Question

a student is reviewing national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa) data on marine microplastic concentrations reported by research teams from 2010 to 2022 at certain atlantic and pacific ocean sites. according to the table, the lowest average concentration was reported by

year	2010	2013	2020	2022
samples	pieces of microplastic per cubic meter	pieces of microplastic per cubic meter	pieces of microplastic per cubic meter	pieces of microplastic per cubic meter
	1.5	2.0	32.0	722.0

which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
a) queiroz et al.
b) tanihua et al.
c) goldstein et al.
d) law et al.

Explanation:

We need to find the research team which reported the lowest average concentration of microplastic per cubic meter from the table. By looking at the values in the table, we can see that Law et al. reported 1.5 pieces of microplastic per cubic meter which is the lowest among the given values.

Answer:

D. Law et al.