Microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: Kanhai, La Daana K., Gårdfeldt, Katarina, Lyashevska, Olga, Hassellöv, Martin, Thompson, Richard C., O'Connor, Ian
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Water Engineering; Geochemistry; Oceanography; Hydrology; Water Resources; Sub-surface waters; Marine debris; Arctic Ocean; Pollution; Water column; Microplastic; Arctic; Central Basin; Pacific; oden
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.011; https://research.chalmers.se/en/publication/501272

Polar oceans, though remote in location, are not immune to the accumulation of plastic debris. The present study, investigated for the first time, the abundance, distribution and composition of microplastics in sub-surface waters of the Arctic Central Basin. Microplastic sampling was carried out usi...