First detection of microplastics in the freshwater of an Antarctic Specially Protected Area

• Published in: Marine Pollution Bulletin
• Main Authors: González-Pleiter, Miguel, Edo, Carlos, Velázquez, David, Casero, María Cristina, Leganés, Francisco, Quesada, Antonio, Fernández-Piñas, Francisca, Rosal, Roberto
• Other Authors: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: Antarctica; Byers Peninsula; Freshwater; Microplastics; Antarctic specially protected area; Antarctic; Byers; Byers peninsula; Livingston Island; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/237603; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111811; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837; https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329

Microplastics have been found in all environmental compartments investigated so far, even reaching remote areas. However, their presence in Antarctic freshwaters has not been yet reported. Here, we investigated the occurrence of microplastics in a stream from an Antarctic Specially Protected Area (B...