Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics in Soils and Intertidal Sediments at Fildes Bay, Maritime Antarctica

Increased human activity on the Antarctic Peninsula has generated microplastic contamination in marine systems; however, less attention has been paid to soils so far. We investigated the occurrence of microplastics in 11 surface soils and intertidal sediments collected from Fildes Bay, King George I...

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Published in:Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors: Perfetti-Bolaño, Alessandra, Araneda, Alberto, Muñoz, Katherine, Barra, Ricardo O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2022
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica
Ardley Island
King George Island
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.774055
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.774055/full

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