Microplastics in the Delaware River, northeastern United States

Abstract

Degraded pieces of litter, manufacturing waste material (shavings) Styrofoam™ cups and take-out containers, packing material Foams: Tire particles: Tire wear, crumb rubber used on sports fields, rubberized asphalt Microplastic types and possible sources Microplastics in the Delaware River, Northeastern United States What are microplastics and where do they come from?

Distributions of microplastics and larger anthropogenic debris in Norfolk Canyon, Baltimore Canyon, and the adjacent continental slope (Western North Atlantic Margin, U.S.A.)

“…Microplastics in the water and sediment of the Delaware River measure an average of 0.19-7.5 particles per cubic meter and 405 particles per kilogram of dry weight, respectively (Baldwin et al, 2021;Cohen et al, 2019). Norfolk Canyon has origins from erosional processes but could still be influenced by river input of the debris in the nearby area of Baltimore Canyon (CSA et al, 2017).…”