Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Sample Collection & Analysis
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Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
Some Caveats – A snapshot in Time
• One dry weather sampling event per location
• One wet weather sampling event in 5 locations
• Difficulty separating samples manually
• Possible breakdown of original plastic materials into new
shapes/configurations
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0.E+00
1.E+06
2.E+06
3.E+06
4.E+06
5.E+06
6.E+06
7.E+06
8.E+06
Raritan River Microplastic (Dry)
Upstream Downstream
Location Collection Microplastic Type Total
Fragmen
t Pellet Line Film Foam
Bridgewater Dry 6 0 1 0 0 7
Piscataway Dry 0 8 9 23 0 40
New Brunswick Dry 7 1 6 0 0 14
Edison Dry 13 1 39 11 5 69
Sayreville Dry 8 0 2 5 34 49
Total Recovered 34 10 57 39 39 179
% Total Recovered 19% 6% 32% 22% 22%
Location Microplastic Sizes Total
0.3-.99mm 1-4.75mm
>
4.75mm
Bridgewater Raritan 2 4 1 7
Piscataway - Raritan 16 15 9 40
New Brunswick -
Raritan 5 9 0 14
Edison - Raritan 17 22 30 69
Sayreville - Raritan 7 30 12 49
Total Recovered 47 80 52 179
% Total Recovered 26.26% 44.69% 29.05%