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Nov 8, 2016 - John W. Scott,2 and John J. Kelly1. 1Department of Biology, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois 60660 USA. 2Prairie Research Institute, Illinois ...
Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages Amanda R. McCormick,1,3,† Timothy J. Hoellein,1 Maxwell G. London,1 Joshua Hittie,1 John W. Scott,2 and John J. Kelly1 1 Department of Biology, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois 60660 USA Prairie Research Institute, Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, Champaign, Illinois 61820 USA

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Citation: McCormick, A. R., T. J. Hoellein, M. G. London, J. Hittie, J. W. Scott, and J. J. Kelly. 2016. Microplastic in surface waters of urban rivers: concentration, sources, and associated bacterial assemblages. Ecosphere 7(11):e01556. 10.1002/ ecs2.1556

Abstract. The ecological dynamics of microplastic (