Microplastics in Arctic sea ice: a prime temporary sink for (micro-)plastics and a medium of transport

• Main Authors: Bergmann, Melanie, Peeken, Ilka, Beyer, Birte, Krumpen, Thomas, Lorenz, Claudia, Primpke, Sebastian, Tekman, Mine Banu, Gerdts, Gunnar
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Fram Strait; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/41047/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.48050

Although the Arctic covers 6% of our planet’s surface and plays a key role in the Earth’s climate it remains one of the least explored ecosystems. The global change induced decline of sea ice has led to increasing anthropogenic presence in the Arctic Ocean. Exploitation of its resources is already u...