Microplastics in community parks and gardens in Yolo County

Evidence record

Institutions

UC Davis

Research focus

Presence / Occurrence; Monitoring Methods

Available evidence

Existing baseline data; Pilot / field trial

Location

15 community park and garden locations on and near the UC Davis campus, Yolo County

Location type

Multiple local field sites

Location confidence

High

Data availability

Measurements completed; public dataset not confirmed

Watershed / region

Sacramento Valley / Yolo region

Verification date

2026-09-11

Notes

Undergraduate project led by Jackeline Limon with Amanda Wong as mentor; measured microplastics at 15 locations.

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