Marine Microplastics in Polar Region—a Spitsbergen Case Study

Abstract The aim of this short paper is to report the presence of primary and secondary microplastics in Svalbard and surrounding waters. The sampling and monitoring were done during the AREX 2017 polar expedition and included the Spitsbergen (Longyearbyen, Pyramiden) and western fjords, in particul...

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Published in:Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
Main Author: Dąbrowska, Agnieszka
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2021
Subjects:
Pollution
Water Science and Technology
Ecological Modeling
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Longyearbyen
Pyramiden
Svalbard
Isfjord*
Isfjorden
Kongsfjord*
Kongsfjorden
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05346-2
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Summary:Abstract The aim of this short paper is to report the presence of primary and secondary microplastics in Svalbard and surrounding waters. The sampling and monitoring were done during the AREX 2017 polar expedition and included the Spitsbergen (Longyearbyen, Pyramiden) and western fjords, in particular Isfjorden, Kongsfjorden. Moreover, the unique scientific trawls were carried out in Raudefjorden at the very north coast of Spitsbergen. Finally, the plastic tide effects were confirmed at the Prins Karl Forland Island.

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