Lyle UR We struck plastic...Again

Being a good parent teaching its calf to hunt for fish 

Hey guys, well i was in the lab again yesterday and got more exciting news. As you recall from the last time that I was in the lab I found SEVEN micro fibers in the oyster. I kinda tweaked the way that I am doing my searches for micro fibers. On my first day I didn't weigh the oyster prior to dissection and now I am getting a weight prior to dissection that way I can get a formula  of micro fibers to size ratio. Now on to the exciting news, I started looking at the samples i got at site two which was closer to Ponce Inlet and I found TWELVE micro fibers in this sample. The oyster prior to sampling was 4g so that works out to three micro fibers per gram in that oyster. Unfortunately I didn't get the weight of the first oyster so I can give you the ratio on that one but I promise that on the rest of the oysters I will get the weight prior to it going under the microscope. I am really excited to getting these results because it seems like our methods are working great.
Some of the things I am doing to prevent contamination of the samples from other micro fibers is, wearing the proper personal protective equipment, like an apron that way my clothes don't get fibers in the sample. I am wearing latex gloves whenever I touch the sample, even though I wash my hands there still may be micro fibers left on my hands. I am wearing only cotton shirts when I am in the lab that way there is no synthetic fibers that can come off of me.
Like I said before, I am really excited about the finds we are getting and will be updating you guys as soon as I get some new information. Until then recycle your plastics and enjoy our beautiful paradise.

Site 2 oyster bed