Figure 2
From: Sources, distribution and fate of microfibres on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia
ATR-FTIR spectral matches of representative marine microdebris particles and fibres. Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectral matches and photographs for representative marine microdebris particles and fibres detected in surface water tows (a + b) and Lemon damselfish, Pomacentrus moluccensis (c + d), namely (a) blue polyester fibre from Ross River estuary (inshore), (b) blue polyethylene particle from Centipede Reef (offshore), (c) black rayon fibre from Magnetic Island (inshore), and (d) nest of fibres containing polyester from John Brewer Reef (offshore). Samples were collected at coastal inshore and offshore reef locations in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Australia, 2016.
