Vast Quantities of Microplastics in Arctic Sea Ice—A Prime Temporary Sink for Plastic Litter and a Medium of Transport

• Main Authors: Bergmann, Melanie, Peeken, Ilka, Beyer, Birte, Krumpen, Thomas, Primpke, Sebastian, Tekman, Mine Banu, Gerdts, Gunnar
• Other Authors: Baztan, J, Jorgensen, B, Pahl, S, Thompson, R.C., Vanderlinden, J.-P.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Fram Strait; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/43254/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128122716000739; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.49739

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...