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Microplastic Abundance and Composition in Western Lake Superior As Determined via Microscopy, Pyr-GC/MS, and FTIR by Hendrickson, Erik, Minor, Elizabeth C, Schreiner, Kathryn

“…While plastic pollution in marine and freshwater systems is an active area of research, there is not yet an in-depth understanding of the distributions,…”
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The impact of flooding on aquatic ecosystem services by Talbot, Ceara J., Bennett, Elena M., Cassell, Kelsie, Hanes, Daniel M., Minor, Elizabeth C., Paerl, Hans, Raymond, Peter A., Vargas, Rodrigo, Vidon, Philippe G., Wollheim, Wilfred, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A.

“…Flooding is a major disturbance that impacts aquatic ecosystems and the ecosystem services that they provide. Predicted increases in global flood risk due to…”
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Pyr-GC/MS analysis of microplastics extracted from the stomach content of benthivore fish from the Texas Gulf Coast by Peters, Colleen A., Hendrickson, Erik, Minor, Elizabeth C., Schreiner, Kathryn, Halbur, Julie, Bratton, Susan P.

“…Fish ingestion of microplastic has been widely documented throughout freshwater, marine, and estuarine species. While numerous studies have quantified and…”
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Absorption Spectral Slopes and Slope Ratios as Indicators of Molecular Weight, Source, and Photobleaching of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter by Helms, John R., Stubbins, Aron, Ritchie, Jason D., Minor, Elizabeth C., Kieber, David J., Mopper, Kenneth

“…A new approach for parameterizing dissolved organic matter (DOM) ultraviolet-visible absorption spectra is presented. Two distinct spectral slope regions…”
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Characterization of dissolved organic matter in Lake Superior and its watershed using ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry by Minor, Elizabeth C., Steinbring, Carla J., Longnecker, Krista, Kujawinski, Elizabeth B.

“…► ESI FT-ICR-MS was applied to DOM extracts from Lake Superior and its watershed. ► Chemical similarity was related to hydrological proximity and flow…”
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Estimation of carbonate, total organic carbon, and biogenic silica content by FTIR and XRF techniques in lacustrine sediments by Liu, Xiuju, Colman, Steven M, Brown, Erik T, Minor, Elizabeth C, Li, Hongyu

“…Major components of lacustrine sediments, such as carbonates, organic matter, and biogenic silica, provide significant paleoenvironmental information about…”
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Dissolved organic matter in large lakes: a key but understudied component of the carbon cycle by Minor, Elizabeth C., Oyler, Alan R.

“…The world’s largest five freshwater lakes include tropical meromictic, temperate weakly stratified, and temperate holomictic lakes ranging in age from…”
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Isolation and characterization of estuarine dissolved organic matter : Comparison of ultrafiltration and C18 solid-phase extraction techniques by SIMIOUW, Jean-Paul, MINOR, Elizabeth C, MOPPER, Kenneth

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An analysis of microlitter and microplastics from Lake Superior beach sand and surface-water by Minor, Elizabeth C., Lin, Roselynd, Burrows, Alvin, Cooney, Ellen M., Grosshuesch, Sarah, Lafrancois, Brenda

“…The abundance of microplastics in natural systems is a concern even in relatively pristine areas such as Lake Superior, on the border between the United States…”
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Structural characterization of dissolved organic matter: a review of current techniques for isolation and analysis by Minor, Elizabeth C, Swenson, Michael M, Mattson, Bruce M, Oyler, Alan R

“…Natural dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic systems plays many environmental roles: providing building blocks and energy for aquatic biota, acting as a…”
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Variability of microplastic loading and retention in four inland lakes in Minnesota, USA by Conowall, Peter, Schreiner, Kathryn M., Minor, Elizabeth C., Hrabik, Thomas, Schoenebeck, Casey W.

“…Microplastic pollution (plastic particles < 5 mm) has potentially harmful impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Understanding the factors that impact microplastic…”
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Characterization of bulk and chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the Laurentian Great Lakes during summer 2013 by Zhou, Zhengzhen, Guo, Laodong, Minor, Elizabeth C.

“…The Laurentian Great Lakes contain ~21% of the Earth's surface freshwater and are experiencing dramatic decadal-scale changes to their water quality,…”
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Size Distributions of Microplastics in the St Louis Estuary and Western Lake Superior by Thomas, Ariyah, Marchand, Joseph, Schwoerer, Guenter D., Minor, Elizabeth C., Maurer-Jones, Melissa A.

“…Identifying the sources and fate of microplastics in natural systems has garnered a great deal of attention because of their implications for ecosystem health…”
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Dissolved organic matter in Lake Superior: insights into the effects of extraction methods on chemical composition by Li, Hongyu, Minor, Elizabeth C

“…Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic systems plays many biogeochemical roles, acting as a sunscreen, a food source, a trace metal chelator, and a…”
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Total alkalinity measurement using an open‐source platform by Sandborn, Daniel E., Minor, Elizabeth C., Hill, Craig

“…Total alkalinity is a pivotal water quality parameter dictating the response of natural waters to acid–base system perturbations such as ocean acidification…”
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Patterns of microparticles in blank samples: A study to inform best practices for microplastic analysis by Munno, Keenan, Lusher, Amy L., Minor, Elizabeth C., Gray, Andrew, Ho, Kay, Hankett, Jeanne, T Lee, Chih-Fen, Primpke, Sebastian, McNeish, Rachel E., Wong, Charles S., Rochman, Chelsea

“…Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) techniques are critical to analytical chemistry, and thus the analysis of microplastics. Procedural blanks are a…”
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Biogeochemical characteristics of settling particulate organic matter in Lake Superior: A seasonal comparison by Li, Hongyu, Minor, Elizabeth C.

“…•Seasonality and nutritional value of settling particulate material examined.•Samples show strong inorganic clay mineral signals in spring.•Summer samples…”
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Watershed ‘chemical cocktails’: forming novel elemental combinations in Anthropocene fresh waters by Kaushal, Sujay S., Gold, Arthur J., Bernal, Susana, Johnson, Tammy A. Newcomer, Addy, Kelly, Burgin, Amy, Burns, Douglas A., Coble, Ashley A., Hood, Eran, Lu, YueHan, Mayer, Paul, Minor, Elizabeth C., Schroth, Andrew W., Vidon, Philippe, Wilson, Henry, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Doody, Thomas, Galella, Joseph G., Goodling, Phillip, Haviland, Katherine, Haq, Shahan, Wessel, Barret, Wood, Kelsey L., Jaworski, Norbert, Belt, Kenneth T.

“…In the Anthropocene, watershed chemical transport is increasingly dominated by novel combinations of elements, which are hydrologically linked together as…”
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The influence of complex matrices on method performance in extracting and monitoring for microplastics by Thornton Hampton, Leah M., De Frond, Hannah, Gesulga, Kristine, Kotar, Syd, Lao, Wenjian, Matuch, Cindy, Weisberg, Stephen B., Wong, Charles S., Brander, Susanne, Christansen, Silke, Cook, Cayla R., Du, Fangni, Ghosal, Sutapa, Gray, Andrew B., Hankett, Jeanne, Helm, Paul A., Ho, Kay T., Kefela, Timnit, Lattin, Gwendolyn, Lusher, Amy, Mai, Lei, McNeish, Rachel E., Mina, Odette, Minor, Elizabeth C., Primpke, Sebastian, Rickabaugh, Keith, Renick, Violet C., Singh, Samiksha, van Bavel, Bert, Vollnhals, Florian, Rochman, Chelsea M.

“…Previous studies have evaluated method performance for quantifying and characterizing microplastics in clean water, but little is known about the efficacy of…”
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Radiocarbon and stable-isotope geochemistry of organic and inorganic carbon in Lake Superior by Zigah, Prosper K., Minor, Elizabeth C., Werne, Josef P.

“…We present a lake‐wide investigation of Lake Superior carbon and organic matter biogeochemistry using radiocarbon, stable isotope, and carbon concentrations…”
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