Graduation Year
Spring 2012
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Environmental Analysis
Reader 1
Nina Karnovsky
Rights Information
© 2011 Annie M. Tran
Abstract
The characterization of neustonic plastic found in the Los Angeles River was completed in this study. 3 water samples were collected from the river on April 30, 2011 in Long Beach, CA using a 0.5 mm manta trawl. The plastic was separated from organic material, divided into 3 class sizes (0.5 mm, 1.4 mm, and 2.44 mm), and identified and sized under a microscope. Plastic was found in all three samples and categorized into seven categories. Paper, plastic, and styrofoam were present in all three samples. Styrofoam contributed the greatest percentage of the plastic found among the samples. Plastic film had the largest mean size.
Recommended Citation
Tran, Annie M., "Neustonic Plastic in the Los Angeles River" (2012). Pomona Senior Theses. 54.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pomona_theses/54
Comments
Senior thesis submitted in December 2011.